Russia-Ukraine conflict: G7 pledges unwavering support for Ukraine as missiles strike shopping centre

Rescuers work at a site of a shopping mall hit by a Russian missile strike in Kremenchuk, in Poltava region, Ukraine KYIV, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian missiles struck a crowded shopping mall in central Ukraine on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as Moscow fought for control of a key…

Rare tornado kills one in Netherlands; 10 injured

An aerial view shows the damage to the roof of buildings after a tornado ripped through the southwestern seaside city of Zierikzee ZIERIKZEE (Netherlands), June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A tornado ripped through a city in the Netherlands on Monday, killing at least one person and injuring 10 others in the…

US train derailment: Three dead in Amtrak train crash and derailment in Missouri state

MENDON (Missouri, US), June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Amtrak train carrying hundreds of passengers derailed in northern Missouri on Monday after hitting a dump truck at an uncontrolled crossing, killing two aboard and a person in the truck, and injuring at least 50, local authorities said. The train, carrying approximately…

Bulgarian PM submits government’s resignation after no-confidence motion

SOFIA, June 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov submitted the resignation of his coalition government to the National Assembly on Monday after it was ousted in a no-confidence motion, the press office of the Parliament said. According to the country’s Constitution, resigning is compulsory after a losing vote.…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US announces new G7 sanctions targeting Russia’s defence sector

ELMAU CASTLE (Germany), June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Monday announced new G7 sanctions targeting Russia’s defence industry in a bid to hobble the Kremlin’s ability to maintain the military machine during itsinvasion of Ukraine. “G7 leaders will align and expand targeted sanctions to further restrict Russia’s access”…

Stampede at New York Pride parade after fireworks mistaken for gunfire

New York’s Pride parade is the second-largest in the United States NEW YORK, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A stampede occurred at a Pride parade in the US city of New York on Sunday, with hundreds of people attempting to flee after mistaking the sound of fireworks for gunfire, police said.…

Peru facing fourth wave of Covid-19: government

LIMA, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru’s government on Sunday declared that a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections had begun to hit the country, which has one of the highest mortality rates from the virus in the world. “We are currently in a fourth wave, as we have seen the increase…

Grenada elects newcomer in politics as PM

SAINT GEORGE’S, June 27 (NNN-CNN) — Another Mitchell has been elected as Grenada’s new prime minister, and he’s new to politics. Dickon Mitchell, who led the National Democratic Party Congress this year, won 52 percent of votes against the island’s longtime prime minister, Keith Mitchell of the New National Party,…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine war pushes France to rethink coal power station closure

 PARIS, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France has become the latest country to reconsider its energy options because of the war in Ukraine, announcing it was looking into reopening a recently closed coal-fired power station. The energy transition ministry said it was considering reopening the station at Saint-Avold in eastern France…

Uruguay is back in the oil exploration business; three companies awarded four off shore blocks

MONTEVIDEO, June 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Uruguay’s oil refining and fuel distribution company Ancap announced that three blocks and exploration licenses in the country’s maritime shelf had been awarded. Two of them were acquired by Shell and the third by Apache Corporation, including an exploratory well, in the framework of the…