Super El Niño could cause 451,000 heat deaths

Sep 24, 2026

Washington [US], September 24: This year's powerful El Niño could result in 451,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide between June 2026 and February 2027 compared with...

US lifts sanctions on Eritrea 'to advance US regional interests' in Red Sea

Sep 20, 2026

Washington [US], September 20: The United States has lifted sanctions on Eritrea, with the Department of State saying President Donald Trump had chosen not to...

US court blocks Trump plan to deport migrants to third countries

Sep 20, 2026

Washington [US], September 20: A US federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's policy of rapidly deporting migrants to countries other than their own...

North Korea's foreign ministry dismisses UN nuclear watchdog resolution

Sep 20, 2026

Pyongyang [North Korea], September 20: The North Korean Foreign Ministry has dismissed a resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that criticises Pyongyang's nuclear...

Millions without power in Cuba

Sep 20, 2026

Havana [Cuba], September 20: Millions in Cuba were left without power on Friday as the country was plunged into yet another major blackout.

PM spruiks social ban, airs AI risks with ex-Apple head

Sep 20, 2026

Sydney [Australia], September 20: The risks posed by the growing use of AI need to be mitigated, the prime minister has warned, as he spruiks...

Denmark and Greenland safeguard sovereignty in US security deal

Sep 20, 2026

New York [US], September 20: Denmark and Greenland on Saturday said any ​agreement with the United States would not compromise Greenland's sovereignty, after President Donald...

Elderly woman among three killed in separate incidents

Sep 20, 2026

New York [US], September 20: Three women have died just hours apart in separate incidents in one state, including an elderly woman who was fatally...

11 Syrian personnel killed in Deir ez-Zor depot blast

Sep 20, 2026

Damascus [Syria], September 20: The Syrian Ministry of Defence announced that 11 of its personnel were killed in an explosion at a weapons depot at...