Turkey reopens ancient church with prized mosaics to Muslim worship
AFP : Turkey has opened the ancient Chora church, one of Istanbul’s most celebrated Byzantine buildings, to Muslim worshippers after it was used as a...
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First ‘extreme’ solar storm in 20 years brings spectacular auroras
AFP : The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday, triggering spectacular celestial light shows from Tasmania to Britain...
Man rescued five days after South Africa building collapse
Reuters : A man was rescued from the rubble five days after a deadly building collapse in South Africa in what Western Cape Premier Alan...
Paris officer ‘between life and death’ after police station shooting
AFP : One of two officers shot and seriously wounded by an attacker at a police station in Paris was fighting for his life Friday,...
Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar’s civil war
AFP : Six months into an offensive against Myanmar ‘s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as...
Deaths in Brazil floods rise to 113
Reuters : The death toll from severe flooding in southern Brazil has risen to 113, civil defense said on Thursday, as rescue operations continued and...
Heatstroke kills 61 in Thailand so far this year
AFP : Heatstroke has killed 61 people in Thailand so far this year, more than in all of 2023, the health ministry said on Friday...
Russia attempts ground offensive into Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Aljazeera : Russian forces attempted an armoured ground invasion of Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region with artillery and guided aerial bombs, Ukrainian officials have said. On...
Neom: Saudi forces ‘told to kill’ to clear land for eco-city
BBC : Col Rabih Alenezi says he was ordered to evict villagers from a tribe in the Gulf state to make way for The Line,...
One dead, 200 evacuated after Thai gas storage tank fire
BSS : One person has died in a massive blaze on an industrial park housing a gas storage facility in eastern Thailand with hundreds ordered...
Nepal map on currency note stirs up border row with India
AFP : The boundary dispute between India and Nepal has heated up once again after the Nepali government last week announced a new currency note...