Cyclone leaves 11 dead, 20 missing in southern Brazil
AFP :At least 11 people were killed and 20 were missing after a cyclone tore through southern Brazil, local authorities said on Saturday.“According to the...
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UK’s Sunak to urge investors to support Ukraine reconstruction
AFP :British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is to call on investors and businesses at a summit in London next week to match Ukraine’s “bravery on...
Four killed in Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s Khakiv
News Desk :A Russian missile strike on a small village in the Kharkiv region in the east killed four people on Saturday, regional governor Oleh...
Air strikes hit Sudanese capital, killing 17 including 5 children
Reuters :Air strikes killed civilians and pummelled multiple parts of the Sudanese capital on Saturday, residents said, as mediators pushed the warring factions towards a...
Eliminate legal barriers to women owning land: UN chief
AP :UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all governments to eliminate legal barriers to women owning land, and to involve them in policymaking.“Support women and...
Thailand seeking to re-engage Myanmar junta with ASEAN meeting
Reuters :Thailand’s caretaker government is proposing to “fully re-engage” Myanmar’s military rulers and has invited ASEAN foreign ministers to an informal meeting on Sunday to...
Eight people die in Mexico heatwave
AFP :Eight people have died in the third heatwave to hit Mexico since mid-April, the country’s health ministry said on Friday.Temperatures reached a record high...
Saudi foreign minister in first Iran visit since d,tente
AFP :Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived Saturday in Tehran, Iranian media reported, in his first visit to Iran since a landmark...
Sudan war death toll surges past 2,000 as fighting enters third month
AFP :Sudan’s devastating war raged on into a third month on Thursday as the reported death toll topped 2,000 and after a state governor was...
WHO says toxic syrup risk ‘ongoing’, more countries hit
Reuters :There is an ongoing global threat posed by toxic cough syrups, the World Health Organization (WHO) told Reuters, saying it was now working with...
Chinese cities break heat records, stressing electricity grid
Reuters :Several cities in northern China broke heat records for June this week, with soaring temperatures straining the country’s electricity supplies and leading authorities to...