News in Brief
Putin to discuss security with Lukashenko
AFP – Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss security in eastern Europe with his Belarus counterpart and ally Alexander Lukashenko in their first face-to-face talks since Minsk helped end a Wagner mutiny in
Russia.
He said Sunday that his talks with Lukashekno will last two days after they met for the first time since Minsk helped end a mutiny by Wagner fighters last month.
“I changed some of my plans,” Putin said as he met Lukashenko at Saint Petersburg’s Konstantinovsky Palace.
Flood toll in Afghanistan jumps to 26
AFP – The death toll from overnight flash floods caused by torrential rain in central Afghanistan has risen to 26, with more than 40 people missing, officials said Sunday.
Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the State Ministry for Disaster Management, said a total of 31 people had been killed nationwide in floods since Friday and extensive damage had been caused to property and farmland.