Two Chinese citizens captured during fighting in eastern Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

Two Chinese citizens captured during fighting in eastern Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says two Chinese soldiers have been captured while fighting in eastern Ukraine.He said his forces had fought six Chinese soldiers and two of them had been taken prisoner. He added he had ordered officials to obtain an explanation from Beijing."We have information that there are many more Chinese citizens in the occupier's units than just two. We are now finding out all the facts," he added.Follow latest: Zelenskyy demands reaction from USChina is an ally of Russia and […]

08/04/2025

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South Korean military fire at North Korean soldiers ‘crossing demarcation line’

South Korea's military said its soldiers fired warning shots at North Korean troops who crossed the demarcation line between the two countries. Around 10 North Korean soldiers violated the military line at 5pm local time on Tuesday, but returned after it made warning broadcasts and fired warning shots, South Korea's military said.Since re-entering the White House, US President Donald Trump has said he would reach out to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again to revive diplomatic efforts begun during […]

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Revealed: How ‘unstoppable force’ helped world reach 40% clean electricity

Clean power provided 40% of the world's electricity last year for the first time since the 1940s, new figures show.Clean energy comes from nuclear and renewable sources like wind and solar.The milestone has been reached thanks to the "staggering" rise of solar, which has doubled in just three years, energy thinktank Ember said in its new report.And solar was the fastest-growing electricity source for the 20th year in a row.It now provides 7% of the world's electricity.But it remains eclipsed […]

08/04/2025

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At least 33 die in floods in Democratic Republic of Congo

At least 33 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo in floods that have limited access to more than half of the country's capital, Kinshasa.Ten deaths were confirmed on Sunday evening, adding to the 23 people already known to have died, the country's interior minister Jacquemin Shabani said on state television.Most of the deaths were down to walls that collapsed under the deluge after heavy rains, which began last week and caused the Ndjili River to overflow on […]

08/04/2025

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March hottest on record in Europe – with warnings of ‘harsher heat waves and wildfires’ this summer

Last month was the hottest March on record in Europe, new data has found - surpassing the average by some margin.And that raises the risk, for now, of wildfires this summer, campaigners have warned.The average air temperature across the continent was a significant 2.41C above the recent average for March (1991-2020), according to new figures from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service.That figure may not sound like much, but as it is an average figure, it smooths out the extremes, […]

07/04/2025

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What is the Catholic jubilee and should tourists still visit Italy this year?

The King and Queen are set to begin a state visit to Italy, a trip that coincides with the Catholic jubilee year, an event that only happens every 25 years.

07/04/2025