Lebanon cabinet backs army plan to disarm Hezbollah, Shi’ite ministers walk out
Lebanon’s cabinet on Friday endorsed an army plan to disarm Hezbollah as Shi’ite ministers stage walk out in protest....
The death toll from weeks of torrential rains and flooding in Pakistan has risen above 300, local officials said on Saturday.
Unusually heavy monsoon rains have swept away roads and buildings, with cloudbursts, flash floods, lightning strikes and house collapses killing scores across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The Buner district was the worst hit, where 100 people died, according to provincial chief secretary Shahab Ali Shah. A helicopter delivering aid to Bajaur near the Afghan border crashed in bad weather, killing five crew members.
In Swat, more than 2,000 residents were evacuated as rivers and streams overflowed. Rescuers also saved 1,300 stranded tourists in Mansehra’s Siran Valley after flash floods and landslides, emergency spokesman Bilal Faizi said.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif convened an emergency meeting to assess the situation, while the disaster management agency issued fresh warnings of glacial lake outburst floods in the north, urging travellers to stay away from vulnerable areas.
The Gilgit-Baltistan region has faced repeated flooding since July, triggering landslides along the vital Karakoram Highway linking Pakistan with China. The area’s glaciers supply about 75% of the country’s stored water.
A study by World Weather Attribution found that rainfall in Pakistan between 24 June and 23 July was 10–15% heavier due to climate change.
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 powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
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.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
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.
Lebanon’s cabinet on Friday endorsed an army plan to disarm Hezbollah as Shi’ite ministers stage walk out in protest.
The U.S. has ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield for operations against designated narco-terrorist groups operating in the southern Caribbean, sources said. The planes are expected to arrive by late next week.
David Lammy, Yvette Cooper and Shabana Mahmood are on the up as Prime Minister Keir Starmer reshuffles his cabinet following former deputy Angela Rayner's exit.
At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China, fresh details surfaced about the circumstances behind Azerbaijan’s blocked membership bid. Diplomatic sources cited by APA said the decision was not only driven by India but also actively supported by Russia.
Joe Biden has undergone a surgical procedure to remove cancerous skin cells and is recovering well, according to NBC News.
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