More than 5,000 people were killed in Libya following the bursting of two dams after torrential rains near the coastal city of Derna. The country was struck by a storm called Daniel, which swept across the Mediterranean Sea to batter its coastline.
Former Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif announced on Tuesday that his brother and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan from London on 21 October.
India has called on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council to fulfill the aspirations of Tamils for equality, justice and peace. New Delhi called on Colombo to implement the Thirteenth Amendment and conduct Provincial Council Elections to ensure a life of dignity and respect for Tamils in Sri Lanka.
The EU will not reinstate sanctions on three businessmen targeted in Russia’s war against Ukraine when existing sanctions expire this week, sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The three individuals set to be delisted are Russian businessman Grigory Berezkin, billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov, and Alexander Shulgin, the former CEO of Ozon, a Russian e-commerce firm.
Speaking at an economic forum in Russia’s Pacific port city of Vladivostok, President Vladimir Putin stated on Tuesday that he was prepared for a long war in Ukraine, warning that Kyiv could resort to any ceasefire to re-arm, and that Washington would continue to see Russia as an enemy regardless of who won the 2024 US election.
In a symbolic move of extending support to Taiwan, Japan has appointed a serving government official to act as its de facto defence attaché on the self-governing island, which China claims as its own. The elevation of security ties will likely anger China.
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is planning on leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to China, Japan, and South Korea next month, an aide said on Tuesday.