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At least 26 dead and 11 missing after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island
Monsoon rains and rising rivers have submerged nine districts and cities in West Sumatra province since Thursday.
Gazans enter Ramadan with hunger growing and no end to the Israel-Hamas war
But there was little to celebrate after five months of war that has killed over 30,000 Palestinians and left much of Gaza in ruins.
Czech Republic’s Krystyna Pyszkova, Miss World 2024, promotes great education
Miss Lebanon Yasmina Zaytoun was named the first runner-up. Indian contestant Sini Shetty made it only to the top 8.
Pope Francis’ ‘white flag’ comment is met with criticism from Ukraine and its…
Francis had used the phrase "the courage of the white flag" as he argued that Ukraine, facing a possible defeat, should be open to peace talks brokered by international powers.
One dead in Ukrainian shelling of Russian border village: governor
Kyiv has shelled Russian border villages for months as Moscow's offensive in Ukraine drags on for more than two years, also sending drones into Russian territory, including far from the border.
Led by Elon Musk, Silicon Valley inches to the right
Repeating a conspiracy theory of far right chat rooms, Musk last week posted that Biden was importing migrants for votes, laying the groundwork for "something far worse than 9/11."
Sailing off Gaza, Israel minister says aid would reach ‘those who need it’
Humanitarian workers and UN officials have said easing overland access of aid trucks into the Gaza Strip would be more effective than maritime shipments or airdrops to alleviate the dire crisis in the besieged territory.
Concerns surround Israeli president’s visit to Netherlands’ National Holocaust Museum
The museum in Amsterdam tells the stories of some of the 102,000 Jews who were deported from the Netherlands and murdered in Nazi camps, as well as the history of their structural persecution under German World War II occupation before the…
Man arrested for crashing car into Buckingham Palace gates
The Metropolitan Police said the car "collided with the gates" of the royal residence at 02:30 GMT on Saturday.
19 dead, seven missing as landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island
Tons of mud, rocks and uprooted trees rolled down a mountain late Friday, reaching a river that burst its banks and tore through mountainside villages in Pesisir Selatan district of West Sumatra province.
Portugal votes with centre-right poised to oust Socialists
Final opinion polls published Friday show the centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) narrowly ahead of the Socialist Party (PS) but short of an outright majority in parliament, which could make the far-right party Chega a kingmaker for…
Haiti capital ‘under siege’ as gang violence rises, 362,000 IDPs
Criminal groups have unleashed havoc in recent days as they try to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry as leader of the Western hemisphere's poorest country.
Israeli strike on Lebanese house kills family of four, including pregnant mother
The strike demolished the house, wounding at least nine others who lived nearby,
On eve of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City offers little festivity as Gaza war rages
“This will be the black Ramadan,” Abu Mousam Haddad said in front of his coffee stand near Damascus Gate, one of the Old City’s main entrances.
Kenyan activists are on a mission to end gender-based violence as attacks on women surge
Kenya’s Demographic and Health Survey of 2023 found that more than 11 million women — or 20% of the population — have experienced physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner during their lives.
Canada will restore funding to UNRWA, the embattled UN agency in Gaza
Canada was one of 16 countries that temporarily halted future payments.
‘Artful dodger’ Asif Ali Zardari becomes Pakistan president for second time
In 2013, Zardari became the first Pakistani president to complete his full five-year term.
The UN Security Council urged Sudan’s warring parties to stop fighting during Ramadan
The 15-member council voted overwhelmingly in favor of the British-drafted resolution, with 14 countries in support and only Russia abstaining.
Nigeria sends troops to rescue more than 250 kidnapped students
The Kaduna state attack was the second mass kidnapping in a week in Africa's most populous country, where heavily armed criminal gangs on motorbikes target victims.
Parachute fails to open during Gaza aid airdrop: five civilians killed, 10 injured
A witness told AFP he and his brother followed the parachuted aid in the hope of getting 'a bag of flour', all of a sudden, the parachute didn't open and fell down like a rocket, hitting a house.