Floods kill 43 in Indonesia’s West Sumatra, 15 missing
TANAH DATAR, (Reuters) – Flash floods and mudslides in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province killed at least 43 people over the weekend while a search for…
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Australia backs gas beyond 2050 despite climate fears
Australia has announced it will ramp up its extraction and use of gas until “2050 and beyond”, despite global calls to phase out fossil fuels….
Kevin Spacey overturns UK ruling in sex assault case over lawyers’ mistake
LONDON, (Reuters) – Oscar-winning U.S. actor Kevin Spacey on Tuesday overturned a London court ruling which effectively found him liable for an alleged sexual assault…
Israeli military takes control of vital Rafah crossing from Gaza into Egypt
RAFAH, Gaza Strip/CAIRO (Reuters) – Israeli forces seized the main border crossing between Egypt and southern Gaza on Tuesday, shutting down a vital aid route…
Biden speaks with Netanyahu as Israelis appear closer to Rafah offensive
President Joe Biden again urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against launching an offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah as Israel on Monday…
Kremlin critics say Russia is targeting its foes abroad with killings, poisonings and harassment
AP – The military defector was killed in a hail of gunfire and then run over by a car in Spain. The opposition figure was…
Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue
AP – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of…
Trump NYC hush money trial to resume with banker’s testimony
Reuters – Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial is set to resume in New York on Tuesday with testimony from a banker familiar with accounts…
Indonesia’s Ruang volcano erupts, more than 12,000 people evacuated
Reuters – Indonesia’s Ruang volcano erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava as lightning flashes lit up its crater, prompting authorities to raise the alert status and…
Zelensky: Russia taking advantage of slow arms delivery
BBC – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia is taking advantage of the slow delivery of Western weapons to go on the offensive. His comments…