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India frees Ladakh activist Wangchuk after 6 months in jail

India frees Ladakh activist Wangchuk after 6 months in jail

India on Saturday ended the preventive detention of prominent Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk, freeing him six months after he was held over protests in the Himalayan region. Wangchuk, 59, an environmental advocate who became a key figure in Ladakh's movement for greater autonomy, was held in September and

S.Korea says North fires around 10 ballistic missiles

S.Korea says North fires around 10 ballistic missiles

North Korea fired about 10 ballistic missiles toward the sea of Japan Saturday, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, days after Pyongyang warned of "terrible consequences" over ongoing South Korea-US military drills. Pyongyang recently dashed hopes of a diplomatic thaw with Seoul, Washington'

Middle East turmoil revives Norway push for Arctic drilling

Middle East turmoil revives Norway push for Arctic drilling

Already the continent's biggest single supplier of natural gas since Russia invaded Ukraine, Norway is hoping to use the Middle East war to get European Union blessing to drill in the Arctic. The European Commission is revising its Arctic strategy, which has since 2021 committed the EU to

Ukraine's 'Origami Deer' sculpture rescued from frontline tours Europe

Ukraine's 'Origami Deer' sculpture rescued from frontline tours Europe

An "Origami Deer" statue rescued from a Ukrainian city destroyed and occupied by Moscow's army is touring six European countries before featuring at the 61st Venice Biennale, which has sparked outrage over the inclusion of Russian artists. Ukrainian artist Zhanna Kadyrova created the concrete work with

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Saturday: - Kharg Island bombed, Iran threatens US-linked oil targets - President Donald Trump said the US heavily bombed military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, which handles almost all of the country's crude exports, and

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war: - US embassy in Baghdad attacked - A drone struck the US embassy in Baghdad on Saturday, an Iraqi security official said, as an AFP journalist saw smoke rising from the complex. A second security source confirmed an attack targeted the diplomatic

Iran, US threaten attacks on oil facilities

Iran, US threaten attacks on oil facilities

Iran threatened Saturday to reduce US-linked oil facilities to "a pile of ashes" as the two-week-old Middle East war spilled over into a global oil price crisis. Iranian armed forces issued the warning after US President Donald Trump said he may decide to "wipe