Boss arrested over deadly fire at S Korea battery plant

2 months ago

The fire was one of South Korea's worst factory disasters in recent years. News1 Seoul, August 29 — The chief executive of Aricell, a South Korean lithium battery company,...

Three dead as Typhoon Shanshan hits southern Japan

2 months ago

Three people are still missing after a landslide in Aichi prefecture. Getty Images Tokyo, August 29 — A powerful typhoon has made landfall in Japan, with three people already...

At least 9 killed as Israel launches major raid on occupied West Bank

2 months ago

At least nine Palestinians have been killed after Israel launched a large-scale ground and air attack on the northern part of the occupied West Bank, according to health officials in the territory. ...

Scientists question if Antarctica has hit a point of no return

2 months ago

An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica, February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo Pucon (Chile), August 28 — Nearly 1,500 academics, researchers and scientists specializing in Antarctica gathered...

At least 170 killed in weeks of flooding in Nigeria

2 months ago

Nigerian emergency management agency officials visit a flood-ravaged area in northern Jigawa State. NEMA Nigeria/X Abuja, (Nigeria), August 28 — At least 170 people have died and more than 200,000...

Bangladesh floods strand 1.24 million families

3 months ago

A woman and her child float on floodwaters in Feni, Bangladesh on August 22, 2024 [Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/AFP] Dhaka, (Bangladesh), August 28 – Ekramul Haque was stunned when his uncle...

China, US hold new round of strategic communication

3 months ago

Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs (fourth right), and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (third left) pose for photos before talks in...

Special counsel files reworked indictment against Trump

3 months ago

Max Matza, August 28 — US Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment against former president Donald Trump for his alleged attempts to interfere in the...

At least 30 dead after dam collapses in Sudan

3 months ago

Sudanese people cross a damaged road after the collapse of the Arba'at Dam following heavy rains and torrential floods on August 25, 2024. AFP/Getty Images Khartoum, august 27 —...

Australia introduces cap on international students

3 months ago

Sydney, August 27—Australia will introduce a cap on the number of new international students it accepts, as it tries to reduce overall migration to pre-pandemic levels. The nation has...

Japan says Chinese spy plane violated its airspace

3 months ago

Japan has accused China of violating its airspace with a military aircraft. Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tokyo, August 27 — Japan has accused a Chinese spy plane of breaching its...

Seven killed in 'most massive' Russian air attack, Ukraine says

3 months ago

People sheltered in a metro station in Kyiv during the barrage. Reuters Francesca Gillett & Will Vernon, August 27 — Russia has launched one of its biggest air attacks on...

Myanmar’s military junta accused of using hunger as a ‘weapon’

3 months ago

Illustration by Leah Abucayan/CNN/Getty CNN, August 26 — Khin Mar Cho worries for her 4-year-old son as she struggles to scrape together enough food to feed him in a makeshift...

At least 22 killed after having IDs checked in Pakistan

3 months ago

A screenshot of charred vehicles in Balochistan’s Musakhel on August 26, 2024. — DawnNews TV Quetta, August 26 — Gunmen have killed at least 22 people in south-west Pakistan...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversees suicide drone tests

3 months ago

State media said the drones hit a variety of predetermined targets [KCNA via Reuters] Pyongyang, August 26 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised a test of...