The week LA burned
The week LA burned For more than a week, firefighters have been battling massive wildfires that have ...View More
#US '#TikTok #refugees' flee to #Chinese app #RedNote
With TikTok facing an imminent shutdown in the United States, American content creators have taken f ...View More
How the LA wildfires unfolded and what’s needed for recovery | BBC News
As Los Angeles faces its most destructive wildfires in history, tens of thousands of buildings have ...View More
#UK #climate activists target #Darwin's grave with #chalk
Climate activists have targeted Charles Darwin's grave with chalk paint, in the latest controversial ...View More
#ParisHilton among celebrities to lose homes in #LAfires
Film and television stars are among hundreds of people who have lost their homes in the Los Angeles ...View More
Family describe 'terrifying' moment they escaped wildfire in LA | BBC News
At least 10 people have been killed in devastating fires blazing across Los Angeles. So far, it's es ...View More
At least 126 killed in deadly Tibet earthquake, says Chinese state media | BBC News
More than 14000 rescue workers have arrived in Tibet to continue the search for survivors after a st ...View More
Myanmar addicts battle their demons in the 'House of Love'
Shaven-headed men pour out of their Yangon hostel at around 6am for a day of weightlifting, karate d ...View More
South Korea plane crash kills 179 people | BBC News
It has been confirmed that 179 people have died after a plane crashed while landing at an airport in ...View More
Don't underestimate North Korean troops in Russia, ex-soldiers tell BBC | BBC News
Their mission is to infiltrate enemy lines.” Former North Korean soldiers have given their insight o ...View More
Myanmar War | The Fall Of Maungdaw After A Bloody Siege: Arakan Army Releases Video
After one of the bloodiest sieges of Myanmar conflict, the Arakan Army claims to have captured the M ...View More
#Syrians ransack #Bashar al-#Assad's #Damascus residence
Syrians have ransacked a residence belonging to the ousted President Bashar al-Assad, after Islamist ...View More
What happens next in Syria? | BBC News
Rebel fighters have captured the Syrian capital of Damascus, effectively toppling Bashar al-Assad's ...View More
South Korea's parliament votes to block martial law | BBC News
Lawmakers in South Korea have voted to block the president's move to declare martial law, after both ...View More
Police enforcing martial law clash with protesters in South Korea | BBC News | BBC News
Large crowds have clashed with police outside the South Korean National Assembly after the country's ...View More
Breakthrough in war in Middle East as Israel and Hezbollah agree ceasefire | BBC News
Israel and Hezbollah have agreed a ceasefire in Lebanon which could bring an end to more than a year ...View More
What to know about 'highly strategic' #undersea #cables
Two undersea telecommunications cables have been cut in the Baltic Sea, affecting Finland, Germany, ...View More
Record 281 aid workers killed in 2024, says UN
A staggering 281 aid workers have been killed around the world so far this year, making 2024 the dea ...View More
Dozens reportedly killed in Israeli strikes on northern Gaza | BBC News
Dozens of people are reported to have been killed in overnight Israeli air strikes in northern Gaza. ...View More
Heavy #strikes hit south #Beirut after #Israel evacuation call
The Israeli army has struck south Beirut again after issuing an evacuation order. Repeated Israeli a ...View More
Bali: locals fear 'losing' the island over tourism surge
With new villas, restaurants, and clubs springing up all over Bali, locals have raised concerns over ...View More
Myanmar: 11 Killed In Airstrike At Teashop | World News | WION
11 people have been killed in an airstrike at a tea shop in Myanmar. A local ethnic armed group has ...View More
China cracks down after dumpling-hunting cyclists spark road chaos
Chinese police have cracked down on an internet craze that saw thousands of cyclists throng a highwa ...View More
UN COP29 talks centred on climate finance fight open in Baku
The COP29 talks have opened with calls for global cooperation and fresh warnings about climate disas ...View More
Saudi summit: Leaders meet to discuss Middle East conflicts | BBC News
Arab and Muslim leaders have met in Saudi Arabia to discuss the wars in Gaza and Lebanon. The summit ...View More
Inside Myanmar's fight to overthrow the military junta | ABC News
Myanmar's rebel groups have banded together to overthrow the military junta which seized control of ...View More
Spread of dengue fever in Bangladesh worries medics
More than 65000 cases of dengue have been recorded in Bangladesh at the start of November, as climat ...View More
