International

AFP/APP Erie, United States: Donald Trump on Sunday called for a "violent" police crackdown on crime in the United States during a speech in Pennsylvania, while his White House rival Kamala Harris emphasized the need for immigration…

AFP/APP London: The UK's last coal-fired power station will officially close its doors on Monday, making Britain the first G7 country to end its reliance on the fossil fuel to produce electricity. The closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar, a…

AFP/APP Acapulco, Mexico: The death toll from Hurricane John, which made landfall twice on Mexico's Pacific coast, has risen to at least 16, authorities said Sunday. Outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, in a message on X,…

AFP/APP Tehran: Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, declared that the recent killing of a senior Iranian general alongside Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike on Beirut "will not go unanswered."  The strike,…

AFP Jerusalem: The Israeli military announced it had carried out strikes on numerous Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, just two days after an air raid killed the group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah. According to a statement by the Israel…

AFP/APP Treasure Island: Michael Ward — who has lived on Treasure Island, off Florida's Gulf coast, for 33 years — decided to ride out Hurricane Helene despite an evacuation order. It was a decision he quickly regretted. Instead of…

AFP/APP Kathmandu: Low-lying neighbourhoods in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, were inundated by surging floodwaters on Sunday after ferocious monsoon rains that police said had killed at least 101 people across the Himalayan republic.…

AFP New York: Iran is increasing its efforts to disrupt the upcoming US presidential election by deploying fake news websites and hacking strategies aimed at Donald Trump, according to American officials and cybersecurity researchers.…

AFP Florida: At least 44 people have died across five US states affected by the powerful storm Helene, authorities reported on Friday. Torrential flooding has prompted emergency responders to initiate large-scale rescue operations.…

AFP Beirut: A series of Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early Saturday, intensifying attacks on Hezbollahin the wake of a massive strike targeting the group's command center, which was allegedly aimed at leader Hassan…