More than 1.6 million people in Somalia could be affected by the recent unusually heavy seasonal rains, the United Nations has warned. The UN has released $25m (£20.5m) in aid, describing the floods as a “once-in-a-century event.” Authorities say at least 29 people have been killed and more than 300,000 displaced, with more rain to
Ukraine’s capital Kyiv has been hit by the first Russian air attack in 52 days, according to city officials. Writing on the Telegram messaging app, Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said “strong explosions were heard” in the early hours of Saturday morning. Preliminary information suggests air defense systems were able to intercept the missiles, Mr. Klitschko
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are to meet next week in the San Francisco Bay area, two senior administration officials said. The encounter on 15 November will be only their second face-to-face meeting during the Biden presidency. It will be wide-ranging, US officials said, with the Israel-Hamas war, Taiwan, war in
The Thai owner of the Miss Universe pageant, which was once part of former US president Donald Trump’s business empire, has filed for bankruptcy a year after buying it for $20m (£16.4m). JKN Global Group has said it would try to resolve a “liquidity problem”. Its chief executive, Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip, is a transgender woman who bought
Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes raised fears of a volcanic eruption. Authorities have ordered thousands living in the southwestern town of Grindavík to evacuate as a precaution. The Icelandic Met Office (IMO) says it is concerned large amounts of magma – molten rock- are spreading underground and could
PARIS(Correspondent) -France’s political parties are divided over the upcoming march against anti-semitism in Paris. Despite a recent surge in anti-Semitic incidents in the country, a call for a weekend march in Paris against anti-semitism has sparked bitter squabbling between political parties. While the speakers of the country’s two houses of parliament have called for the
