DEMNATE (Morocco): A minibus plunged into a ravine in Morocco yesterday, killing all 24 people on board in one of the North African country’s worst-ever road accidents, officials said. The passengers were travelling a mountainous route to a weekly market in the town of Demnate, in the central province of […]
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WASHINGTON: Former US president Donald Trump appeared before ardent supporters in the deeply conservative southern state of Alabama on Friday (Aug 4), dismissing the latest federal indictment against him a day earlier as an “illegal and unconstitutional travesty”. Trump, who is facing sweeping conspiracy charges over his efforts to overturn […]
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia was set to host talks on the Ukraine war on Saturday (Aug 5) in the latest flexing of its diplomatic muscle, though expectations are mild for what the gathering might achieve. The meeting of national security advisers and other officials in the Red Sea coastal city of […]
BRASÍLIA: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by more than 66 per cent last month from July 2022, officials said yesterday, crediting President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s push to protect the world’s biggest rainforest. July typically marks the start of peak deforestation season, with the onset of drier weather […]
WASHINGTON: Former US President Donald Trump’s political action committee is expected to report today that it has spent about US$40 million (RM182 million) in legal fees in the first half of 2023 to defend Trump and his advisers, among others, the Washington Post reported. The New York Times separately reported […]
OSOYOOS: An evacuation order for the Canadian town of Osoyoos and its surrounding district in the province of British Columbia had been issued late Saturday night due to an out-of-control wildfire that has crossed the border from the US state of Washington. The wildfire, called Eagle Bluff, is approximately 4 […]
VÓLOS: Greek fire crews today raced to put out wildfires around the country that have raged for two weeks and left five dead, before strong winds forecast for the day rekindle blazes. Hundreds of firefighters backed by European Union reinforcements were struggling to contain fires on the islands of Rhodes, […]
NOUMEA (France): President Emmanuel Macron urged “compatriots” in New Caledonia to forge a common future today during a landmark visit, more than a year after the overseas territory’s disputed vote to remain part of France. Macron faces a significant challenge charting an acceptable path for both French loyalists and the […]
SINGAPORE: Human-induced climate change has played an “absolutely overwhelming” role in the extreme heatwaves that have swept across North America, Europe and China this month, according to an assessment by scientists published today. Throughout July, extreme weather has caused havoc across the planet, with temperatures breaking records in China, the […]
PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron on Friday (Jul 21) asked his government to draw lessons from recent riots sparked by the police shooting of a teenager, or risk deep divisions in France. The killing of Nahel M, 17, during a traffic stop last month prompted protests, riots and looting, with many […]