Burnham then made the short drive back to Downing Street where he was set to make a landmark speech laying out his vision for the country. Burnham has promised “to pass power from the authorities to ordinary people” and “to build a new politics — the country is crying out for it,” he said in … Read more
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook the Andes region of Peru, killing at least six people, authorities said Sunday. More than 30 people were injured and 300 have been displaced. The US Geological Survey reported the quake struck on Saturday at 9.24pm, with its epicentre located 2km (1.2 miles) west-south-west of the city of Sicaya in Huancayo … Read more
NewsFeed Typhoon Bavi brought heavy rain and powerful winds to Japan’s southern islands while skirting Taiwan, where rough seas, fallen trees and localized damage were reported. Despite the storm, residents in Keelung ventured out to markets as Bavi weakened while tracking toward China’s east coast, where landfall is expected on Sunday. Published On 11 … Read more
NewsFeed A gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in China’s Shanxi province has killed at least 90 workers, with nine still missing. The blast hit late on Friday when hundreds of miners were underground. President Xi Jinping has ordered all out rescue efforts as authorities investigate and detain a company official. Published On 23 … Read more
Road accidents, often linked to speeding, claim thousands of lives each year in Egypt. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 20 Feb 202620 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A collision between a truck and a passenger pick-up in Egypt’s northeastern Port Said province has left 18 people … Read more
US weather forecasters warn of extremely cold temperatures, potential for winter storms across several states. Published On 20 Jan 202620 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off the interstate highway in Michigan as a snowstorm made conditions “treacherous” for road … Read more
BRASILIA, Brazil — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left a hospital in capital Brasilia on Thursday, a week after he underwent a double hernia surgery. A car took the embattled ex-leader back to the federal police headquarters where he is serving his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup d’etat aimed at keeping him in … Read more
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado went to Norway despite a travel ban imposed by Venezuelan authorities. Published On 17 Dec 202517 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has left Oslo after travelling to Norway in secret last week to collect her Nobel Peace Prize, … Read more
A drone strike has hit a United Nations peacekeeping logistics base in war-torn Sudan, killing six peacekeepers, the UN secretary general António Guterres has said. Eight other peacekeepers were wounded in the strike on Saturday in the city of Kadugli in the central region of Kordofan. All the victims are Bangladeshi nationals, serving in the … Read more
Four inmates died and more than 30 others were injured Sunday when a riot broke out at a prison in Ecuador, corrections officials in the South American country said. The riot stemmed from the “reorganization of inmates” to a new maximum-security prison that will soon begin operating in a different province, according to a statement … Read more