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Indonesia extends airport closures as Anak Krakatau eruption strands 270,000 passengers
JAKARTA, Sept 7 — Indonesia’s main airport and three others postponed reopening on Monday after halting operations following a volcanic eruption that left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded. Mount […]
UN rights chief warns AI could become existential threat to humanity
GENEVA, Sept 7 — The United Nations rights chief warned Monday that artificial intelligence could pose an “existential threat to humanity”, demanding immediate action to reduce the risks. Speaking before […]
UN demands accountability after 23 deaths in US immigration custody
GENEVA, Sept 7 — The United Nations rights chief on Monday demanded accountability for swelling numbers of deaths in US immigration custody, and urged Washington to halt deportations to places […]
Yemen’s Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of of air raids, missile strikes as tensions rise
DUBAI, Sept 7 — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis on Monday accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out airstrikes around the country as the rebels press a deadly offensive to seize territory bordering […]
Germany asks UN court to throw out Gaza genocide case
THE HAGUE, Sept 7 — Germany on Monday urged the United Nations’ top court to throw out a case against it by Nicaragua, which has accused Berlin of “facilitating genocide” […]
Philippine prosecutors charge Marcos’ lawmaker cousin with plunder over ‘ghost’ flood projects
MANILA, Sept 7 — Philippine prosecutors filed a criminal charge today against a lawmaker and cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos over his alleged involvement in a massive corruption scandal involving […]
Indonesia Papua market blaze kills 11, including six children, as fire razes 40 kiosks and homes
JAYAPURA (Indonesia), Sept 7 — A fire in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region razed a market today and killed 11 people, including six children, police said. The fire was first spotted […]
US envoys bring ‘more effective proposals’, Ukraine says, as shuttle diplomacy continues
KYIV, Sept 7 — Washington’s envoys have brought new, “more effective” proposals on ending the war with Russia to Kyiv, and President Volodymyr Zelensky is meeting them again in a […]
Rescuers confront ‘unprecedented’ multi‑tunnel search in Nepal’s flood disaster
KATHMANDU, Sept 7 — Nepal’s flood disaster posed an unprecedented challenge, Australian rescue expert Arnold Dix said today, with multiple search operations underway in Himalayan hydropower tunnels. The August 26 […]
‘Wow, I love it!’: Trump suggests renaming New Mexico state ‘New America’
WASHINGTON, Sept 7 — US President Donald Trump’s name-changing spree found an unlikely new target yesterday when he suggested the state of New Mexico could become “New America.” His proposal, […]