Disasters / Accidents

President Joe Biden Visits Hurricane Idalia-Damaged Southern Florida: Tour, Damage Inspection, and Comforting Victims

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2023-09-03 22:03:00 U.S. President Joe Biden travels to southern Florida on Sept. 2 to inspect the damage caused by Hurricane Idalia and comfort the victims of the disaster (Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein) [フロリダ州ライブ・オーク ２日 ロイター] – US President Biden visited southern Florida on the 2nd, inspected the damage caused by Hurricane Idalia, and comforted the victims. Republican … Read more

Russian Private Military Company Wagner Fighters Engage in Armed Uprising in Belarus: Ukrainian and Polish Officials Confirm

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2023-07-16 03:18:00 Ukrainian and Polish officials said on July 15 that fighters from the Russian private military company Wagner, which launched an armed uprising in June, had arrived in Belarus. In the photo, a Wagner fighter instructs Belarusian soldiers at a military training ground near Osipovich, about 90 kilometers southeast of the Belarusian capital Minsk. … Read more

Russia’s Aim for 7 Million Professional Soldiers: National Security and the Role of Private Military Companies

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2023-06-27 02:09:00 On June 26, a leading Russian lawmaker said Russia should have 7 million professional military personnel so that private military companies would not be needed for national security. Pictured: Member of Parliament Leonid Slutsky. FILE PHOTO: Moscow, March 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina [２７日 ロイター] – A leading Russian lawmaker said on Wednesday that the … Read more

Uttar Pradesh Heat Wave: Investigating the Cause of 54 Deaths in Baria District

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2023-06-19 07:33:00 At least 54 people have died in the past few days in the Baria district of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, which has been hit by a heat wave, the Times of India reported on June 19. The government is investigating the cause of death. Workers rest under a tree in New … Read more

Explosive Evidence Reveals Russian Involvement in Kakhovka Dam Destruction: The New York Times Report

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2023-06-18 07:02:00 The New York Times (NYT) reported that there was evidence that the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in the Russian-held part of Ukraine earlier this month was caused by a Russian-planted explosive device. Taken May 28th. Courtesy of Maxar Technologies (Reuters, 2023) [１８日 ロイター] – The New York Times (NYT) reported that there … Read more

“Russian Military Drone Attack Shocks Kyiv – Latest Updates and News”

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2023-05-28 22:29:00 On May 28, there was a large-scale attack by a Russian military drone (unmanned aerial vehicle) in Kyiv (Kiev), the capital of Ukraine. Pictured is smoke rising from the city of Kyiv after a Russian drone attack. (Reuters/Gleb Garanich) [キーウ ２８日 ロイター] – There was a large-scale attack by a Russian military drone … Read more