Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam breach: What happened and why is it significant?

A huge portion of the Nova Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled area of southern Ukraine was destroyed on Tuesday, triggering massive floods, threatening drinking water supplies, and endangering Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. While Ukraine and Russia and accusing each other of blowing up the dam, some officials around the area are also saying that it burst…

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Pakistan to release 200 Indian fishermen and three civilian prisoners as ‘humanitarian gesture’

Pakistan will release 200 Indian fishermen and three civilian prisoners as a humanitarian gesture, foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari announced on Friday. Last month, Pakistani authorities released 198 Indian fishermen, languishing in a prison in Karachi after being arrested for allegedly fishing illegally in the country’s waters. They were handed over to India at the Wagah…

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