More than 300 people killed due to heavy rain, floods in Pakistan
The death toll from weeks of torrential rains and flooding in Pakistan has risen above 300, local officials said on Saturday....
Germany is stepping up its military readiness, aiming to fully equip its armed forces by 2029 amid rising concerns over future threats from Russia.
Germany’s Chief of Defence, Carsten Breuer, has issued a directive to prepare the country's military for full operational readiness by 2029. This move comes as NATO officials, including Breuer, warn that Russia could be capable of launching a large-scale attack on NATO territory by then. The directive prioritizes key areas such as air defense, deep precision strike capabilities, ammunition stockpiles, electronic warfare, and space-based systems.
Funding will be supported by relaxed fiscal rules introduced earlier this year. The document underscores Germany's intention to align more closely with NATO’s strategic goals amid a shifting security landscape.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
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.
A resumption of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports is not expected in the near term, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, despite an announcement by Iraq’s federal government a day earlier stating that shipments would resume immediately.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 56 kilometres east of Gorgan in northern Iran early Sunday morning, according to preliminary seismic data.
The death toll from weeks of torrential rains and flooding in Pakistan has risen above 300, local officials said on Saturday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him China would not invade Taiwan during Trump’s presidency, adding that Xi described himself and China as “very patient.”
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday that foreign companies are welcome to do business in Brazil, speaking at the opening of a Chinese automaker’s factory in Sao Paulo state.
Serbian police used teargas and crowd control vehicles in Belgrade on Friday evening to disperse anti-government protesters who threw firecrackers and flares at officers, marking a sharp escalation in the nine-month-long demonstrations.
Latest round of peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine appear to have yielded no concrete results even as President Trump remains hopeful.
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