International

AFP/APP Bangkok: Deadly floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have impacted nearly 6 million children across Southeast Asia, according to the United Nations. The death toll from the disaster has continued to rise. Typhoon…

AFP/APP Cairo: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to advance efforts for a ceasefire in Gaza, which have been further complicated by recent deadly explosions targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon. On his 10th…

AFP/APP London: The Observer, the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, may soon be sold to the online media startup Tortoise Media, its owner of over 30 years, Guardian Media Group (GMG), announced on Tuesday. In a statement, GMG revealed…

AFP/APP Kano, Nigeria: A bus transporting Muslim faithful celebrating the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) crashed in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria, resulting in the deaths of at least 25 children, an official told…

AFP/APP Paris: Green Climate Fund chief Mafalda Duarte is on a mission to help vulnerable nations that have yet to receive a penny from the world's largest dedicated source of climate finance. The United Nations' flagship organisation…

AFP/APP Yangon: The death toll from massive flooding in Myanmar following Typhoon Yagi has surged to 226, as the UN warns that up to 630,000 people may require urgent assistance. Yagi swept across northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and…

AFP/APP San Francisco: Meta late Monday said it is banning Russian state media outlets from its apps around the world due to "foreign interference activity." The ban comes after the United States accused RT and employees of the…

AFP/APP Adygene Glacier: Near a wooden hut high up in the Kyrgyz mountains, scientist Gulbara Omorova walked to a pile of grey rocks, reminiscing how the same spot was a glacier just a few years ago. At an altitude of 4,000 metres,…

AFP/APP Lille, France: Eight migrants have died after their overcrowded vessel capsized while attempting to cross the Channel from France to England early Sunday, French authorities reported. This tragedy comes less than two weeks after…

News Desk  New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Sunday reaffirmed the importance of upholding free speech, civil liberties, and the rule of law, as well as ensuring accountable institutions and protecting human rights, while…