The marble 'living Buddhas' trapped by Myanmar's civil war
For sculptors who have spent decades carving Buddha statues to help guide Myanmar's faithful, gettin ...View More
China says South Korean citizen detained for alleged spying
China's foreign ministry confirms that authorities in the country have detained a South Korean for a ...View More
#Indian capital chokes as 'hazardous' air #pollution returns
Acrid clouds have engulfed India's capital as air pollution fuelled by fireworks and farm stubble bu ...View More
North Philippine villages submerged by Tropical Storm Trami
More than 20 people have been killed by flooding in the northern Philippines, where Tropical Storm T ...View More
95 Ukrainian prisoners of war released from captivity
190 people have been released in a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine. Russia said Friday ...View More
#NorthKorea blows up #roads connecting it to the #South
Tensions have continued to rise on the Korean peninsula : North Korea blew up sections of the deeply ...View More
Myanmar Rebels Make Advances In North | Latest News | WION
Myanmar Rebels are making advances in a Northern Shan State. Ethnic armed groups of Myanmar have now ...View More
Myanmar: Rebels Eye Strategic Places For Trade With China | World News | WION
Myanmar Rebels are making advances in a Northern Shan State. Ethnic armed groups of Myanmar have now ...View More
India and Canada expel top envoys in Sikh separatist killing row
India and Canada have each expelled the other's ambassador and five other top diplomats, after New D ...View More
Hurricane Milton tornadoes kill at least four in Florida amid rescue efforts
1. FLORIDA, US 10 October 2024 Several people have been confirmed dead in Florida 2. as a result of ...View More
Bereaved and destitute: Gazans a year after 7 October
In one year of war between Israel and Hamas, the people of Gaza have lost nearly everything: their l ...View More
At least 23 people including children die in Thailand bus crash | BBC News
Emergency workers in Thailand have recovered the bodies of 23 people from a school bus which crashed ...View More
Rohingya refugees describe worsening violence in Myanmar
"Dead bodies were lying everywhere," says Mohammad, one of thousands of Rohingya who have entered Ba ...View More
'A squirrel has more rights' than an Afghan girl, says Streep
American actor Meryl Streep denounced the Taliban's oppression of Afghan women, who have lost even t ...View More
Bangladesh revolution sparks new hopes among Rohingya
Rohingya refugees have endured years of boredom, misery and violence in Bangladesh -- but last month ...View More
Pope Francis Offers Safe Haven To Aung San Suu Kyi | World News | English News | WION
Pope Francis has offered refuge to Myanmar's detained leader offering her the Vatican as the safe ha ...View More
Philippines says 'we have not lost' South China Sea reef after pullout
The Philippines insists it has not given up a disputed South China Sea reef, two days after it pulle ...View More
Voters have to choose between 'lesser of two evils' in US election, says Pope
As the US election in early November approaches, Pope Francis says both the Democratic candidate Kam ...View More
Dozens dead after Myanmar floods
At least 33 people have died in Myanmar after the severe flooding that hit the region in the afterma ...View More
Myanmar junta requests aid after deadly floods: 'They use aid for weapons' • FRANCE 24 English
Myanmar's junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that h ...View More
Deadly floods force thousands to flee from homes in Myanmar
Floods and landslides have killed almost 300 people in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand in the wa ...View More
#Hanoi river level hits 20-year high as #Typhoon #Yagi toll passes 150
Residents of Hanoi have been wading through waist-deep water as river levels hit a 20-year high and ...View More
Four dead in Thailand as typhoon flooding hits north
Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district faces severe flooding as Typhoon Yagi slams northern Thailand. Four pe ...View More
Russia says woman killed in Ukrainian drone strike near Moscow
A wave of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia overnight killed a woman near Moscow, Russian officials ...View More
Super Typhoon Yagi causes floods in Vietnam's Haiphong
Super Typhoon Yagi is leaving a trail of destruction in northern Vietnam, killing at least three peo ...View More
Deadly #Russian #strikes pound #Ukraine for 2nd day
Russia fired a wave of attack #drones and #missiles at Ukraine that killed at least five people, aut ...View More
#Inflation reaches 150% in #Gaza, how does this affect everyday #goods?
