Record-breaking heat: Monday was world’s hottest day
Average global temperature on Monday smashed Sunday’s record for the hottest day on Earth, EU climate monitor says. The European Union’s climate monitor says Monday was the world’s hottest day…
Ukraine anxious after Biden’s exit from race, as Russia war rages
Kyiv, Ukraine – No US president has known Ukraine better than Joe Biden. While serving as Barack Obama’s vice president, he visited Kyiv six times – and joked that he…
Plane crash at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport kills 18; pilot only survivor
Saurya Airlines plane carrying two crew members and 17 passengers crashes shortly after takeoff and catches fire. A passenger plane has crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off from…
Typhoon Gaemi brings flood chaos to Philippines capital
Video Duration 01 minutes 17 seconds NewsFeed Roads and neighbourhoods in Manila and across the Philippines have been left under water after heavy rain from Typhoon Gaemi, forcing many people…
Oman mosque attack: What’s ISIL’s game plan?
Near Oman’s mountain-crested capital of Muscat, a rare act of violence last week shook a peaceful country largely bereft of even petty crime. Gunfire rang out, and shouts of “Oh…
Over 100 people killed in twin Ethiopia landslides
Residents seen using bare hands to dig through dirt in search of survivors in remote, mountainous area. More than 200 people have been killed in two landslides in southern Ethiopia,…
Hamas and Fatah sign unity deal in Beijing aimed at Gaza governance
Palestinian factions have signed a “national unity” agreement aimed at maintaining Palestinian control over Gaza once Israel’s war on the enclave concludes. The deal, finalised on Tuesday in China after…
US action on a two-state solution in Israel-Palestine cannot wait
As Gaza is decimated and millions of Palestinians there desperately try to hold on to life without shelter, food, water or adequate medical care, the Israeli cabinet continues to “legalise”…
Founder of South Korea’s Kakao arrested over alleged stock price rigging
Kim Beom-su is accused of conspiring to inflate SM Entertainment’s stock price to prevent takeover by rival agency. The founder of South Korea’s Kakao Corp has been arrested on suspicion…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 879
As the war enters its 879th day, these are the main developments. Rescuers put out a fire in a house destroyed during a missile attack in Kostyantynivka town in Donetsk,…