Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed elected new OIC secretary-general
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Lake overflows on Nepal-Tibet border, sparking panic and halting rescue
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Norway's King Harald dead at 89
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I watched my village disappear in an instant
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Trump admin in talks for US stake in Venezuela oil: report
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Rescuers scour Nepal flood debris as death toll reaches 469
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Hundreds feared dead in Nepal flash floods
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US military to spend $2.2b to build mini nuke reactors
28 August 2026
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MOSCOW VISIT / CIA chief warned Russia against Nato attacks
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Half of world’s soils are in poor condition: UN
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Europe
Airspace temporarily closed over Montana
"Airspace is closed due to an object that could interfere with commercial air traffic -- the DOD will resume efforts to observe and ground the object in the morning," Montana lawmaker Matt Rosendale tweeted
12 February 2023
US fighter jet shot down 'unidentified object' over Canada: Trudeau
Trudeau also said he had spoken with US President Joe Biden about the incident, a day after Biden ordered a shootdown of an unidentified flying object over sea ice near Deadhorse, Alaska
11 February 2023
King, Queen Consort visit Banglatown in London
Walking to the Shaheed Minar, the King and the Queen Consort spoke to young people from local schools
11 February 2023
Long-term air pollution linked to depression
Long-term exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to a pair of new studies published in the JAMA network of scientific journals.
11 February 2023
Biden, Lula vow to defend democracy in Americas
President Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday at the White House that the two biggest countries in the Americas have successfully seen off attacks on their democracies and will now work together on fighting the climate crisis.
11 February 2023
Palestinian killed by settler in West Bank
A Jewish settler fatally shot a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank yesterday, Palestinian officials said.
11 February 2023
Nearly 26m affected by Turkey-Syria quake: WHO
Almost 26 million people have been affected by the deadly earthquake that ravaged Turkey and Syria this week, the WHO said yesterday, warning that dozens of hospitals had been damaged.
11 February 2023
Turkey-Syria Quake: Death toll likely to ‘more than double’
The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria is likely to “more than double”, said the UN yesterday, five days after the natural disaster struck the region, leaving more than 25,000 dead.
11 February 2023
Biden to mark Ukraine war anniv with Poland trip
President Joe Biden will mark this month’s anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a visit to NATO ally Poland, the White House said.
11 February 2023
Death toll in Peru mudslides rises to 18
Peruvian authorities on Friday said the death toll from devastating mudslides in the country’s southern and central regions has climbed to 18, including three children.
11 February 2023
Russia says it staged major strike on Ukrainian energy facilities
Russia carried out a “massive strike” on critically important energy facilities of Ukraine’s military-industrial complex on Friday, the Russian defence ministry said yesterday.
11 February 2023
Iran celebrates 44th anniv of Islamic revolution
Tens of thousands of Iranians yesterday rallied in Tehran and other major cities to mark the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, as their president said months-long protests had been defeated.
11 February 2023
Russia likely lost half its heavy tanks in Ukraine
Half of Russia’s main battle tanks have likely been destroyed or captured by Ukraine, a senior US defense official has said.
11 February 2023
Shoot down of object over Alaska ‘success’: Biden
President Joe Biden has told CNN that the shoot down a “high-altitude object” hovering over Alaska “was a success,” shortly after American national security officials disclosed that the commander-in-chief gave the US military approval to take the action.
11 February 2023
Mob storms Pakistani police station, lynches man accused of blasphemy
The country has seen numerous cases of vigilante action by mobs against people accused of blasphemy, one of the highest profiled ones being the lynching of a Sri Lankan national, a garment factory manager, in 2021
11 February 2023
WHO chief arrives in Syria's Aleppo
His visit came five days after a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, killing nearly 25,000 people including at least 3,553 in war-torn Syria alone
11 February 2023
Chinese balloon-spotting around the world
More than 40 countries across five continents have been targeted by Chinese spy balloons, says the US.
11 February 2023
Toronto Mayor resigns after admitting affair with staffer
Tory, 68, acknowledged the relationship in a statement announcing his departure, saying it had ended earlier this year and the employee had left city hall.
11 February 2023
After balloon, US now shoots down car-sized flying object over Alaska
President Joe Biden ordered the shootdown, which was announced from the White House.
11 February 2023
EU leaders agree tougher rules
EU leaders have agreed tougher rules aimed at making it easier to expel asylum-seekers whose refugee applications are denied, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said yesterday.
10 February 2023