Former US senator dies at 87
AFP : Bob Graham, a former US senator and two-term Democratic governor of the state of Florida, has died aged 87, his family announced Tuesday....
International
Heatwaves put millions of children in Asia at risk: UN
AFP : Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children at risk, the UN warned Thursday, calling for action to...
Lightning, downpours kill 41 people across Pakistan
AFP : At least 41 people have died in storm-related incidents across Pakistan since Friday, including 28 killed by lightning, officials said on Monday. Pakistan’s...
UN body urges restraint after Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant hit
BBC : Russia said Ukraine was behind the attack, which it said injured three people. Ukraine has denied involvement. The giant Russian-held nuclear plant, with...
In India’s richest state, exam scams kill escape from farm crisis
Aljazeera : Had it not been for his grandfather, Ganesh Kale might have been dead today. In January this year, the 40-year-old woke at 6am...
World is at historic turning point: Japan
CNN : Spiraling geopolitical tensions have pushed the world to a “historic turning point” and are forcing Japan to change its defense posture, Japanese Prime...
Ecuador in diplomatic storm after raid at Mexican embassy
BSS : Ecuador faced criticism from the UN and across Latin America on Saturday after its security forces stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to...
Record flood waters rise in Urals
Reuters : Flood waters were rising in two cities in Russia’s Ural mountains on Sunday after Europe’s third longest river burst through a dam, flooding...
Israeli embassies ‘no longer safe’ after Syria strike: Iran
AFP : An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader warned Sunday that Israeli embassies are “no longer safe” after a strike in Syria which Tehran blamed...
US, China resume talks on safe military interactions
AFP : The United States and China held talks this week on safety in interactions between their armed forces for the first time in more...