The death toll from Sunday’s 6.0 magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has risen to 800, with 2,500 injured, according to the Taliban government. The earthquake, centered near Jalalabad in Nangarhar province and affecting Kunar province, caused extensive destruction in numerous villages. Rescue efforts are underway, with footage showing injured individuals being evacuated and villagers digging…
Russia’s former transport minister and ex-governor of Kursk, has been found dead in a Moscow suburb with a gunshot wound, with authorities citing suicide as the likely cause. His death was announced on Monday, hours after President Putin fired him from his ministerial post, following travel disruptions caused by Ukrainian drone attacks. Reports suggests Starovoyt’s…