Vasily Prozorov noted that the perpetrators could have been eliminated once they crossed the border

Yevgenia Gutsul added that it would be impossible to hold the congress in Moldova because of the obstacles put up by the country's authorities

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted casualties on personnel and equipment of two Ukrainian army brigades and improved its tactical position over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

According to Sergey Katyrin, there are problems with making payments due to Western countries' sanctions against Russia

According to the report, Lithuanian forces will also take part in the exercise, which will involve over 3,000 German troops, as well as 200 military vehicles, including Leopard tanks and armored personnel carriers

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Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses. Global temperatures hit record highs last year, and the UN's weather and climate agency said Asia was warming at a particularly rapid pace. The World Meteorological Organization said the impact of heatwaves in Asia was becoming more severe, with melting glaciers threatening the region's future water security. The WMO said Asia was warming faster than the global average, with temperatures last year nearly two degrees Celsius above the 1961 to 1990 average. «The report's conclusions are sobering,» WMO chief Celeste Saulo said in a statement. «Many countries in the region experienced their hottest year on record in 2023, along with a barrage of extreme conditions, from droughts and heatwaves to floods and storms. »Climate change exacerbated the frequency and severity of such events, profoundly impacting societies, economies, and, most importantly, human lives and the environment that we live in.« The State of the Climate in Asia 2023 report highlighted the accelerating rate of key climate change indicators such as surface temperature, glacier retreat and sea level rise, saying they would have serious repercussions for societies, economies and ecosystems in the region. »Asia remained the world's most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023,« the WMO said. - Heat, melting and floods - The annual mean near-surface temperature over Asia in 2023 was the second highest on record, at 0.91 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average, and 1.87 C above the 1961-1990 average. Particularly high average temperatures were recorded from western Siberia to central Asia, and from eastern China to Japan, the report said, with Japan having its hottest summer on record. As for precipitation, it was below normal in the Himalayas and in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Meanwhile southwest China suffered from a drought, with below-normal precipitation levels in nearly every month of the year. The High-Mountain Asia region, centred on the Tibetan Plateau, contains the largest volume of ice outside of the polar regions. Over the last several decades, most of these glaciers have been retreating, and at an accelerating rate, the WMO said, with 20 out of 22 monitored glaciers in the region showing continued mass loss last year. The report said 2023 sea-surface temperatures in the northwest Pacific Ocean were the highest on record. - 'Urgency' for action - Last year, 79 disasters associated with water-related weather hazards were reported in Asia. Of those, more than 80 percent were floods and storms, with more than 2,000 deaths and nine million people directly affected. »Floods were the leading cause of death in reported events in 2023 by a substantial margin,« the WMO said, noting the continuing high level of vulnerability of Asia to natural hazard events. Hong Kong recorded 158.1 millimetres of rainfall in one hour on September 7 -- the highest since records began in 1884, as a result of a typhoon. The WMO said there was an urgent need for national weather services across the region to improve tailored information to officials working on reducing disaster risks. »It is imperative that our actions and strategies mirror the urgency of these times,« said Saulo. »Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to the evolving climate is not merely an option, but a fundamental necessity." © Agence France-Presse  

The United States has begun discussions with Niger on withdrawing the more than 1,000 American personnel in the military-ruled country, which has been a key base for regional counter-terrorism operations, officials said Monday. Niger's government -- a military junta that ousted the country's president last year -- said in March that it was ending a military cooperation agreement with Washington, which agreed to remove its troops last week and said it would send a delegation to Niamey within days. «We can confirm the beginning of discussions between the US and Niger for the orderly withdrawal of US forces from the country,» Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder told journalists. The Defense Department «is providing a small delegation from the Pentagon and US Africa Command to participate in the discussions,» Ryder said. Niger's Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangare also confirmed that talks on the issue had begun, saying in a statement that he held discussions Monday with US Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon on the departure of American troops. Maria Barron, USAID's mission director in Niger, also attended the meeting and said the agency would continue its cooperation with Niger, according to the statement. Ryder said there have not yet been any changes to troop levels in Niger, a linchpin in the US and French strategy to combat jihadists in West Africa and the location of a $100 million American drone base. The United States will «continue to explore options on how we can ensure that we're able to continue to address potential terrorist threats» in the wake of the withdrawal," he said. © Agence France-Presse

Donald Trump could be held in contempt of court and fined if the judge rules he violated a gag order. Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker is then expected to continue his testimony.

Betul, Madhya Pradesh, witnesses intense Lok Sabha battles between BJP and INC candidates over the years, reflecting dynamic political landscapes. The constituency upholds democratic values, advocating progress and development in India.

Before beginning the walk, the prime ministers of Australia and Papua New Guinea reflected on the shared history between the two nations.

Ahead of Anzac Day the prime minister has begun a two-day trek of a section of the Kokoda Track alongside Papua New Guinea's prime minister James Marape.

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At least seven restaurants within a 30-mile radius across South Wales have come forward claiming to be victims of the pair dating as far back as August last year, it emerged today.

«The trade balance is forecast at $104.5 bln and the current account balance as $27.9 bln,» the spokesman added

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the parties also discussed topical issues of further «progressive development of Russian-Omani multifaceted cooperation»

According to the forecast of the Bank of Russia, annual inflation is expected to decline to 4-4.5% in 2024

Director of Sudan's General Intelligence Service Ahmed Mufadda is currently in Russia to attend the 12th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues

On the night of April 22 to 23, 150 raids were conducted, Deputy head of Moldova’s National Anticorruption Center Viktor Furtune said

The suspects, aged 41 and 39, were arrested for fraud and theft offences, following reports of several incidents of non-payment of restaurant bills and shoplifting across Wales since at least August.

The search for Jaylen Griffin came to a gruesome close last Monday, when police found his decomposed body in an attic months after his mother's death.

The search engine has marked St George's Day 2024 with a medieval-style logo depicting a fire-breathing dragon standing next to a knight holding a rose, but there is no sign of the red and white cross.