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Two mountaineers die on Everest as 2025 climbing season begins

KATHMANDU, Nepal: An Indian climber and a Filipino climber were the first to die on Mount Everest during the current climbing season from March to May, officials said this week.

Subrata Ghosh, a 45-year-old from India, died on May 15 while coming down after reaching the top of Everest, which is 8,849 meters (29,032 feet) high. He died near the Hillary Step, a dangerous area close to the summit.

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Russia set on creating buffer zone in Ukraine Putin

Russian forces have been building a security buffer along the countrys border, Vladimir Putin has said

The Russian military has been tasked with creating a "security buffer zone" along the border with Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

The president made the remarks during a government meeting dedicated to the situation in Russia's border regions, including Kursk, B

Nearly 500 Ukrainian drones downed over Russia in two days MOD

Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has said that 40 UAVs were intercepted approaching Moscow, with disruptions reported at all major airports

Russian air defenses have brought down a total of 485 Ukrainian drones across the country over the past 48 hours, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has stated.

In a post on its Telegram channel on Thursday, it said that the massive air raid started on Tuesday evening

US tech giant accused of silencing free speech media

Microsoft employees claim that emails mentioning Palestine or Gaza are being blocked

Microsoft is reportedly under fire from employees following claims that its internal email system blocks messages containing terms such as "Gaza," "Palestine," and "Genocide." The restrictions, reported by The Verge, have sparked accusations of censorship and discrimination, particularly amid mounting criticism o

US launched largest-ever strike from aircraft carrier commander

Some 125,000 pounds (62.5 tons) of munitions were dropped by naval warplanes in Somalia, Admiral James Kilby has said

The US Navy conducted the largest-ever airstrike from an aircraft carrier during an operation in Somalia earlier this year, Admiral James Kilby, acting chief of naval operations, has said.

The USS Harry S. Truman and its strike group "launched the largest airstrike in the hi

Stalin returns to Moscow but not to power

Why the notorious Soviet leader still matters in modern Russia

A monument to Joseph Stalin has been unveiled at Taganskaya station in the Moscow Metro. More precisely, the historical high relief that was removed in 1966 during construction work has now been restored, albeit in a simpler version. Some brought carnations to the site in tribute; others brought portraits of modern Russian leaders bea

The manosphere is no joke. UN Women explains why.

Online misogyny is rapidly becoming one of the most pressing challenges to gender equality in the digital age. Social media platforms and digital communities are increasingly being used to spread anti-women rhetoric, reinforce discriminatory gender roles, and normalize real-world harm. At the center of this growing threat is the manosphere, an informal and burgeoning network of online spaces where groups such as men’s

The EU is an addict and sanctions on Russia are the drug

Brussels keeps slapping ever more penalties on Russia, even while Washington holds back

What's going on between the US and the EU right now over Ukraine feels like you and your buddy agreeing to go skydiving on a dare.

You count "1-2-3-jump," and leap - only to realize your friend's still up in the plane. That friend is US President Donald Trump. And the EU parachute looks like it was stitc

China existential threat to US CIA deputy director

Unlike the Cold War with the USSR, the competition with Beijing is primarily along economic lines, Michael Ellis has said

China's economic might makes the Asian nation a unique challenge as the US competes with it for global influence, CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis has said.

"China is the existential threat to American security in a way that we really have never confronted before," Elli

No agreement on Ukraine talks in Vatican Kremlin

Pope Leo XIV had previously proposed to host the next round of negotiations between Moscow and Kiev

There are currently no formal agreements on holding negotiations between Moscow and Kiev in the Vatican, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, noting that there is no set location at all for the next round of talks.

His comments come after the Wall Street Journal claimed on Wednes

Russia boosting Africa support with new food shipments media

Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut has confirmed Moscows reserves are sufficient to support future relief efforts

Russia will supply 709.5 tons of food aid to Burkina Faso this May as part of its growing humanitarian support to African nations, Izvestia reported on Thursday, citing the Russian Foreign Ministry.

In addition, Moscow is finalizing formal procedures to deliver up to 20,000

Trump rejected idea of unconditional Ukraine ceasefire WSJ

Moscow has repeatedly raised concerns that Kiev could exploit a truce to rearm and replenish its ranks

US President Donald Trump has reportedly rejected demands by EU officials that negotiations on the Ukraine conflict should result in an unconditional ceasefire, the Wall Street Journal has reported citing sources.

Following a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, Trump held

Indias oil imports from Russia surge Reuters

The South Asian nations purchases of Russian crude are set to reach a 10-month high, according to Kpler data

India's imports of Russian crude oil are expected to reach around 1.8 million barrels per day in May, the highest level in 10 months, Reuters has reported, citing ship-tracking data from Kpler. The surge is attributed to refiners purchasing more light grades, such as Russia's ESPO Blend.

Ukrainian drones destroyed outside Moscow mayor

Air defenses have repelled yet another attempt by Kiev to target the Russian capital, Sergey Sobyanin has said

Two Ukrainian drones have been shot down by air defenses outside Moscow, the Russian capital's mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, has said.

Experts are currently working at the locations where the debris of the destroyed UAVs fell, Sobyanin wrote in a post on Telegram on Thursday.

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More Ukrainian drones destroyed outside Moscow mayor

Air defenses have repelled yet another attempt by Kiev to target the Russian capital, Sergey Sobyanin has said

At least five Ukrainian drones have been shot down by air defenses outside Moscow on Thursday morning, the Russian capital's mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, has said.

Experts are currently working at the locations where the debris of the destroyed UAVs fell, Sobyanin wrote in a post on Tel