A sudden heavy rainfall triggered flash floods Wednesday in northeastern India that swamped several towns, washed away a bridge and submerged army camps, killing eight civilians and leaving 23 soldiers missing, the army and news reports said. The flooding took place along
Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a US ex-president. He was released on $200,000 bond and headed back
Chinese President Xi Jinping triggered speculation about a potential health scare after he mysteriously skipped a major speech in South Africa with no explanation this week. Xi was scheduled to address the BRICS business forum in Johannesburg on Monday night, but instead
After the havoc wreaked by Storm Hans, authorities in Norway and other northern European countries have issued warnings for “extremely heavy rainfall,” exacerbating the already dire situation. Storm Hans led to fatalities, extensive property damage, and widespread disruptions in countries including Norway,
Tropical Storm Mawar has brought up to 10 inches of rain to Japan so far and has triggered mudslides and floods in the central and western regions of the country. Pedestrians in Tokyo clutched umbrellas as heavy winds blew tree branches and
Washington’s Mount St. Helens erupted for nine hours on this day in history, May 18, 1980 — killing 57 people and triggering the largest landslide in recorded history. Prior to the eruption, Mount St. Helens stood at 9,677 feet, says the website
Roughly 220,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or severely wounded while fighting in Ukraine, UK defence minister Ben Wallace has estimated. Addressing the latest US intelligence regarding the current casualty figures, Mr Wallace said he believed the estimate was accurate. Of those
A government anti-terrorism unit in the U.K. has reportedly flagged key English literature as potential triggers for right-wing extremism – leading one author whose work is on the list to bash the agency’s strategy. Classic authors such as C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien,
State-employed archaeologists in Greece launched strike action Tuesday to protest an assault on an archaeologist responsible for the resort island of Mykonos, an attack they say may have been linked to commercial pressure to extend tourism development. Archaeologist Manolis Psarros was beaten
Mexico’s inflation rate rose in January to 7.91%, leading the country’s central bank to boost its principle interest rate to 11% on Thursday. ANNUAL INFLATION RATE IN EGYPT REACHES NEW HIGH AS CURRENCY SURGES The Bank of Mexico said inflation was not