Teacher in stable condition after being stabbed by student
A teacher who was stabbed by a student fascinated by "Nazi ideologies" in a middle school in northeastern France is in stable condition, the French ed...
The death toll in Pakistan's Punjab province is now at 159 after 63 more people died from heavy monsoon rains and at least 300 are injured in, according to authorities on Thursday.
Most victims were crushed by collapsing buildings, while others drowned or were electrocuted, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.
The floods have forced officials in Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad, to declare a public holiday to keep residents indoors. Authorities have also ordered evacuations for communities near a swollen river running through the city.
The monsoon season began in late June killing nearly 180 people nationwide, with more than half of the victims children. The downpours have also disrupted transportation, shutting down several expressways across Punjab and causing multiple flight delays and cancellations.
In Chakwal city, where 400mm of rainfall fell within a day, rescue teams used boats and military helicopters to reach people trapped by rising floodwaters.
Punjab’s Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz declared an emergency in several areas and urged the public to follow safety measures as more heavy rains and flash floods are expected over the coming weekend.
Pakistan is highly vulnerable to climate change, facing the dual impacts of extreme heat and drought alongside destructive monsoon rains.
The country has more than 13,000 glaciers which are melting rapidly, worsening water management challenges according to authorities.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
A teacher who was stabbed by a student fascinated by "Nazi ideologies" in a middle school in northeastern France is in stable condition, the French education minister told reporters on Wednesday.
A shooter killed at least one person and wounded others in a shooting on Wednesday at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, local and federal authorities said.
Iran has no intention to build nuclear weapons, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, just days before international sanctions could be reimposed on his country over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
Kabul’s groundwater is falling to record lows, pushing many residents to buy drinking water from mobile tankers, according to the Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW).
The military-led West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, denouncing it as "a tool of neo-colonial repression."
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment