Wildfires, heat waves threaten to undermine air quality
Pollution from increasingly intense wildfires and heat waves could undermine global efforts to improve air quality and protect human health, the United Nations’ weather agency...
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UN urges ‘accountability’ after 23 die in US immigration custody
The United Nations rights chief demanded Monday accountability for swelling numbers of deaths in US immigration custody, and urged Washington to halt deportations to places...
Pakistan, Türkiye seek stronger Makkah Defense coop
They agreed to maintain close communication and consultation on issues of mutual concern Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a phone call today (Sunday)...
US military says Iranian oil tankers destroyed
The United States said it struck and destroyed three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday in response to attempted missile attacks on naval vessels, in the...
25 Children killed in Cape Verde bus crash
At least 25 people, mostly children and teenagers, were killed in a bus crash on Cape Verde’s Fogo Island, public radio network RCV said on...
Indonesia halts Jakarta flights over volcano ash
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupted early Sunday, prompting the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting other domestic airports as volcanic...
South Africa’s chrome boom fuels deadly illegal mining
On August 13, a wall of soil collapsed and killed 14 miners, most of whom were believed to be undocumented migrants, at a disused mining...
‘Gaza funds aid after Qatar strike’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has boasted about bombing Qatar, while dismissing domestic accusations that funds sent to Gaza were used for anything other than...
US envoys discuss ‘substantive plans’ with Putin
American envoys discussed “substantive plans” for next steps to end the Ukraine war during their meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House said,...
Israeli attacks kill nearly 9,000 in Lebanon
The death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon over the past three years has exceeded 8,900, while the number of injured has reached nearly 30,600,...
Palestinians bury remains of 100 recovered from Gaza rubble
Palestinians in northern Gaza are holding funeral ceremonies for about 100 people, including 60 children, whose remains were recovered from the rubble of destroyed buildings...
Russia rejects Kyiv’s ‘illegal’ airspace warning
Russia said Friday it had asked the UN civil aviation agency ICAO to condemn Kyiv’s warnings on making Russian airspace “extremely dangerous”, denouncing Ukrainian President...