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As many as 60 people were feared to have been killed in the Russian bombing of a village school in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, the regional governor said on Sunday. Governor Serhiy Gaidai said Russian forces dropped a bomb on Saturday afternoon on the school in Bilohorivka where about 90 people were sheltering, causing a fire that engulfed the building. “The fire was extinguished after nearly four hours, then the rubble was cleared, and, unfortunately, the bodies of two people were found,” Gaidai wrote on the Telegram messaging app. “Thirty people were evacuated from the rubble, seven of…

Russian climber Pavel Kostrikin died at Camp I of Mount Everest, the first reported death of a foreigner on the world’s highest peak in the current climbing season that began in March, a Nepali official said on Sunday. Kostrikin, 55, died at the camp, which is located at an altitude of around 5,360 metres (17,585 feet) during a rotation on the 8,848-metre (29,031 feet) mountain on Saturday, said Bhishma Kumar Bhattarai, an official of Nepal’s Department of Tourism. “The Russian climber fell sick at Camp II and died after being brought to the Camp I,” Bhattarai told Reuters without giving…

Ukrainian troops retreated from the eastern Ukrainian city of Popasna, the governor of Luhansk region said on Sunday, confirming previous reports that it had been taken. The head of Russia’s republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, had said on Sunday his troops had taken control of most of Popasna. Luhansk Governor Serhiy Gaidai told Ukraine television that Ukrainian troops had retreated to take up more fortified positions, adding: “Everything was destroyed there.” Russian forces launched a new offensive push in April along most of Ukraine’s eastern flank, with some of most intense attacks and shelling taking place recently around Popasna in…

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin believes doubling down on the military conflict in Ukraine will improve his outcome in the war. “He’s in a frame of mind in which he doesn’t believe he can afford to lose,” said Burns, who was speaking at a Financial Times event in Washington. “I think he’s convinced right now that doubling down still will enable him to make progress.”

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday evil has returned to Ukraine as he gave an emotional address for Victory Day, when Europe commemorates the formal surrender of Germany to the Allies in World War Two. The life that soldiers fought for in that war came to an end on Feb. 24 when Russian forces invaded, he said in a video message. “The evil has returned. Again!” Zelenskiy said. “In a different form, under different slogans, but for the same purpose.” But he said Ukraine and its allies will win. “No evil can escape responsibility, it cannot hide in a…

Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) will carry out tomorrow Sunday “Neon Defender-22” joint drill. The exercise will see the participation of weaponry from BDF, the Interior Ministry represented by the Coast Guard, and the US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT). The military drill is part of plans and programmes aimed at boosting training, exchanging experiences and enhancing the competence of all participants in braving dangers and maritime threats, defending facilities and sea navigation and protecting water passages in the operations zone. The exercise comprises field applications, naval operations and tactical manoeuvres with the latest combat technologies. It is part of joint…

Chief Executive of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), Jamal Alawi, received Chief Executive of the Labour Fund (Tamkeen), Hassan Rajab. They discussed the future plans of the two institutions and coordination between them to provide full support to the business sector and promote the labour market and national economy.

The Services Committee at the Council of Representatives has affirmed the major patriotic role played by the national press in enlightening the public and contributing to the comprehensive development march, under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the supporter of the freedom of opinion and expression, as well as the press. In a statement marking the Bahrain Press Day, observed every May 7, the committee, commended the efforts of the government, led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to activate the role of the press…

The Shura Council has expressed pride in the professional and civilisational role played by the national press to support the kingdom’s progress and contribute effectively to serving the nation and preserving its achievements. In a statement marking the Bahrain Press Day, which is observed every May 7, the Shura Council asserted that the press in the kingdom has made a quantum leap during His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s prosperous era following the consolidation of the principles of the freedom of opinion and openness, which enabled it to undertake its patriotic honourable role through its commitment to responsible…

Pro-Russian forces said 50 more people were evacuated on Saturday from the besieged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, where scores of civilians have been trapped for weeks alongside Ukrainian fighters holed up in the Soviet-era plant. The defence headquarters of Russian-backed Donetsk separatists said on Telegram that a total of 176 civilians had now been evacuated from the sprawling, bombed-out steelworks. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. About 50 civilians had been moved on Friday from the plant to a reception centre in nearby Bezimenne, in territory held by the separatists, whose forces are fighting alongside Russian troops to expand…