Sadiq Khan clinches London mayor’s post for record third time
Pakistan-origin Briton Sadiq Khan has swept to victory in the London mayor’s election for a record third time as the polls results poured in Labour…
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Floods and landslide kill more than a dozen people in Indonesia’s Sulawesi island
Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rains in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province have killed at least 15 people after dozens of homes were swept away…
Gaza truce efforts intensify amid relentless Israeli attacks
Israel has threatened Hamas of ground invasion of Rafah if they did not agree to the ceasefire proposal in one week. A further 54 Palestinians…
Biden blames China, Japan and India’s economic woes on ‘xenophobia’
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that “xenophobia” from China to Japan and India was hobbling their growth, as he argued that migration has been…
At least 48 dead in China highway collapse
The death toll has climbed to 48 as search efforts continue in southeastern China after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more…
US accuses Russia of using chemical weapons in Ukraine war
The United States has accused Russia of breaching the global ban on chemical weapons by using the choking agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian soldiers and deploying…
Colombia cuts ties with Israel over Gaza war
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced plans to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over its war in the Gaza Strip, which human rights advocates and…
UK starts detaining asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda
British authorities have started detaining asylum seekers as part of a new scheme to deport them to Rwanda, the government said, with the first flights…
Thousands evacuated, flights disrupted as Indonesian volcano erupts again
Thousands of people have been evacuated and flights disrupted after Indonesia’s Mount Ruang erupted again, sending thick clouds of ash more than 5km (3 miles)…
UAE braces for more heavy rains after record-breaking downpour
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been witnessing some extreme weather conditions lately and after devastating downpours that hit Dubai and other emirates on April…