Race to evacuate war-damaged Gaza buildings after deadly apartment block collapse
GAZA/CAIRO, Sept 23 – Officials in Gaza say plans to evacuate people from war-damaged buildings after the deadly collapse of an apartment block last week face major challenges, including a…
Israel squeezing UN Palestinian refugee agency ahead of polls: Chief
UNRWA’s acting Commissioner-General Christian Saunders said Israel was being “extremely difficult” about letting in vital supplies. Read More
El Nino could cause 451,000 extra heat deaths: Research
Developing countries would be hit hardest by the heat-related toll in the June to February period. Read More
Brazil has record number of Indigenous candidates for general elections
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 23 – Almost 200 Indigenous candidates, a record, are running for public office in Brazil’s general elections next month, official data showed, campaigning on environmental protection…
Russian military helicopter entered Polish airspace briefly, Polish army says
WARSAW, Sept 23 – A Russian military Mi-8 helicopter made a brief incursion into NATO member Poland’s airspace from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, the Polish Army Operational Command said…
Britain sets up unit to combat disinformation from Russia, AI
The new centre is aimed at detecting, attributing and disrupting hostile state information attacks. Read More
Republicans may have gerrymandered their way into a Texas-sized Latino problem
DONNA, Texas, Sept 23 – South Texas unfurls in long stretches of highways across flat landscapes dotted with pump jacks, mesquite trees, and gas stations sporting prices that voters swear…
Greenland welcomes US military pact but trust still shaky
Some worry that expanded military activity could disrupt local hunting and fishing grounds. Read More
Voting opens in Alaska’s annual Fat Bear Week
The bears compete to see which one has most impressively piled on the pounds ahead of hibernation. Read More
Argentina’s Milei addresses UN as tensions rise over Falkland Islands
Sept 23 – Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Wednesday will address world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly amid escalating tensions with Britain over oil exploration around the Falkland…