Moscow, May 13 - Russian armed forces made significant gains in the Kharkiv region after capturing four settlements, the Russian Defence Ministry said.

Tel Aviv, May 13 - The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has called upon the Israeli government to urgently take steps to prevent the loss of lives of civilians and aid workers in Gaza during the ongoing war.

Sao Paulo, May 13 - The death toll rose to 143 from the worst extreme weather to ever hit south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state, with 125 people missing and more than 600,000 evacuated, the Civil Defence agency said.

Vilnius, May 13 - Incumbent President Gitanas Nauseda and Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte are poised to advance to the second round of the presidential race in Lithuania, according to preliminary results.

Moscow, May 13 - At least 14 people were killed and 30 others, including a six-week-old baby, were left injured after part of a 10-storey residential building collapsed on Sunday in the city of Belgorod in western Russia, media reports said, citing an

Kiev, May 13 - More than 4,000 people have been evacuated in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region since Russia launched the latest round of missile attacks three days ago, Regional Governor Oleg Synegubov said.

Amman, May 13 - Jordan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has said that it has sent a letter to Iraq's Oil Ministry demanding the extension of an oil supply deal, under which Jordan imports around 10,000 barrels of oil daily from Iraq.

Dallas, May 12 - A small robot ran around the field, turning back and forth and then swiftly from left to right, picking up triballs, a ball in the shape of a triangle, and moving them into a net goal zone, then climbing

London, May 12 - Under new proposals tabled by a senior government adviser, a range of organisations, including Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action, could be banned in the UK as "extreme protest groups."

Jakarta, May 12 - The death toll from lava floods that struck Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Saturday rose to 34, with at least five others missing, a senior official of the local disaster agency said on Sunday.

Seoul, May 12 - North Korea supports a United Nations resolution for Palestine's full membership, Pyongyang's foreign ministry said on Sunday, criticising the United States for vetoing the move.

Kathmandu, May 12 - Veteran Nepali climbing guide Kami Rita Sherpa set a new world record on Sunday by ascending the world's highest Mount Everest (Tibetan name- Mount Qomolangma) for the 29th time.