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Pentagon deploys more U.S. troops to southern border
May 23, 2025 (UPI)
The troops are being deployed to Joint Task Force-Southern Border to provide sustainment, engineering, medical and operational capabilities, USNORTHCOM said in ...
At least 19 trapped in southwest China landslides: state media
May 22, 2025 (AFP)
The two landslides occurred in separate parts of Dafang county, the first at around 3 am (1900 GMT Wednesday) and another at 9 am, state broadcaster CCTV said. ...
Syria and Chinese company sign memorandum on investment
May 22, 2025 (AFP)
The General Authority for Land and Maritime Ports said on X that it had signed a "strategic agreement" with the Chinese company Fidi. The deal gives Fidi full o...
Landslide at gold mine in Indonesia's east kills six, 14 missing
May 19, 2025 (AFP)
Hours of heavy rain triggered the landslide and floods in West Papua province on Friday night, local search and rescue agency head Yefri Sabaruddin told AFP. "T...
Syria gives holdout armed groups deadline to join state forces
May 17, 2025 (AFP)
Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra said all major armed factions had now been integrated into the defence ministry after the new authorities began working to bring them ...
Reports of Indian navy forcing Rohingyas into sea 'unconscionable': UN expert
May 15, 2025 (AFP)
"The idea that Rohingya refugees have been cast into the sea from naval vessels is nothing short of outrageous," said Tom Andrews, the United Nations special ra...
Homeland Security asks to mobilize 20K National Guard troops for border enforcement
May 15, 2025 (UPI)
The story was first reported by The New York Times on Thursday. "Defending the homeland and protecting U.S. territorial integrity is a fundamental DoD mission,"...
Climate change increasing risk of pregnancy problems: study
May 14, 2025 (AFP)
Being exposed to extreme heat while pregnant has previously been linked to a range of problems, including a higher risk of premature birth, stillbirth, birth de...
EU demands accountability for Myanmar school strike
May 14, 2025 (AFP)
A Myanmar junta air strike on Monday killed 20 students and two teachers in the village of Oe Htein Kwin in the country's Sagaing region, according to a school ...
France pledges 10 mn euros for Chernobyl repair: Europe bank
May 14, 2025 (AFP)
The amount, equivalent to $11.2 million, was unveiled at the annual conference of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London. Ukraine...
China tells US 'stop smearing and shifting blame' on fentanyl crisis
May 13, 2025 (AFP)
The United States and China on Monday announced a deal to drastically reduce tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days, an outcome Trump dubbed a "total reset". Under tha...
Jordan hospital treats war casualties from across Middle East
May 11, 2025 (AFP)
They all met at the charitable Al-Mowasah hospital in the Jordanian capital Amman, which treats some of the many civilians wounded in conflicts across the Middl...
Five dead, two missing in Colombia landslide
May 09, 2025 (AFP)
Rescue teams were deployed to Sabaneta municipality, south of Medellin, where heavy rains caused landslides and flooding, Antioquia department governor Andres J...
US climate agency stops tracking costly natural disasters
May 08, 2025 (AFP)
The database, which spans the years 1980-2024, has allowed researchers, the media and the public to keep a tally of events ranging from wildfires to hurricanes ...
Crisis-hit Maldives secures $8.8bn Qatar investment
May 05, 2025 (AFP)
Three residential and office towers, a convention centre and hotels will form part of the Maldives International Financial Centre (MIFC), President Mohamed Muiz...
10 dead, dozens hurt after boats capsize in China: state media
May 05, 2025 (AFP)
The passenger boats overturned Sunday afternoon on a river in Qianxi city, Guizhou province, state broadcaster CCTV said, sending 84 people into waters. As of M...
Gazans struggling to survive as Israel plans for 'conquest'
May 05, 2025 (AFP)
The plan to expand military operations, approved by Israel's security cabinet overnight, includes holding territories in the besieged Gaza Strip and moving the ...
Mexico's president rejects Trump offer of U.S. troops to fight cartels
May 04, 2025 (UPI)
Sheinbaum, speaking on Saturday from the opening of the new Benito Juárez García University for Well-being in the Texcoco Lake Ecological Park, addressed a Fr...
Over 200 killed in at least 243 Myanmar military attacks since quake: UN
May 02, 2025 (AFP)
"The unremitting violence inflicted on civilians, despite a ceasefire nominally declared in the wake of the devastating earthquake on 28 March, underscores the ...
Myanmar junta lets post-quake truce expire
May 01, 2025 (AFP)
The March 28 magnitude-7.7 quake in Myanmar's central belt killed nearly 3,800 and has left tens of thousands homeless as the summer monsoon season approaches. ...
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