Climate change is slowing heat waves, prolonging misery

Mar 31, 2024

Washington [US], March 31: Climate change is causing heat waves to slow to a crawl, exposing humans to extreme temperatures for longer than ever before,...

Pro-Kurdish candidate fights anti-migrant sentiment in Turkey

Mar 31, 2024

Ankara [Turkey], March 31: A pro-Kurdish candidate, who lost his arm in prison during a police raid after a hunger strike in 2000, has turned...

Peruvian president's home raided in luxury watch probe

Mar 31, 2024

Lima [Peru], March 31: Peruvian authorities raided President Dina Boluarte's home on Saturday as part of an ongoing corruption investigation related to undisclosed luxury watches....

Trump appeals Georgia prosecutor ruling

Mar 31, 2024

Washington [US], March 31: Donald Trump on Friday asked a Georgia appeals court to disqualify the district attorney prosecuting him for trying to overturn his...

Ukraine says Russian attacks damage power facilities

Mar 31, 2024

Kiev [Ukraine], March 31: Massive Russian missile and drone attacks hit thermal and hydro power plants in central and western Ukraine overnight, officials said on...

Dutch nightclub hostage drama ends peacefully

Mar 31, 2024

The Hague [Netherlands], March 31: A hostage drama at a nightclub in the eastern Netherlands ended peacefully after several hours on Saturday with the arrest...

Pope soldiers through Easter Vigil after missing procession

Mar 31, 2024

Vatican [Vatican City], March 31: Pope Francis on Saturday soldiered through a more than 2-hour Easter Vigil Mass in St Peter's Basilica, one of the...

Three ships carrying Gaza aid set sail from Cyprus

Mar 31, 2024

Nicosia [Cyprus], March 31: A maritime convoy of three ships carrying hundreds of tons of aid for Gaza left the Cypriot port of Larnaca on...

Sahara dust cloud smothers Germany, France and Switzerland

Mar 31, 2024

Berlin [Germany], March 31: Parts of Europe were clouded on Saturday by an exceptionally rare haze of dust swept up from the Sahara desert.