Global shipping hit by 95pc hormuz traffic drop
Six months into the United States-Israel war on Iran, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to drive one of the worst maritime shipping...
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US promises $500,000 for Nepal flood relief
The United States Department of State has announced USD 500,000 in immediate humanitarian assistance to support disaster response and relief efforts following devastating flash floods...
Germany heat deaths reach records 15,800
The worst affected group were people over 75, and around 9,600 deaths were recorded in one week in late June when Germany baked in temperatures...
Over 160 migrants rescued off Mauritania
The Mauritanian coastguard said Thursday that it had rescued more than 160 migrants, including 17 children, from a boat in trouble off its coast, its...
Australia’s top music charts ban AI songs
Music made by artificial intelligence will be banned from Australia’s top charts under new guidelines aimed at protecting “the human nature of artistry”, an industry...
US plans to revoke 200,000 visas of asylum seekers
Donald Trump’s administration said on Monday it planned to revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status...
Pak army chief meets with Iran president
Pakistan’s powerful army chief Asim Munir met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Monday, state television reported, as Islamabad tries to mediate a...
Anti-migrant crackdown announced in Colombia
Colombia’s right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella has ordered an immigration crackdown, instructing authorities to begin detaining undocumented foreigners convicted of crimes with a view...
Iran threatens 45 tankers with fines, confiscation in Hormuz escalation
Iran said it had blacklisted 45 tankers that had broken its rules for crossing the Strait of Hormuz, and would take action against any vessels...
30 killed in landslide at Guinea landfill
A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea ‘s capital of Conakry early on Sunday, killing 30 people, according to the...
Mediator Pakistan to hold talks in Iran on US ‘economic D-Day’
Pakistan’s army chief was visiting Tehran on a mediating mission on Monday as the United States prepared to roll out “the greatest financial offensive ever”...
Landfill collapse kills 30 in Guinea
Thirty people died in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Sunday when a mound of rubbish in a landfill collapsed before dawn onto neighbouring homes following heavy...