JERUSALEM – Just a week ago, some residents of Iran’s central province of Isfahan – a nuclear weapon and missile production hub of the Islamic Republic – cheered the Iranian rockets fired into Israel. In the early-morning hours of Friday, the Isfahan
Stomach bugs are sweeping through a Spanish seaside province adored by British tourists, a doctor has warned. The city of Malaga and the surrounding province, visited by millions of UK nationals every year, have seen a rise in the number of people
The government of Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei said on Monday a threat by oil-rich province Chubut to cut off gas and oil supplies amounted to “extortion” amid a brewing fight over tax disbursements to the Patagonian region. The conflict started late
Mariam Nawaz has become the first woman to hold the title of chief minister of eastern Punjab province in Pakistan. Nawaz won the chief minister position with a 220-0 vote in her favor, defeating her rival Rana Aftab. She was later sworn
A fire in China’s Jiangxi province resulted in at least 39 deaths and nine injuries on Wednesday, officials confirmed. The fire started in the basement of a shopping area in the Yushui district, according to officials. Rescue workers are attempting to reach
Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province is setting a deportation goal of 10,000 illegal Afghan migrants per day. An estimated 1.7 million Afghans lived in Pakistan as of October, when authorities warned they’d need to leave the country if unable to procure proper documentation
Rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua province killed a construction worker and seriously injured three others in an attack at a construction site, police said Friday. Nineteen other workers were unharmed “but experienced trauma” from the attack, which occurred on Thursday, according to
At least two people have been killed and thousands forced to evacuate by floods brought by Tropical Storm Haikui in China’s southeastern coastal Fujian province, local authorities reported Wednesday. Schools were closed and flights suspended, while more than 30,000 people were moved
Severe floods in China’s northern province of Hebei brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri this month killed at least 29 people and caused billions of dollars in economic losses, its provincial government said Friday. Official news agency Xinhua reported that rescue crews
El Salvador sent about 8,000 soldiers and police officers to comb the rural province of Cabañas for street gang members Tuesday, in one of the most massive raids since President Nayib Bukele declared a crackdown on the gangs in March 2022. About