Two dead, thousands without power after Typhoon slams Japan
BSS :Thousands were without running water and power in central Japan on Sunday after Typhoon Talas dumped record rains on the region, triggering floods and...
International
Italy votes as far-right Meloni looks for victory
BBC :Italians are deciding whether to choose their most right-wing government since World War Two, in an election being followed closely across Europe.Giorgia Meloni leads...
Eastern Canada looks to clean up as storm Fiona calms
BSS :Parts of eastern Canada were waking up to damage from powerful storm Fiona on Sunday, as meteorologists said the worst weather had passed.The storm...
Blinken urges calm on Taiwan in talks with China
BSS :US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called for calm over Taiwan as he met his Chinese counterpart, as soaring tensions showed signs...
What could happen if Putin uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine
BSS :President Vladimir Putin’s threat to use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine if Russian “territorial integrity” is threatened has sparked deep discussion in the West...
89 dead in Lebanon migrant shipwreck off Syria
AFP :Eighty-nine bodies have been recovered since a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon sunk off Syria’s coast, Syrian state media said on Saturday, as the...
G7 ‘will never recognise’ Russia’s ‘sham referenda’
BSS :The Group of Seven industrialised nations on Friday condemned annexation referendums being held in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine as a “sham” with “no legal...
Ukraine to ‘significantly reduce’ Iran diplomatic presence
BSS :Kyiv said on Friday that it has decided to reduce Iran’s diplomatic presence in Ukraine over sending weapons to its foe Russia.Ukraine’s foreign ministry...
Ukraine says 447 bodies exhumed at Izyum, 30 with ‘signs of torture’
BSS :Ukrainian officials in the eastern Kharkiv region said Friday that 447 bodies had been exhumed from a mass burial site near the eastern city...
US moves to help Iranians access internet as protesters rally
BSS :The United States announced on Friday that it was easing export restrictions to improve Iranians’ access to the internet, which the Tehran government has...
US VP Harris to meet Japanese, S.Korean leaders on Abe funeral trip
BSS :Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Japan and South Korea next week to attend the funeral of assassinated premier Shinzo Abe and reinforce US...
Boat capsizes, 23 Chinese nationals missing
BSS :More than 20 Chinese nationals are missing at sea after a boat capsized near the coast of Cambodia, an official said on Friday.The boat...