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A disgraced former Russian mayor convicted over bribery had his prison sentence cut short after signing a contract to fight with Russia's military in Ukraine. Oleg Gumenyuk, who served as mayor of the far eastern city of Vladivostok between 2018 and 2021, was convicted last year of accepting bribes worth $432,000 and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment. However, he was released after agreeing to bear arms and fight in Ukraine, his lawyer told Russian news outlet Kommersant. Photos circulating online show a man resembling Gumenyuk carrying a gun along with other servicemen. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ctUvj5w

The US and UK air strikes Thursday and Friday against sites in Yemen controlled by the Houthi militia damaged or destroyed about 90% of the targets struck, but the group retained about three-quarters of its ability to fire missiles and drones at ships transiting the Red Sea, two US officials said Saturday. The damage estimates are the first detailed assessments of the strikes by American and British attack planes and warships against nearly 30 locations in Yemen, and they reveal the serious challenges facing the Biden administration and its allies as they seek to deter the Iran-backed Houthis from retaliating. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/KLjkIPz

Five Pakistani soldiers were killed in Balochistan's Kech district when a security vehicle was blown up by an improvised explosive device (IED). The attack led to retaliatory fire by security forces, resulting in the deaths of three terrorists in the Buleda area. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/pIz9KdD

A huge fire tore through a large warehouse used by Russia's largest online retailer south of St. Petersburg on Saturday morning. The blaze covered an area of 70,000 square meters (more than 750,000 square feet), with 50,000 square meters (around 540,000 square feet) of the Wildberries warehouse collapsing, according to Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry. No casualties were reported. Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said that firefighters had been able to prevent the fire from spreading across the entire area of ​​the warehouse complex and to an electrical substation. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/kMorUjF

In Tbilisi, a significant demonstration took place on Saturday, calling for severe consequences for a woman accused of vandalizing a religious icon portraying Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. The recently-installed icon, located in the Georgian capital's primary Holy Trinity Cathedral, was reportedly defaced with paint by the suspect on Tuesday. This act of protest has laid bare profound divisions in Georgia concerning the legacy of the former Soviet dictator in his native land. Alt-Info, the pro-Russian ultra-conservative movement organised the protest. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/i3nLDqh

Several oil tankers have diverted course from the Red Sea since overnight strikes by the US and Britain on Houthi targets in Yemen, shipping data from LSEG and Kpler showed, amid rising fears of a regional escalation of the Israel-Hamas war. The attacks were carried out from the air and sea in response to the Iran-backed Houthis' attacks on ships in the Red Sea. The Houthis have been targeting commercial vessels since late last year in attacks the groups says aim to support the Palestinians as Israel and Hamas wage war. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/hp2FuTB

Accused of committing genocide against Palestinians, Israel insisted at United Nations' highest court Friday that its war in Gaza was a legitimate defence of its people and it was Hamas militants who were guilty of genocide. Israel described the allegations leveled by South Africa as hypocritical and said one of the biggest cases ever to come before an international court reflected a world turned upside down. Leaders defend their offensive as a legitimate response to Hamas' October 7 attack. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/uBa3N5Q