International

AFP/APP Alligator Point: A powerful hurricane was barreling towards Florida on Thursday, with officials warning of "unsurvivable" conditions and a potentially catastrophic storm surge high enough to swamp a two-story house. Tens of…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Japan's ruling party will choose the nation's leader in a vote on Friday, with three frontrunners: the surfing son of a former prime minister, a veteran defence geek and an arch-nationalist who would be the country's first…

AFP/APP Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Thursday that his government has not responded to a proposal by the United States and its allies for a 21-day ceasefire in Israel's ongoing conflict with…

AFP/APP Patna: At least 46 people, including 37 children, drowned while celebrating a Hindu festival in eastern India, according to a local government official.  The victims lost their lives in separate incidents across Bihar state…

APP United Nations: UN Member States convened Wednesday to address the critical issue of rising global sea levels, which are increasing faster than at any point in the last 3,000 years. UN General Assembly President Philemon Yang…

AFP/APP Pittsburgh: Kamala Harris blasted Donald Trump as the "biggest loser" on the economy and a friend of billionaires Wednesday as the election rivals laid out competing plans on the top issue for many US voters. In a speech on…

AFP/APP New York: During the week when world leaders gathered for high-level talks at the UN in New York, nearly 100,000 water bottles' worth of microplastics were detected in the city's air, highlighting the known and unknown risks to…

AFP/APP Tampa: An increasingly powerful hurricane is set to strike Florida's Gulf coast on Thursday, bringing "catastrophic" storm surges and flooding, prompting thousands of residents to evacuate coastal towns. Hurricane Helene…

AFP/APP Quito: Firefighters battled five blazes on the outskirts of Ecuador's capital Quito on Wednesday, as wildfires continue to rip through South American nations turned into tinderboxes by droughts linked to climate change. Some…

AFP/APP Beijing: China test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, as announced by the defense ministry, marking a rare disclosure amid rising military assertiveness. According to a…