Since the start of the war between Hamas and Israel in October, shortages have caused prices to soar ...View More
Thailand flash floods after heavy rains kill 22
Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand have killed 22 people in recent days, disaste ...View More
More than 40,000 killed in Gaza, Hamas-run health ministry says | BBC News
More than 40000 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israeli military action in Gaza since t ...View More
#TaylorSwift concert cancelled due to #attack plot
The #Vienna leg of Taylor Swift's “ #Eras ” tour has been cancelled due to an attack plot. Austrian ...View More
#Covid infections among #Olympic athletes: #WHO urges governments to 'strengthen approach'
The WHO says it is "not surprising" that athletes have been infected during the Paris Olympic Games ...View More
Foreign nationals told to leave #Lebanon as war fears surge
Numerous governments have urged their citizens to leave Lebanon as diplomatic pressure mounts to avo ...View More
#Philippines , #Germany agree to broaden #defence agreement
The Philippines and Germany have agreed to deepen military cooperation, their defence ministers say, ...View More
Young #Mongolians straddle rural, #urban divide
For millennia, Mongolians have lived off the land with their livestock in round ger dwellings, which ...View More
#Indian priests invoke heavenly powers for Kamala #Harris
Hindu priests in Kamala Harris's ancestral Indian village are confident that she will become preside ...View More
#Huthi #harbour still ablaze days after #Israel strikes on #Yemen
Firefighting teams have been struggling to contain a massive blaze at Yemen's Hodeida port, days aft ...View More
Bangladesh: violent protests suspended over high death toll
Bangladeshi students have been demonstrating against politicised civil service hiring rules for the ...View More
Taiwan FM speaks to media: 'the consensus we have is the threat of China'
Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung says that Taiwan has to be aware of China's cognitive warfare ...View More
Six people found dead at Grand Hyatt hotel in Bangkok | BBC News
Six people have been found dead in a luxury hotel suite in Thailand's capital, Bangkok. Confusion an ...View More
Israel claims to have killed or wounded 60% of Hamas fighters
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant claims that the Israeli army has "eliminated or wounded 60%" o ...View More
'Ukraine will be flying F-16s this summer': US Defense Secretary
"Ukraine will be flying F-16s this summer," says US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as NATO allies ha ...View More
Climate change hits Nepal's honey hunters
For generations, Nepali climbers have gathered hallucinogenic #honey from the sides of #Himalayan mo ...View More
Keir Starmer: Britain’s new prime minister
Britain's new prime minister Keir #Starmer is an ex-human rights lawyer and public prosecutor who wi ...View More
At least nineteen people killed in attack in Russia's Dagestan region
Armed men have killed at least 19 people, including 15 police officers and four civilians, in #Russi ...View More
Refugees In Indonesia Face Increasing Resentment From Local Communities | CNA Correspondent
Described as one of the world's most marginalised and persecuted minorities, the Rohingyas have emba ...View More
US and Ukraine sign 10-year security deal
Presidents Joe #Biden and Volodymyr #Zelensky have signed a landmark 10-year #US-#Ukraine security d ...View More
The hajj in the shadow of the war in Gaza
Hundreds of thousands of #Muslims have flocked to the Saudi holy city of #Mecca for the #hajj pilgri ...View More
Dozens killed after Israel hits #UN school
A #Gaza hospital said at least 37 people have been killed in an #Israeli strike on a UN-run school t ...View More
Gaza: Witnesses report Israeli tanks in heart of Rafah | BBC News
Israeli ground troops are reported to have advanced into the heart of the southern Gazan city of Raf ...View More
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ရခိုင်မှာ ရိုဟင်ဂျာတွေ အသတ်ခံရမှု၊
Some 45,000 Rohingya have fled fighting in Myanmar: UN
