Eighteen people have been killed in Bosnia and Herzegovina in floods caused by heavy rains. Local officials in the southern Herzegovina province of Neretva said the bodies of 16 people,…
More than 90 people have been infected and 4 people have died in Hong Kong, China, due to an infection caused by Group B Streptococcus bacteria. The Health Protection Centre…
The Italian government has announced that it will host a G7 ministerial conference on international emergencies. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tiani said in remarks quoted by the Acci news agency:…
The Israeli army said on Friday that two soldiers were killed when a drone fired from Iraq exploded. The army spokesman said the drone ‘exploded at a military base in…
Tunisia’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced on Friday that all polling stations abroad had opened to receive voters in the presidential election. After the opening of all polling stations…
At least 87 people died today (Thursday) after a ferry sank in Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the South Kivu provincial government also said 78 people…
At least 200 people have been killed by Hurricane Helene, which battered several southeastern US states and caused widespread destruction, particularly in North Carolina, where more than half the victims…
Six people have been killed after a mountain collapsed in Qijin county in southwest China’s Guizhou province. Xinhua reported that the collapse occurred on Tuesday evening, leaving a vehicle carrying…
France is hosting the 19th Summit of the Francophonie today, Friday, and tomorrow, Saturday, at the Palais Javelin in Paris. According to the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF), at…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has threatened to use nuclear weapons if his country is attacked from outside. North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported today that Kim Jong-un…