Myanmar Flood Death Toll Climbs To 293: State Media
Yagi swept across northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar more than a week ago, triggering floods and landslides that have killed 613 people across the region, according to official figures.
World Leaders To Gather At UN As Crises Grow And Conflicts Rage
The war in Gaza, soaring Middle East tensions, famine conditions in Sudan's civil war and the grinding conflict in Ukraine are among the rancorous issues on the agenda of the presidents and prime ministers attending the General Assembly's high-level week -- the UN's showpiece event.
Jihadist Attack In Mali Capital Killed More Than 70: Security Sources
The operation claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims (JNIM) has prompted widespread shock and condemnation within the West African country.
Russia's Kadyrov Accuses Musk Of 'Remotely Disabling' His Cybertruck
Kadyrov, who has ruled Chechnya with an iron fist for over 17 years, shared a video in August of him driving around in the electric vehicle with what appeared to be a machine gun mounted on its roof.
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Ukraine Official Claims Russian Advance In Kursk Has Been 'Stopped'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, meanwhile, said that Kyiv has "fully prepared" its "victory plan" to end the war with Russia, which he has said he will discuss with US leader Joe Biden.
Canada To Further Cut International Student, Foreign Worker Permits
The move comes after several recent rounds of restrictions aimed at taming record immigration levels that pushed Canada's population past 41 million earlier this year.
UK Campaigners In Green Energy Standoff Reject 'Nimby' Label
But Friston, population 341, is on the frontline of a bitter green energy battle between locals in the rural county of Suffolk and those who want to locate a vast energy hub there.
Flood-hit Region Leaders To Meet In Poland To Discuss EU Aid
The death toll from the storm which has hit central and eastern Europe in recent days rose to 24 on Wednesday and some areas are still under threat from rising waters.
Saudi Crown Prince Says No Israel Ties Without Palestinian State
Normalization deals brokered by then US president Donald Trump in 2020 between Israel and Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates had ended a longstanding Arab consensus that there should be no normalization without an independent Palestinian state .
Japan Firm Says No Longer Makes Radio Reportedly Used In Lebanon Blasts
It added that products for overseas markets are sold exclusively through its authorized distributors, and that its export program is based on Japanese security trade control regulations.
Sri Lanka To Vote In First Poll Since Economic Collapse
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, 75, is seeking a fresh mandate after claiming credit for stabilizing the economy and bringing an end to months of food, fuel and medicine shortages.
Hong Kong Probe Finds Cathay Airbus Defect Could Cause 'Extensive' Damage
The engine defect in the Airbus A350 plane that led to the cancellation of dozens of Cathay Pacific flights in early September could have escalated into "extensive damage", according to a Hong Kong probe released Thursday.
North Korea Fires Multiple Short-range Ballistic Missiles
Leader Kim Jong Un's regime has staged dozens of launches this year, part of a testing spree that experts say could be linked to North Korea's alleged illicit supplying of weapons to ally Russia for use in Ukraine.
UN General Assembly To Vote On Call For End To Israeli Occupation
UN member states were set to vote Wednesday on a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months.
Russia Intensifies Disinformation Ops Against Harris Campaign: Microsoft
The report comes after the US government accused Russia's state news agency RT earlier this month of seeking to influence the presidential election in November and imposed sanctions on its top editors.
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka Eyes China Development
The strategically located Indian Ocean country suffered its worst financial meltdown in 2022, when it ran out of dollars to import essentials, sparking street protests that toppled the then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Hezbollah Vows To Punish Israel After Deadly Pager Blasts
There was no immediate comment from Israel on the explosions that killed nine people, including the 10-year-old daughter of a Hezbollah member, and wounded around 2,800 others.
French Budgetary Situation 'Very Serious': Prime Minister
France was placed on a formal procedure for violating European Union budgetary rules before Barnier became head of government earlier this month, while the Bank of France warned this week that a projected return to EU deficit rules by 2027 was "not realistic".
Chinese Navy Sails Between Japanese Islands Near Taiwan
Japan's government said it was the first time that a Chinese aircraft carrier, which was accompanied by two destroyers, entered its contiguous zone, an area within 24 nautical miles of the Japanese coast.
Japan Company Chief Arrested For Deadly 2022 Boat Accident
The accident happened off Japan's northern Hokkaido island, and an additional six people are still listed officially as missing.
'End Of An Era': UK To Shut Last Coal-fired Power Plant
At the mainline railway station serving the nearby East Midlands Airport, its giant cooling towers rise up seemingly within touching distance of the track and platform.
Charges Against Sean 'Diddy' Combs To Be Revealed Following Arrest
The rap mogul is the target of several civil lawsuits that characterize him as a violent sexual predator who used alcohol and drugs to subdue his victims.
Climate Finance: What You Need To Know Ahead Of COP29
Developing countries will need trillions of dollars in the years ahead to deal with climate change -- but exactly how much is needed, and who is going to pay for it?
Von Der Leyen Reveals EU's New Top Line-up
Faced with Russia's war in Ukraine, the potential return of Donald Trump as US president and competition from China, the formation of the new commission comes at a crucial moment.
Meta Bans Russian State Media Outlets For 'Interference'
The ban comes after the United States accused RT and employees of the state-run outlet of funneling $10 million through shell entities to covertly fund influence campaigns on social media channels including TikTok, Instagram, X, and YouTube, according to an unsealed indictment.
Trump Returns To Campaign Trail After Weekend Assassination Scare
The Republican nominee and ex-president was whisked away by the Secret Service after a gunman was discovered on his golf course in Florida on Sunday, in the second such close call for Trump in as many months.
Israel Widens Focus Of War To Include Lebanon Front
The announcement came with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken due back in the region this week to try to revive stalled ceasefire talks for the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Mali Army Says Situation 'Under Control' After 'Terrorist' Attack
The security ministry spoke of "terrorist attacks" against "sensitive points of the capital", including the military police school.
Myanmar Flooding Death Toll Jumps To 226
Yagi swept across northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar more than a week ago with powerful winds and an enormous amount of rain, triggering floods and landslides that have killed more than 500 people, according to official figures.
Storm Boris Unleashes Central Europe Flooding, Toll Hits 11
High winds and unusually heavy rainfall have hit swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia since Friday.
Trump Safe After Apparent Assassination Attempt, Person In Custody
The US Secret Service confirmed one or more of its agents "opened fire on a gunman" located near the boundary of Trump's golf course, and that an "AK-47 style rifle" with a scope was recovered along with a GoPro video camera.
Mexico President Enacts Contested Law To Elect All Judges
Critics fear that elected judges could be swayed by politics and vulnerable to pressure from powerful drug cartels that regularly use bribery and intimidation to influence officials.
Trump Stalks Global Climate Talks As COP29 Draws Near
Veteran observers of climate diplomacy say uncertainty over the election outcome is stalking this November's COP29 summit, which starts just six days after voters decide between Trump and Kamala Harris.
Strongest Typhoon To Hit Shanghai Since 1949 Shuts Down Megacity
The municipal news service said the typhoon had caused "significant damage across the city", felling over 1,800 trees and leaving 30,000 households without electricity.
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