Smoke was still rising from Beirut’s southern suburbs Saturday morning, visible to many of the families who had fled their homes there the night before to escape Israel’s massive bombardment. It had been a harrowing night — getting out amid earthshaking explosions, looking in vain for space in one of the overflowing schools-turned-shelters. By the … Read more
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Seventeen people, including 15 women, were killed in two mass shootings that took place in close proximity to each other in a rural town in South Africa, police said Saturday. A search was underway for the suspects, national police spokesperson Brig. Athlenda Mathe said in a statement. The victims … Read more
United Nations: A “partial peace” with Armenia is not a possibility, Azerbaijan’s foreign minister said Saturday at the UN General Assembly’s annual gathering, after Yerevan offered a more optimistic message. The two former Soviet republics had seen decades of war and tension over Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway ethnic Armenian region in Azerbaijan. After a series of … Read more
Flooding and landslides caused by continuous rainfall have killed at least 101 people in Nepal while 64 people are missing, officials have said. Rain began pouring down on Friday night and continued into Saturday, with low-lying neighbourhoods in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, inundated by surging floodwaters. “The death toll has reached 101, and 64 people are … Read more
A cold front moving across southeast Australia is promising to bring more frosty temperatures through next week after parts of New South Wales and Victoria shivered through a cold, wet and windy spring weekend. Rain is expected for south-east Queensland, the New South Wales mid and north coasts over the next few days, but not … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Associated Press Todd Richmond Published Sep 28, 2024 • 4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks to attendees during a campaign rally at the Prairie … Read more
With access to what seems like a never-ending flow of information online, some Gen Z men are relying on social media for their health advice. One out of 3 Gen Z men in the U.S. are turning to social media for their health information, according to a recent survey from the Cleveland Clinic. The survey … Read more
People on the NSW north coast are breathing a collective sigh of relief, with flood warnings in the area downgraded after heavy rains lashed the region. Calmer conditions are forecast for Sunday, but the NSW State Emergency Service warns everyone should remain vigilant and steer clear of floodwaters. The SES downgraded warnings to ‘advice’ from … Read more
(NewsNation) — The worst of Helene’s storm is behind, but the aftermath troubles much of the southeastern U.S. with at least 56 people dead and millions without power days after the former hurricane’s landfall. Now considered a post-tropical cyclone, Helene’s catastrophic flooding remains a concern as it moves east toward Kentucky and Tennessee. The Category … Read more
Russia’s top diplomat warned Saturday against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power,” delivering a UN General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as Western machinations in Ukraine and elsewhere — including inside the United Nations itself. Three days after Russian President Vladimir Putin aired a shift in his country’s nuclear … Read more
