A fire broke through a Russian arms depot in the northwestern side of the country, triggering explosions and the closure of a major highway, after Ukraine launched over 100 drones overnight and occupied Crimea, Russian news and the Defence Ministry said to AP. According to AP, the depot seemed to be just kilometers from another depot that was struck early on Wednesday by Ukrainian drones, resulting in 13 injuries and a massive fire. After a series of explosions, the Russian authorities closed a 100km stretch of a highway on Saturday and evacuated passengers from a nearby rail station. Post on local Telegram channels said about 380 km northwest of Moscow and about 500lm from the Ukrainian border a missile depot was struck near the town of Toropets, in Russia's Tver region, AP reported. As per AP, Unverified images were circulating on Telegram which showed a massive ball of fire shooting into the night sky, with numerous smoke trails left by explosions. An arms depot and missile arsenal also caught fire in a separate attack in Krasnodar region in southwestern Russia on Saturday, causing evacuations as a result of many explosions brought on by the fire. Social media videos displayed bright orange clouds rising beyond the horizon, as dull thuds of detonations sounded almost continuously. According to AP, Russia's Defence Ministry early on Saturday claimed that its forces overnight shot down 101 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory and occupied Crimea. There were no immediate reports of casualties in either Russian region. According to AP, early on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry declared that its forces had captured Crimea and shot down 101 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory during the night. No initial reports of casualties came from any part of Russia. On September 11, in one of the largest drone strikes on Russian soil in the two-and-a-half-year conflict, over 140 Ukrainian drones targeted numerous Russian regions last night, including Moscow and the surrounding territories, killing at least one person, according to officials on Tuesday. Gov. Andrei Vorobyov of the Moscow area reported that drones struck two multistory residential structures in the town of Ramenskoye, just outside of Moscow, causing a woman's death and three injuries.
21 September,2024 06:04 PM IST | Kyiv | mid-day online correspondentTurkiye's proposal to control the renowned doner kebab has caused debate in Germany, where the iconic street dish earns €2.3 billion in sales each year. The European Commission is evaluating Turkiye's bid to grant the doner kebab "traditional speciality guaranteed" status, which would enforce stringent preparation requirements. Doner kebab, a mainstay of German street food culture, owes its contemporary shape to Turkish immigrants in Berlin who modified the meal in the 1970s, serving it in pita bread rather than on a plate, reported the Associated Press. According to the report, Turkiye's proposal would establish tight criteria for meat preparation, including the need that beef be sourced from calves aged at least 16 months and marinated with particular additives such as animal fat and yoghurt. Concerns have been expressed about the thickness of the sliced beef as well as the removal of ingredients such as vegetables and Turkiye. Germany's Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, along with others in the industry, opposes these regulations. "The kebab is part of Germany, and its diversity of preparation reflects the diversity of our country," the ministry said, arguing that local kebab shops should not be subject to Ankara's rules. According to the AP report, Cem Özdemir, Germany's food and agriculture minister, added: "The kebab belongs to Germany. Everyone should decide for themselves how it is prepared." The European Commission must decide the legality of objections by September 24, with a potential six-month negotiation process between Germany and Turkiye to follow, the AP report stated Despite the criticism, other shop owners, such as Deniz Buchholz of Kebap With Attitude, remain unconcerned. Buchholz, who admires Berlin's innovative attitude, believes the local kebab scene will evolve even if limits are implemented. Doner kebab has become more than just food in Germany, affecting political debates. The soaring cost of kebabs has prompted calls from Germany's Left party for price controls, which Chancellor Olaf Scholz has resisted. Furthermore, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier utilised doner kebab diplomacy on a visit to Turkiye earlier this year, emphasising the dish's cultural value. The German Hotel and Restaurant Association also expressed alarm over Turkiye's new laws, claiming that enforcing them would harm local firms. The group advocated for the preservation of kebab diversity, citing the various ways utilised in Germany's kebab businesses. The final decision now rests with the European Commission.
