Strict building codes and widespread public disaster awareness appear to have staved off a major catastrophe. Rescuers in Taiwan are continuing their search for 18 people still missing after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the island’s rugged east coast. Wednesday’s earthquake in the mountainous and sparsely populated eastern county of…
Former US President criticises Israel for releasing ‘most heinous’ videos of air strikes in Gaza. Former United States President Donald Trump has warned that Israel is “losing the PR war” in Gaza because of the flood of distressing images coming out of the enclave. In an interview with conservative radio…
Bali and Jakarta, Indonesia – Late last year, Balinese woman Nih Lu Putu Rustini got the shock of her life when she tried to withdraw cash from an ATM to complete a renovation project at her ancestral home. Working as a cleaner during the day and a nanny by night,…
As the war enters its 771st day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, April 5, 2024. Fighting The death toll in a Russian drone attack on Kharkiv rose to four, including three rescue workers who were killed in a second strike after they’d gone to…
It was the third-party challenge that wasn’t. The No Labels group announced on Thursday that it will not field a third-party candidate to challenge Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump in November’s presidential election. The move comes after the organisation, which has billed itself as a bipartisan antidote to…
Trump has sought to dismiss cases accusing him of election interference in Georgia and of mishandling classified files. Donald Trump has suffered setbacks in two criminal cases against him, after judges in the United States nixed the former president’s efforts to dismiss charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020…
Rights advocates are calling on countries across the Americas — notably the United States and the Dominican Republic — to stop deporting migrants and asylum seekers to Haiti amid a surge in gang violence and political instability there. Speaking at an event on Thursday in Washington, DC, Guerline Jozef, head…
There are fears that wars in Gaza and Ukraine may deflect attention from the climate crisis. A state of emergency is declared in Zimbabwe, with extreme drought putting millions of people in danger. As wars rage in Gaza and Ukraine, the battle against climate change continues – but makes fewer…
Boluarte replaced impeached President Pedro Castillo in a country where ‘moral incapacity’ ousters have become common. Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has avoided the latest attempt to impeach her on corruption charges related to a luxury Rolex and jewelry collection that experts estimate is valued at nearly half a million dollars….
The Israeli army says it ‘strengthened the alertness of combat units’ after attack on Iranian consulate in Damascus. Israel’s military is strengthening its defences after a deadly air raid on the Iranian consulate in Damascus drew threats of retaliation, the military said, increasing manpower and drafting reserve soldiers to operate…
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