Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins Azerbaijan Formula 1 Grand Prix
Max Verstappen took a dominant victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, further solidifying the belief in a Red Bull revival, as McLaren’s Lando Norris...
Catastrophic flooding in Pakistan has affected 1.5 million people, with more than 850 deaths reported this monsoon season, as swollen rivers devastate villages and force mass displacement.
Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority reported on Sunday that severe flooding has struck thousands of villages in the northeast, impacting 1.5 million people.
Torrential rain combined with India’s release of excess dam water caused the Ravi, Sutlej, and Chenab rivers to overflow, flooding more than 1,400 villages in Punjab, including parts of Lahore.
Across Punjab, families are struggling to recover after unprecedented flooding submerged villages, homes, and farmland.
Muhammad Amjad, a rice and potato farmer in Chiniot, said, "Thirteen of my 15 acres are gone. Our rice is completely destroyed. Women and children have evacuated. Men are left guarding what remains."
Thousands of homes have been destroyed, and displaced families are sheltering in temporary camps.
The floods compound economic pressures in a country where inflation had recently eased. Analysts say delayed wheat sowing, reduced rice exports, and the need to import cotton could worsen food prices.
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.
Max Verstappen took a dominant victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, further solidifying the belief in a Red Bull revival, as McLaren’s Lando Norris reduced team-mate Oscar Piastri’s championship lead to 25 points.
The 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying session at the Baku City Circuit was nothing short of a dramatic spectacle. With red flags, crashes, and high tensions, the session delivered a chaotic build-up to race day.
In an appearance on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show (September 21), Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy defended the government's decision to recognise a Palestinian state.
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