21 September,2024 12:46 PM IST | Berlin | mid-day online correspondentSikh devotees from around the world arrived at Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur on Friday to participate in the rituals to mark the 485th death anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the Sikh faith. A large number of local and foreign Sikh pilgrims are participating in the three-day rituals that began on Friday. According to Kartarpur Project Management Unit Deputy Secretary Saifullah Khokhar, some 500 Sikh pilgrims have arrived here from different countries including Canada, America, Australia Europe, Canada, and Australia. Over 1,500 Sikhs are expected to come here from India to attend the rituals via Kartarpur Corridor. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
21 September,2024 10:06 AM IST | Lahore | AgenciesHouses swept away to the very last brick. Inmates frantically fleeing the city’s main prison as its walls got washed away by water rising from an overflowing dam. Corpses of crocodiles and snakes floating among human bodies on main streets. As torrential rains across Central and West Africa have unleashed the most catastrophic floods in decades, residents of Maiduguri, the capital of the fragile Nigerian state of Borno—which has been at the center of an Islamic extremists’ insurgency—said they have seen it all. The floods, which have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands, have worsened existing humanitarian crises in the countries which have been impacted the most: Chad, Nigeria, Mali and Niger. Over 4 million people have been affected by flooding so far this year in West Africa, a threefold increase from last year, according to the UN. With rescue operations still underway, it is impossible to give an accurate count of lives lost in the water. So far, at least 230 were reported dead in Nigeria, 265 in Niger, 487 in Chad and 55 in Mali. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
21 September,2024 10:03 AM IST | Abuja | AgenciesFlooding affected roads and neighbourhoods in Shanghai on Friday as the city faced its second typhoon in a week, with rainfall breaking local records in certain areas. Typhoon Pulasan struck just days after Bebinca, the strongest storm to hit Shanghai since 1949, caused significant damage on Monday. Taking landfall on Thursday night, Typhoon Pulasan brought maximum winds of 83 kmph. Many regions experienced flooding. The city evacuated around 1,12,000 residents, as ferry and train services were temporarily suspended. No casualties were reported so far. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
21 September,2024 10:01 AM IST | Shanghai | AgenciesIsrael had warned US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in a call Tuesday that a military operation was going to take place in Lebanon but gave no details, US officials said on Thursday. The day of the call, in an attack widely blamed on Israel, thousands of pagers belonging to Hezbollah militants exploded. The call was one of four between Austin and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant this week as attacks have spiked between Israel and Hezbollah. The two spoke again later Tuesday, and the US has acknowledged being briefed following the attack. There was another call Wednesday, and they also spoke Sunday, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, to discuss private talks. Officials said the US didn’t get an advance warning of the second wave of attacks, targeting walkie-talkies. ‘Lifeless bodies thrown down’ Israeli soldiers pushed three apparently lifeless bodies from rooftops during a raid in the northern part of the occupied West Bank on Thursday, according to an Associated Press journalist at the scene and video obtained by AP. An AP journalist in the town of Qabatiya witnessed three soldiers push the bodies off the roofs of adjacent multi-story buildings, sending them falling out of view. It was the latest in a series of suspected violations by Israeli forces since the start of the Israel-Hamas war that rights groups say show a pattern of excessive force toward Palestinians. Israel strikes more Hezbollah sites Israel Air Force fighter jets Thursday night attacked about 30 rocket launchers and military infrastructures of the terrorist organization Hezbollah in Lebanon, which contained about 150 launch canisters (each rocket launcher has multiple such canisters) intended for immediate launch towards the territory of Israel. In addition, military buildings were attacked alongside the organization’s munitions warehouse in several areas in southern Lebanon. IDF warns residents in border region The IDF has issued on Thursday night direct instructions to residents in northern Israel for the first time since the war began, bypassing the usual channel of local authorities. Following an updated situation assessment, residents of Merom Galil, Upper Galilee, Mevo’ot Hermon, Yesod HaMa’ala, Hazor, Rosh Pina, Safed, Metula, and northern Golan communities have been advised to limit movements, avoid gatherings, secure village gates, and stay near protected areas. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
21 September,2024 10:00 AM IST | Washington | AgenciesSix security forces personnel were killed and 11 others injured in a terror attack on a security check post in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, officials said. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack. According to officials, a group of militants attacked the security check post in Mishta village at Ladha tehsil in South Waziristan district resulting in the death of six security forces personnel and injury to 11 others. An official said a clearance operation is underway to neutralise the threat. The attack comes amidst rising tensions in the region. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
