Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Cholera spreads as Sudan grapples with rains and displacement

For the second consecutive year Sudan is in the grip of a cholera outbreak that has left at least 28 people dead in the last month as rains fall in

Cholera spreads as Sudan grapples with rains and displacement
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Children are drinking from puddles and wading through sewage pools, as Israel pummels water systems in Gaza

Children are drinking from puddles and wading through sewage pools, as Israel pummels water systems in Gaza

Children are drinking from puddles and wading through sewage pools, as Israel pummels water systems in Gaza
News|Opinion|World

Harris says bloodshed in Gaza is devastating, emphasizes support for hostage and ceasefire deals

Harris says bloodshed in Gaza is devastating, emphasizes support for hostage and ceasefire deals

Harris says bloodshed in Gaza is devastating, emphasizes support for hostage and ceasefire deals
Africa|News|World

Libya armed mobilisation causes concern, UN says

The United Nations Libya mission said late on Thursday it was concerned about reports of forces mobilising in Tripoli and threats of force to resolve a crisis over control of the

Libya armed mobilisation causes concern, UN says
News|World

New Zealand official says Western neglect of Pacific Islands let other nations boost their influence

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says Western nations, including the United States and New Zealand, failed to understand swiftly enough the geopolitical importance of island nations in the South Pacific, leaving a power vacuum that allowed other countries to increase their diplomatic influence

New Zealand official says Western neglect of Pacific Islands let other nations boost their influence
News|World

US expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push north

The CBP One app has been around, but as of Friday migrants in Mexico’s southernmost states bordering Guatemala will be able to apply for appointments to seek U.S. asylum

US expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push north
Asia|News|World

Bangladesh floods maroon nearly three million people, kill two

Relentless monsoon rains and flooding have stranded nearly three million people in Bangladesh and killed two, submerging vast areas and damaging homes and infrastructure

Bangladesh floods maroon nearly three million people, kill two
Europe|News|World

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to attack Kursk nuclear power plant with drone

Russia accused Ukraine on Friday of trying to attack the Kursk nuclear power station overnight in what it called an act of "nuclear terrorism", days before the head of the U.N.

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to attack Kursk nuclear power plant with drone
Asia|News|World

As more floods batter Bangladesh and India, death toll rises to 30

Floods wreaked more havoc in India’s northeast and neighboring Bangladesh’s eastern region, raising this week’s total death toll to 30, officials and media reports said Friday

As more floods batter Bangladesh and India, death toll rises to 30
Environment|News|World

Climate change, security take top billing as Pacific Island leaders prepare to meet

Climate change and security will dominate discussions at next week's meeting of Pacific Islands leaders in Tonga as China and the United States jostle for influence in

Climate change, security take top billing as Pacific Island leaders prepare to meet
News|World

Security was stepped up temporarily at a NATO air base in Germany because of a 'potential threat'

NATO says security at an air base in western Germany was raised temporarily because of intelligence information pointing to a “potential threat.”

Security was stepped up temporarily at a NATO air base in Germany because of a 'potential threat'
Europe|News|Political|World

Ukraine's Navy says it destroyed Russian ferry in attack

Ukraine's Navy confirmed on Friday that it had destroyed a ferry in the Russian port of Kavkaz that was used to deliver fuel and weapons to occupied Crimea.

Ukraine's Navy says it destroyed Russian ferry in attack
Crime|News|World

Death toll from bandit attack on police in Pakistan rises to 12

The death toll from Pakistan’s deadliest bandit attack on police has risen to 12 after one of the wounded officers died in a hospital in the eastern province of Punjab

Death toll from bandit attack on police in Pakistan rises to 12
Europe|News|World

‘Shrapnel was flying everywhere’: Ukrainians flee shattered city as Russians close in

Residents of eastern city of Pokrovsk, Ukraine, find themselves in a desperate race to evacuate as Russian forces advance.

‘Shrapnel was flying everywhere’: Ukrainians flee shattered city as Russians close in
Europe|News|World

NATO lowers security level for air base in Germany after overnight alert

NATO has lowered the security level for its base in the German town of Geilenkirchen, it said on Friday, after the state of alert had been raised overnight "based on intelligence

NATO lowers security level for air base in Germany after overnight alert
Europe|News|Political|World

Ukraine's new judges aim to build rule of law

Ukraine's newly minted judges have waited years to be hired and know they must

Ukraine's new judges aim to build rule of law
News|World

Indian Prime Minister Modi offers to help 'as a friend' to bring peace to Ukraine

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered his role “as a friend” to help bring peace to Ukraine in a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Indian Prime Minister Modi offers to help 'as a friend' to bring peace to Ukraine
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel's evacuation orders have displaced 90% of Gaza residents, UN says

The top United Nations humanitarian official for Gaza says that successive Israeli evacuation orders have displaced 90% of the Palestinian territory's 2.1 million residents since the Israel-Hamas war began in October

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel's evacuation orders have displaced 90% of Gaza residents, UN says
News|Political|World

On frontline island, Taiwan president rejects China's rule for freedom

Taiwan wants to continue its free way of life and rejects being ruled by China's Communist Party, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on

On frontline island, Taiwan president rejects China's rule for freedom
Asia|News|World

Philippines could provoke China at 'another Chinese island', says Global Times

The Philippines could "stir up trouble" at yet another "Chinese" island in the South China Sea, China's state-backed Global Times reported, after what it said were Manila's "

Philippines could provoke China at 'another Chinese island', says Global Times
News|Political|World

Russian ambassador to U.S. says Putin has plan of action for Kursk incursion

Russian President Vladimir Putin has formulated a response to the ongoing Ukrainian incursion in the Kursk region and those responsible for attacking Russia will be punished, Russian

Russian ambassador to U.S. says Putin has plan of action for Kursk incursion
Lifestyle|Science|World

Australian penguin Sphen, one half of famed same-sex couple, dies at 11 years old

The penguin in a world famous same-sex penguin couple has died in a Sydney aquarium at 11 years old

Australian penguin Sphen, one half of famed same-sex couple, dies at 11 years old
News|Science|World

An Iceland volcano erupts again but spares the nearby town of Grindavik for now

Lava is continuing to spew from a volcano in southwestern Iceland, the sixth time since December the volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes Peninsula

An Iceland volcano erupts again but spares the nearby town of Grindavik for now
Asia|Economy|Finance|News|World

China, Belarus agree to strengthen cooperation in trade, security

China and Belarus have agreed to strengthen cooperation in a range of sectors including trade, security, energy and finance, according to a joint statement, after Chinese Premier

China, Belarus agree to strengthen cooperation in trade, security
Americas|Economy|News|World

Nicaragua closes US Chamber of Commerce and 150 other organizations

Nicaragua’s government has closed another 151 nongovernmental organizations, among them some of the most important trade organizations, including the American Chamber of Commerce

Nicaragua closes US Chamber of Commerce and 150 other organizations

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