CNN — At least 74 people have died and scores more are still missing in Myanmar following heavy flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi, state media reported on Sunday. The flooding across the civil war-torn country has impacted more than 450 villages and wards, according to Myanmar News Agency (MNA). It added that search … Read more
Edmundo Gonzalez is seeking asylum in Spain after he challenged the re-election of Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela has said that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has left the country after a day of rising diplomatic tensions and is seeking asylum in Spain. “After taking refuge voluntarily at the Spanish embassy in Caracas a few days ago, [Gonzalez] … Read more
The U.S. aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, also known as “IKE,” sails in the Red Sea on June 12, 2024. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption toggle caption Bernat Armangue/AP The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower — which had been leading the response against Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of … Read more
Former Tottenham Hotspur and PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino leaves Chelsea after only one year in charge of the club. Mauricio Pochettino has left his job as Chelsea manager by mutual consent after one season in charge, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. “On behalf of everyone at Chelsea, we would like to express our … Read more
Johannesburg — An elephant attack that left an American woman dead in Zambia was captured in harrowing cellphone video over the weekend. The clip, shot by tourists in Zambia’s Kafue National Park, begins inside an open safari vehicle during a game drive. In the distance, a large bull elephant can be seen coming toward the … Read more
Nine people including 8 children are dead and at least 78 others have been hospitalized after eating sea turtle meat on an East African island, multiple media outlets are reporting. According to the National Institutes of Health website, eating marine turtles can cause chelonitoxism, a rare and potentially deadly type of food poisoning. The deaths … Read more
For Putin, who after decades as Russia’s leader remains a spy at heart, there is no greater joy than outfoxing Russia’s adversaries in the dark arts (especially Germany, where he spent part of his KGB career running agents). To be fair, Putin received a major assist — however unwittingly — from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. … Read more
Footage from the Belgian capital shows smoke bellowing across the city, after farmers set fire to tyres, resulting in police firing water cannons to put out the flames. Protesting farmers, who drove their tractors into the heart of the city and filled streets with manure, are angry at low food prices, cheap imports and new … Read more
Dawn attack at Mexico holiday party leaves 12 dead: authorities News By Reuters Published Dec. 17, 2023, 5:44 p.m. ET MEXICO CITY — A dozen people were killed in an attack at a holiday party in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, Mexican authorities said Sunday. The attack took place at dawn in the town … Read more