4 killed in Florida, 3mn lose power
Al Jazeera : Hurricane Milton has weakened further and is now a Category 1 hurricane, according to the US National Hurricane Center’s (NHC) latest advisory.The...
International
Nepali becomes youngest to climb world’s 8ooom peaks
AFP : An 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer on Wednesday broke the record for the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks, his...
EU opens ‘air-bridge’ to fly aid to Lebanon
Arab News : The European Union said Wednesday it had launched a “humanitarian air bridge” to fly aid to Lebanon as fighting rages between Israel...
Taiwan’s president vows to preserve ‘sovereignty’
BBC : President William Lai has pledged to uphold Taiwan’s self-governing status in his most high-profile public address since taking office earlier this year.In a...
“Immigrants bringing bad genes into US”
AFP : Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump said on Monday that illegal immigrants were bringing “bad genes” into the United States, doubling down on...
Myanmar sends delegate to regional summit
AFP : Myanmar will send a representative to a regional summit this week for the first time in three years, a diplomatic source told AFP...
China to provide emergency medical supplies to Lebanon
Reuters : China will provide emergency medical supplies to Lebanon, China’s official foreign aid agency, the China International Development Cooperation Agency, said on Tuesday, as...
Kim calls Putin ‘closest comrade’
BBC : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a birthday message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him his “closest comrade”. Kim, congratulating...
“Of course’ I’ve fired my Glock”
AFP : Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris revealed in an interview broadcast Monday that she owns a Glock semi-automatic pistol — and said that “of...
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as grisly anniv passes
Al Jazeera : A woman holds the body of a Palestinian child killed in Israeli strikes at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah in the...