WHO says millions of Afghans at risk as fragile health system faces funding shortfall
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Afghanistan is facing a worsening humanitarian and health crisis in 2025, with millions of returni...
A fierce khamsin dust storm cloaked the Egyptian capital in a yellow haze on Wednesday, shutting schools and cutting visibility as winds gusting to 80 kph swept across Cairo and much of the country.
A fierce khamsin dust storm swept across Cairo on Wednesday, tinting the sky a hazy yellow and slashing visibility throughout the Egyptian capital. Outlying districts such as New Cairo and 6 October City—bordered by open desert—were hit hardest.
All schools remained closed after the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) issued a high-impact alert, forecasting winds of 40–60 kph with gusts up to 80 kph. The EMA urged residents to avoid unstable structures, wear masks outdoors and drive cautiously amid the blowing sand.
The storm was expected to reach much of the country, including Greater Cairo, North Upper Egypt, the Suez Canal zone, the Sinai Peninsula and the Gulf of Suez. Thunderstorms were possible along the northern coast, while light to moderate rain was forecast for Greater Cairo, North Sinai and Suez Canal cities. Maritime traffic in the Gulf of Suez faced three-metre waves.
Khamsin winds, common from March to May, signal the shift from Egypt’s breezy spring to its intense summer heat. Temperatures in Greater Cairo were set to peak at 33 °C on Wednesday and climb to 40 °C in parts of Upper Egypt, before dropping to about 27 °C in the capital on Thursday.
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.
Music mega-star Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce announced their engagement. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married," the couple wrote in a joint Instagram post, alongside photos of Kelce proposing to Swift in a garden of pink and white flowers.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Afghanistan is facing a worsening humanitarian and health crisis in 2025, with millions of returning refugees expected to stretch the country’s already fragile health system.
A woman pinned beneath concrete, a man with a badly broken leg, a child trapped under the rubble.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, as relations between the two Asian powers show signs of warming amidst U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of steep tariffs on New Delhi.
Germany has told its nationals to leave Iran and refrain from travelling there to avoid getting caught in retaliatory acts by Tehran over Germany's role in triggering United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme.
Britain has barred Israeli government officials from attending its largest defence trade show, DSEI UK 2025, in response to Israel's escalating military operations in Gaza. The move marks a rare rebuke of a historically close ally during rising humanitarian concerns.
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