At least 19 killed, 7 missing in flash floods in Indonesia | Weather News

At least 19 killed, 7 missing in flash floods in Indonesia | Weather News

Disaster management agency says more than 80,000 people have fled to temporary government shelters. Flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have left at least 19 people dead and seven others missing, officials have said. Mud, rocks and uprooted trees rushed down a mountainside and engulfed villages in…

US opens criminal probe into Boeing 737 MAX mid-flight blowout | transport News

US opens criminal probe into Boeing 737 MAX mid-flight blowout | transport News

Investigation comes amid heightened scrutiny of Boeing’s safety record following fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019. Prosecutors in the United States have opened a criminal investigation into the mid-flight blowout involving a Boeing 737 MAX operated by Alaska Airlines, according to US media reports. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has…

Biden makes contradictory remarks on ‘red lines’ for Israel in Gaza | Politics News

Biden makes contradictory remarks on ‘red lines’ for Israel in Gaza | Politics News

US president says Israel’s Netanyahu is ‘hurting Israel’ more than helping in his handling of the war. United States President Joe Biden has warned that there are “red lines” Israel should not cross in its war in Gaza while insisting he would never abandon the US ally. In a contradictory…

Verstappen wins F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to extend winning streak | Motorsports News

Verstappen wins F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to extend winning streak | Motorsports News

The Dutchman made it nine wins in as many races as he cruised to a comfortable victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from pole position as Red Bull continued their dominant start to the Formula One season with a second one-two…

Why can’t Nigeria stop the kidnapping of schoolchildren? | Boko Haram

Why can’t Nigeria stop the kidnapping of schoolchildren? | Boko Haram

About 300 schoolchildren are missing after the latest mass kidnapping in Nigeria. It is every parent’s nightmare: the kidnapping of their children. It happens all too often in Nigeria. In the second mass abduction within a week, gunmen kidnapped what some reports say are about 300 school children. Many viewers…

India blast their way past Bazball to seal Test series win against England | Cricket News

India blast their way past Bazball to seal Test series win against England | Cricket News

India win the fifth and final Test in three days to take the series against England 3-1 as Bazball is questioned again. India maintained their aura of invincibility at home after completing a 4-1 series triumph against England on Saturday. The ease of their final win may well subject the…

Varadkar concedes defeat in Ireland’s referendum on family, women’s roles | Women’s Rights News

Varadkar concedes defeat in Ireland’s referendum on family, women’s roles | Women’s Rights News

The Irish PM had called the referendum a chance to do away with ‘very old-fashioned, very sexist language about women’. A dual referendum in the Republic of Ireland on redefining family and women’s roles in the constitution has been defeated, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said. The government supported the proposed…

Asif Ali Zardari elected Pakistan’s president for second time | Elections News

Asif Ali Zardari elected Pakistan’s president for second time | Elections News

Pakistani lawmakers vote for return of widower of Benazir Bhutto after elections marred by rigging claims. Pakistan Peoples Party’s co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari has won a second term as Pakistan’s president, supported by the ruling coalition in a vote by parliament and regional assemblies. Zardari secured 411 votes, while his opponent,…

Israel hits landmark residential tower in Rafah as Gaza truce talks stall | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel hits landmark residential tower in Rafah as Gaza truce talks stall | Israel War on Gaza News

Israeli forces have struck one of the largest residential towers in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, residents said, stepping up pressure on the last area of the enclave it has not yet invaded and where more than a million displaced Palestinians are sheltering. The 12-floor Burj al-Masri building, located…