Indonesia ferry disaster kills 64; 71 missing
Indonesian rescuers recovered more bodies from the wreck of a ferry that capsized in the Java Sea two weeks ago, bringing the death toll to...
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2 mass shootings kill 27 in South Africa
Twenty-seven people have been killed in two mass shootings hours apart in South Africa, the latest gun violence to hit the country. Seventeen people were...
Germany, Russia hold rare talks amid rising tensions
Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has called on Russia to abandon its “dangerous path of escalation” with Germany, Europe and NATO during talks with his...
17 killed in DR Congo plane crash
At least 17 people, including senior military officials, have been killed when a Congolese army plane crashed in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of...
India floods, landslides kill 56; Nepal toll 14
Heavy rain and storms have triggered floods and landslides that killed 56 people in India, while in Nepal, 14 have died and another 11 are...
Iran backs diplomacy after Trump rejects peace plan
Iran on Sunday insisted that only diplomacy can solve its conflict with the United States and Israel after US President Donald Trump said he rejected...
Building explosion in Athens kills 2, 4missing
Two people have died and another four are missing after a residential building collapsed following an explosion in a tourist area of central Athens, a...
India’s Nagalandliquor deaths rise to 19
At least 19 people have died after allegedly consuming contaminated liquor in India’s Nagaland state, a senior police officer said today (26 September). Mokokchung district...
Saudi coalition intercepts Houthi drones headed for Riyadh
The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthis said on Saturday it had intercepted drones and ballistic missiles, as the Iran-backed group launched fresh attacks, including on...
Iran president: Tehran seeks US memorandum
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that his country wanted to return to the memorandum of understanding agreed with the United States in June,...
Morocco backs Palestinian state on 1967 borders
Morocco has reaffirmed its support for an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, pledging to continue diplomatic efforts...
Bangkok declared disaster zone over flooding
Bangkok’s governor on Saturday declared Thailand’s capital city a disaster-affected zone after torrential rain led to widespread flooding, while the weather agency forecast thunderstorms over...