Swiss glaciers suffer fourth-largest shrinkage since 1950
Geneva [Switzerland], October 2: The reduction in the size of Swiss glaciers continued unabated this year, as a glacier monitoring network reported on Wednesday the...
EU leaders urge use of frozen Russian assets as loans to Kiev
Copenhagen [Denmark], October 2: European Union officials on Wednesday urged capitals to back a push to lend Kiev billions of euros in reparation loans backed...
One dead in Java school collapse as dozens still trapped
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 2: Rescuers in Indonesia pulled one person alive and recovered a body from the rubble of a collapsed Islamic boarding school on...
Afghanistan restores internet, telecom services after shutdown
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 2: Internet and telecommunications services have resumed in Afghanistan after a nearly 48-hour nationwide shutdown, local media reported on Wednesday.
Global Sumud Flotilla intercepted by Israeli navy
Gaza [Palestine], October 2: The Israeli Foreign Ministry released a video purportedly showing an Israeli navy officer telling the Global Sumud Flotilla to change its...
YouTube to pay Trump $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over account suspension
New York [US], October 1: Alphabet-owned YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump concerning the...
Blast near Frontier Corps headquarters in Quetta kills 10, injures 32
Quetta [Pakistan], October 1: At least 10 people were killed and 32 injured on Tuesday after a powerful explosion struck a busy street near the...
Environmental damage threatens prosperity in Europe
Brussels [Belgium], October 1: Europe's environment is struggling, according to a report released Tuesday by the European Environment Agency (EEA).
Morocco: Police detain dozens in Gen Z protests
Rabat [Morocco], October 1: Police detained dozens of people on Monday in Morocco, according to a local rights group and news agencies, as they sought...
Indonesia: Dozens trapped in school building collapse
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 1: At least three people have died and dozens were trapped when an Islamic boarding school building collapsed in Indonesia's East Java...
US government lurches toward shutdown, Trump threatens fresh cuts
New York [US], October 1: The U.S. lurched toward a government shutdown on Tuesday as a vote to extend funding past a midnight deadline failed...
FAA would furlough 11,000 employees in US government shutdown
New York [US], October 1: The U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday more than 11,000 employees at the Federal Aviation Administration, about a quarter of...
FCC Democrat urges companies to resist Trump threats to media
New York [US], October 1: The lone Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday called on major companies to stand up to threats from...
US Defense Secretary criticizes military diversity, fitness standards
New York [US], October 1: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed "fat generals" and diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay in...
Meta plans to buy chip startup Rivos to boost semiconductor efforts
New York [US], October 1: Meta (META.O), opens new tab intends to acquire the chip startup Rivos to bolster its in-house semiconductor efforts, the social...
Trump says Hamas has 'three or four days' to respond to Gaza...
Gaza City [Gaza], October 1: United States President Donald Trump says Hamas has "three or four days" to respond to his Gaza ceasefire proposal, telling...
Casualties reported in Philippines after strong earthquake sparks panic
Manila [Philippines], October 1: A strong earthquake jolted the central Philippines on Wednesday evening, toppling old buildings, sending people fleeing in panic and leaving an...
Death toll rises to 19 after tropical storm Bualoi batters Vietnam, several...
Hanoi [Vietnam], October 1: The death toll from Tropical Storm Bualoi in Vietnam has risen to at least 19, with more than a dozen people...
UK imposes sanctions on Iranian firms linked to nuclear programme
London [UK], October 1: The UK has imposed sanctions on 71 Iranian individuals and organizations linked to Tehran's nuclear programme amid concerns it is developing...
E-scooter crashes in UK leave one dead, 59 seriously injured in 2024
London [UK], October 1: One pedestrian was killed and 59 were seriously injured in e-scooter crashes in Britain last year, figures show, causing a charity...
Heavy rainfall causes severe flooding in Spain
Madrid [Spain], October 1: The tail end of the storm which tore across the Atlantic as Hurricane Gabrielle continued to wreak havoc on the Spanish...
Russian drone attack on Dnipro kills one, injures 15
Kiev [Ukraine], October 1: One person was killed in a "brazen" daytime Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian industrial city of Dnipro on Tuesday, President...
Global air travel forecasted to reach 9.8 billion passengers in 2025: ACI
Montreal [Canada], October 1: Global air travel is projected to reach 9.8 billion passengers for 2025, according to Airports Council International (ACI) World's newly released...
Poland's Tusk warns of generational consequences if Ukraine falls
Warsaw [Poland], October 1: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has urged Western unity in the face of Russia's war against Ukraine, warning of global consequences...
Guterres calls for 'all parties' to commit to US peace plan
New York [US], October 1: The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed Monday's Gaza peace deal proposal from US President Donald Trump, urging "all parties"...
Kabul families struggle as water shortages worsen
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 30: Eight-year-old Noorullah and his twin, Sanaullah, spend their days hauling yellow jerrycans on a wheelbarrow through Kabul's dusty alleys instead of...
Trump, Netanyahu Back Gaza Deal; Hamas Support Unclear
New York [US], September 30: President Donald Trump secured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's backing on Monday for a U.S.-sponsored peace proposal to end a...