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Shanghai braces for direct hit from Typhoon Bebinca
All flights at main Shanghai airports cancelled due to typhoon
15 September 2024, 10:27 AM
Several dead, missing as storm lashes eastern and central Europe
Since Thursday, swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia have been hit by high winds and unusually fierce rainfall.
15 September 2024, 10:22 AM
Putin's options for Ukraine missiles response include nuclear test, experts say
President Putin, in his clearest warning yet, said on Thursday that the West would be directly fighting Russia if it went ahead with such a move, which he said would alter the nature of the conflict.
15 September 2024, 06:33 AM
Beware ‘deepfakes’ of famous doctors promoting scams: experts
Social media is being flooded by digitally created "deepfake" videos using the trusted identities of famous doctors to promote dangerous miracle cures for serious health problems, experts warn.
15 September 2024, 06:03 AM
Missile fired from Yemen set off sirens in central Israel, military says
A surface-to-surface missile fired at central Israel from Yemen hit an unpopulated area, causing no injuries, Israel's military said on Sunday
15 September 2024, 05:43 AM
China prepares for heavy rain as typhoon nears Shanghai
The ministry said in a statement on Saturday that the storm would cause "heavy to torrential" downpours with "local heavy or extremely heavy rainstorms" between Sunday and Tuesday.
15 September 2024, 04:36 AM
Three Americans, two Spaniards held over alleged plot to 'destabilize' Venezuela
Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said the foreign nationals were being held on suspicion of planning an attack on Maduro and his government.
15 September 2024, 04:30 AM
Iran two years after Mahsa Amini: persecution and defiance
A bleak picture confronts opponents of Iran's clerical authorities two years after a protest movement erupted that they hoped would be a turning point in the four-and-a-half-decade history of the Islamic republic.
15 September 2024, 04:26 AM
Storm, flooding death toll in Myanmar jumps to 74: state media
Search and rescue operations were ongoing, it said, adding that the floods had destroyed more than 65,000 houses and five dams.
15 September 2024, 04:20 AM
24 dead in Haiti tanker truck explosion
The death toll was increased from 16 earlier in the day, after rescuers discovered more charred bodies near the explosion site, Pierre said.
15 September 2024, 04:17 AM
Historic private astronaut mission splashes down off Florida
The capsule was lifted from the water and onto the recovery vessel half a hour later.
15 September 2024, 04:13 AM
Biden to use rest of term putting Ukraine in 'best position': advisor
The announcement of the upcoming Biden-Zelensky meeting came after Moscow and Kyiv earlier Saturday swapped 103 prisoners of war each in a UAE-brokered deal, and as Russian forces continue to gain ground in their grinding offensive in east Ukraine.
15 September 2024, 04:07 AM
Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid
Myanmar’s junta chief made a rare request yesterday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have already endured three years of war.
14 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Germany's parks plant a way forward on climate change
The young oak "will benefit from the roots of the old tree and will be more resistant to threats", gardener Jana Kretschmer told AFP.
14 September 2024, 06:07 AM
Cartel infighting leaves 15 dead in Mexican gang stronghold
The fighting follows the dramatic arrest on US soil in July of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who claimed he had been kidnapped in Mexico and delivered into US custody against his will.
14 September 2024, 05:59 AM
'Slave to fear': Ghosts of the Gulag haunt modern Russia
Leafing through a book with photos of victims of Stalin's purges, Maria pointed to her great-grandfather.
14 September 2024, 05:54 AM
Comoros president wounded in knife attack: presidency
Comoros President Azali Assoumani was slightly wounded in a knife attack on Friday, the presidency said, adding that the attacker had been arrested
13 September 2024, 17:40 PM
Myanmar battles floods as toll spikes
Hundreds of villagers in Myanmar waded or swam through chin-high waters, fleeing severe floods around the remote capital Naypyidaw yesterday, while Vietnam began clearing up after deadly Typhoon Yagi.
12 September 2024, 18:00 PM
UNSC to expand!
The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield as set to announce on Thursday.
12 September 2024, 18:00 PM
33 held in Manipur
Indian police have arrested 33 people after a surge in ethnic violence in Manipur state, where a curfew and an internet blackout have been imposed, officers said yesterday.
12 September 2024, 18:00 PM