The United Nations warn that escalating fighting in conflict-torn Myanmar's Rakhine State has forced ...View More
Mines, unexploded ordnance a daily menace for Afghanistan's children
Decades of war have left Afghanistan littered with landmines and other munitions, with the remnants ...View More
Relieved travellers reunite with loved ones after deadly turbulence
Rattled travellers and crew have landed in Singapore after a terrifying high-altitude plunge on a fl ...View More
China 'can't have it both ways' with Russia and West: US
The United States says Chinese President Xi Jinping cannot both improve ties with the West and suppo ...View More
Dozens killed in Indonesia flash floods
Flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in western Indonesia have killed at least 44 people w ...View More
Mongolia's wildlife at risk from overgrazing
The icy peaks of Jargalant Mountain are supposed to belong to snow leopards, whose numbers have dwin ...View More
NATO chief Stoltenberg says China 'can't have it both ways' on Russia
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg accuses China of "propping up Russia's war economy" during its invasion ...View More
Anger spikes at US universities as Gaza protests intensify
Tensions are high on several US campuses after days of pro-Palestinian protests that have triggered ...View More
Blinken calls for US, China to manage differences 'responsibly'
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls for the United States and China to manage their differenc ...View More
China issues highest-level rainstorm warning after deadly floods
More than 100000 people have been evacuated due to heavy rain and fatal floods in southern China, wi ...View More
Israel missile strike near Iran nuclear facility fuels fears of escalation | BBC News
World leaders have called for restraint in the Middle East, after a missile strike on Iran at a site ...View More
Israeli missile hits Iran, US officials say | BBC News
An Israeli missile has hit Iran, US officials have told the BBC's partner station CBS News. Iranian ...View More
BBC research reveals 50,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine | BBC News
A BBC investigation suggests more than 50000 Russian soldiers have died in the war in Ukraine. Resea ...View More
Dubai airport flooded as UAE and Oman reel from deadly storms | BBC News
Heavy rain has battered Gulf states, causing flash floods that have killed 20 people and disrupted f ...View More
Myanmar rebels say they have repelled Army push to take back Myawaddy
Rrebel fighters in Myanmar say they have repelled a government attempt to take back Myawaddy - on th ...View More
Israel says it’s shot down 300 Iranian drones and missiles with US help | BBC News
Israel has said it and its allies have intercepted the vast majority of more than 300 drones and mis ...View More
Myanmar's war on rebels: Junta loses key town on Thai border • FRANCE 24 English
Troops in Myanmar have confirmed they've withdrawn from their positions in a trade hub near the bord ...View More
Thai FM visits border town following clashes in Myanmar
Thailand's Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara visits Thailand's border with Myanmar, followin ...View More
Rebel forces claim to have captured key Thai-Myanmar border town Myawaddy
In a major setback for Myanmar's military, rebel forces have claimed to have captured a key town nea ...View More
Thai soldiers on alert as Myanmar troops withdraw from border town
Thai armoured cars are seen at a checkpoint the border town of Mae Sot as Myanmar junta troops have ...View More
7 members of Hamas leader’s family killed in Israeli airstrike - BBC News
Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh has confirmed that three of his sons and four of his grandch ...View More
Myanmar’s army drafts Rohingya men for war | BBC News
Hundreds of Muslim ethnic minority Rohingyas have been conscripted to fight from Myanmar's embattled ...View More
Gaza's biggest hospital devastated after two-week battle
Israeli forces have pulled out of #Gaza 's largest hospital complex after an intensive two-week mili ...View More
