The Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland has been bracing for a volcanic eruption for days. Cracks appeared in the earth over the weekend, and steam is pouring out from deep below ground. The Icelandic Met Office warns of a “significant risk” of an eruption in the days ahead, and it pinpoints the town of Grindavik, … Read more
Israel has long accused Hamas of using the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza as a cover for its military operations. Israeli forces have raided the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City for the second consecutive day, following days of encircling the largest medical facility in Gaza. They claim to have found what they call “grab bags” containing … Read more
President Lazarus Chakwera announced austerity measures aimed at healing the economy. Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has suspended all foreign trips by government officials, including himself. The move, announced in a nationally televised address on Wednesday night, was part of what he called tough measures to heal the Southern African nation’s economy. He also directed all … Read more
TOKYO, Nov 16 (Reuters) – A 53-year-old man was arrested in Tokyo on Thursday after crashing a car into a barricade near the entrance of the Israeli embassy and injuring a police officer, authorities said. Police said the suspect was a member of a right-wing organisation, without elaborating, and that a policeman in his 20s … Read more
The US president appears to be struggling to assert his influence on Israel to stop the war. United States President Joe Biden is facing his biggest international crisis yet. Israel’s war on Gaza is showing no signs of stopping. Hospitals, schools, refugee camps – nowhere is safe for Palestinians, with the war now in its … Read more
The guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner shot down a drone fired from Yemen over the Red Sea early Wednesday, according to two U.S. defense officials. Unlike an incident last month in which an American destroyer shot down multiple drones and missiles fired in the direction of Israel, this drone was headed toward the USS Thomas … Read more
Leader of UN’s meteorological agency says the world is still ‘heading in the wrong direction’ and must cut use of fossil fuels. The United Nations says the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere surged to new highs last year as climate change fuelled extreme weather across the globe. In a bulletin released on Wednesday, … Read more
Belize’s decision follows similar moves by fellow Latin American states Bolivia, Colombia, Chile and Honduras. Belize has suspended ties with Israel due to its “indiscriminate bombing” of the Gaza Strip, the latest in a string of diplomatic rebukes of Tel Aviv. The Belize government announced on Tuesday that it was recalling its ambassador and retracting … Read more
By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News 4 hours ago Image source, Sebastiao Moreira/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Image caption, Brazilian cities including Sao Paulo are among those to be experiencing high temperatures Red alerts have been issued for almost 3,000 towns and cities across Brazil, which have been experiencing an unprecedented heatwave. Rio de Janeiro recorded 42.5C on Sunday – … Read more
After over a month of the Israel-Hamas war, journalists have had little, if any, access to the Gaza Strip. As the Israeli ground offensive deepens, army troops are taking reporters on tours of the besieged enclave. Our correspondent Claire Duhamel spent three hours embedded with them in northern Gaza. Here is her report. Issued on: 14/11/2023 … Read more