21 September,2024 09:58 AM IST | Peshawar | AgenciesHezbollah attacked the northern part of Israel with 140 rockets on Friday, the attack came after the militant group's leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to retaliate against Israel for their mass bombing attack, the Israeli military and the militant group said to AP. According to Israel's military, the missiles struck locations along the severely damaged border with Lebanon in three waves on Friday afternoon, AP reported. Hezbollah claimed to have used Katyusha rockets to attack a number of locations along the border, including various air defense bases and the Israeli armored brigade's headquarters, which they claimed to have hit for the first time. They said to AP that the rockets were fired in reply to the Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon's villages and homes. Hezbollah and the Lebanese government have accused Israel of carrying out the horrific pager attack on Tuesday, which killed at least nine people and injured nearly 3,000 others. The attack included the simultaneous explosion of pagers used by Hezbollah members. Israel’s defense minister had declared the start of a “new phase” of the war as Israel turned its focus towards the northern front against Hezbollah militants based in Lebanon. “We are at the start of a new phase in the war—it requires courage, determination and perseverance,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told troops on September 18. The apparent Israeli attack targeting pagers used by Hezbollah had killed at least 12 and wounded nearly 3,000 on September 17. The next day, exploding walkie-talkies and other electronics across Lebanon that killed at least 20 people and injured 450 others. The head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council promised the group would respond to Tuesday’s (September 17) pager explosion attack with “special punishment”. According to the AP report, the incident comes as tensions between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah continue to grow, with both sides exchanging fire since last October's Gaza war. On Thursday, the Israel Air Force fighter attacked about 30 rocket launchers and military infrastructures of the terrorist organization Hezbollah in Lebanon, which contained about 150 launch canisters (each rocket launcher has multiple such canisters) intended for immediate launch towards the territory of Israel. (With Agency Inputs)
20 September,2024 06:38 PM IST | Jerusalem | mid-day online correspondentAbout 30 launchers and 150 nests, military infrastructure, military buildings and a weapons warehouse: the IDF continues to attack Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. Israel Air Force fighter jets Thursday night attacked about 30 rocket launchers and military infrastructures of the terrorist organization Hezbollah in Lebanon, which contained about 150 launch canisters (each rocket launcher has multiple such canisters) intended for immediate launch towards the territory of Israel. In addition, military buildings were attacked alongside the organization's munitions warehouse in several areas in southern Lebanon. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) also attacked with artillery fire in the Naqoura area of southern Lebanon. The IDF pledged that it will "continue to degrade the capabilities and harm the Hizballah terrorist organization." This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
20 September,2024 12:57 PM IST | Tel Aviv | ANIPakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party on Thursday claimed that Punjab Police have launched a crackdown on the outfit, arresting dozens of its workers ahead of its planned power show in Lahore on Saturday. “Police have detained Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) parliamentary leader in Punjab Assembly Ali Imtiaz Warraich, senior leader Afzal Phat and dozens of other party workers ahead of its power show at the ground of Minar-i-Pakistan, Lahore on Saturday (Sept 21),” PTI leader Ali Ijaz Butter said. Khan has asked the masses to participate in the Sept 21 rally. “Resistance against this illegitimate government is a responsibility that every citizen must undertake. This is a battle for survival of future generations,” said a post on his official X handle. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
20 September,2024 07:30 AM IST | Lahore | AgenciesNorth Korea said Thursday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised successful tests of two types of missiles—one designed to carry a “super-large conventional warhead” and the other likely for a nuclear warhead, as he ordered officials to bolster up his country’s military capabilities to repel United States-led threats. The tests appear to be the same as the multiple missile launches that neighboring countries said North Korea performed Wednesday, extending its run of weapons displays as confrontations with the US and South Korea escalate. The official Korean Central News Agency said Kim oversaw the launch of the country’s newly built Hwasongpho-11-Da-4.5 ballistic missile tipped with a dummy “4.5-ton super-large conventional warhead”. The test-firing was meant to verify an ability to hit a 320 km-range target, suggesting it’s a weapon aimed at striking sites in South Korea. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
20 September,2024 07:28 AM IST | Seoul | AgenciesADVERTISEMENT
