Beijing issues landslide warning as record rainfall batters northern China
Beijing has issued a geological disaster alert for most of the city after intense rainfall triggered fears of landslides and flash floods. Nearby Baod...
UN Security Council hears Israel and Iran clash over recent nuclear strikes, with both sides presenting sharply opposing views amid growing regional tensions.
Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, said the strikes were aimed at underground enrichment sites at Natanz, claiming the facility was operating at a level that could soon produce material for multiple nuclear weapons. Danon said the decision followed extended diplomatic efforts and warnings.
“We waited for diplomacy to work… Last night the wait ended,” Danon told the Council. He added that Israel’s actions were a matter of national preservation taken after what he described as years of Iranian non-compliance.
A U.S. official, McCoy Pitt, confirmed that Washington had been informed in advance but did not participate militarily. “Every sovereign nation has the right to defend itself and Israel is no exception,” he said. Pitt added that the U.S. remains focused on protecting its citizens and personnel in the region.
Iran’s ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, called the strikes a “declaration of war” and said Iran would exercise its right to self-defense under the UN Charter. He emphasized that Iran’s response would be “lawful, proportionate and determined.”
Iran also reported damage at the Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan nuclear sites and said some of its military personnel were killed. The UN nuclear watchdog confirmed that a pilot enrichment plant at Natanz was destroyed.
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.
Australian researchers have created a groundbreaking “biological AI” platform that could revolutionise drug discovery by rapidly evolving molecules within mammalian cells.
Australian researchers have pioneered a low-cost and scalable plasma-based method to produce ammonia gas directly from air, offering a green alternative to the traditional fossil fuel-dependent Haber-Bosch process.
A series of earthquakes have struck Guatemala on Tuesday afternoon, leading authorities to advise residents to evacuate from buildings as a precaution against possible aftershocks.
The U.S. economy faces a 40% risk of recession in the second half of 2025, JP Morgan analysts said on Wednesday, citing rising tariffs and stagflation concerns.
Beijing has issued a geological disaster alert for most of the city after intense rainfall triggered fears of landslides and flash floods. Nearby Baoding saw more than a year's worth of rain fall in just eight hours, displacing thousands and breaking historical records.
Australia has signed a long-term defence treaty with Britain to deepen cooperation on the AUKUS nuclear submarine initiative over the next 50 years, the government announced on Saturday.
Pakistani FM Ishaq Dar said that Pakistan and the United States are 'very close' to finalising a trade agreement, suggesting the deal could be reached within days. However, U.S. officials made no mention of a specific timeline following Dar’s meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
At a United Nations Security Council meeting on Friday, the United States called on China to stop supporting Russia’s military efforts in Ukraine, accusing Beijing of enabling Moscow’s aggression through the export of dual-use goods.
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