Global water cycle ‘spinning out of balance’: UN meteorological agency
October 12, 2023 4:43 PM The World Meteorological Organization said on Thursday that the hydrological cycle was increasingly out of balance due to climate change and made a call for…
Russia downs drone in south, at least three dead -regional governor
October 12, 2023 4:43 PM Debris from a drone downed by anti-aircraft units over southern Russia’s Belgorod region killed three people and injured at least two, the regional governor said…
China says sends fighter jets to warn US Navy plane in Taiwan Strait
October 12, 2023 4:43 PM China said on Thursday it had sent fighter jets to monitor and warn a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft that flew through the Taiwan Strait. Read…
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken lands in Israel
October 12, 2023 4:38 PM U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Tel Aviv on Thursday as part of a Middle East tour to show Washington’s solidarity with Israel…
Ukraine reports drone strike on Danube port infrastructure
October 12, 2023 4:38 PM Russia has unleashed a drone attack on Ukraine’s Danube port infrastructure, causing damage to the vital export route in the Odesa region in the south,…
UN suspends some peacekeepers in Congo, denounces sexual abuse
October 12, 2023 4:33 PM The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended some of its peacekeepers in response to reports of serious misconduct, it said in…
PSA International to get new group chief executive
Mr Ong Kim Pong, currently PSA International’s regional CEO of Southeast Asia, will succeed Mr Tan Chong Meng as group CEO.Read More
Poland to extend border controls with Slovakia
October 12, 2023 4:13 PM Poland will announce on Thursday that it intends to extend temporary controls on its border with Slovakia, Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said. Read More
Israel conducts ‘large-scale strike’ on Gaza as Blinken heads to region
October 12, 2023 3:59 PM Israeli jets have pounded Gazan targets for days in retribution for an attack by Hamas militants. Read More
Germany bans pro-Palestinian group Samidoun
October 12, 2023 3:48 PM Germany will ban the pro-Palestinian group Samidoun, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday, adding that its members were celebrating Islamist Hamas “terror” in Israel on…