Putin highlights Trump talks and global efforts to resolve Ukraine conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that recent talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and efforts by China and India could help resolve the Ukraine...
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.
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.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
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.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that recent talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and efforts by China and India could help resolve the Ukraine crisis, while reiterating Moscow’s stance on NATO expansion and the origins of the conflict.
Falling debris from a destroyed Ukrainian drone sparked a fire at a power substation in Kropotkin, Russia, which was quickly extinguished, authorities said.
On 1 September, in Tianjin, China, a meeting took place between the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and the President of the Republic of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the press service of the Azerbaijani President reported.
Iran has inaugurated a $70 million water diversion initiative aimed at increasing the capital’s water supply.
Indonesian students and civil society organisations suspended protests on Monday after a week of mounting anger over lawmakers’ pay and the police response, citing fears of tighter security measures following deadly unrest at the weekend.
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment