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Friday, 01 August 2025 06:59
Waves reach US west coast after Russian earthquake as Japan lifts tsunami warnings
One of the most powerful earthquakes in recorded history struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, registering a magnitude of 8.8. Occurring in the Pacific Ring of Fire, the quake triggered tsunami warnings across Japan, Hawaii,…
Friday, 01 August 2025 06:59
Gaza: Famine unfolding, says global hunger monitor
A famine is unfolding across Gaza, according to the UN-led Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), which says conditions have “worsened dramatically” in recent months. Gaza’s food consumption is now at its lowest since the Israel-Hamas…
Friday, 01 August 2025 06:58
Beijing: 30 dead and 80,000 evacuated after flooding
At least 30 people have died and over 80,000 have been evacuated following devastating rainstorms and floods in Beijing and surrounding regions. Chinese authorities confirmed the deaths, with 21 caused by drowning - many in underground…
Friday, 01 August 2025 06:58
Cambodia and Thailand agree to ceasefire
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire following deadly border clashes that escalated last week. The breakthrough came during mediation talks in Malaysia, hosted by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Both Cambodian Prime…
Friday, 01 August 2025 06:56
New York shooting: gunman ‘went to wrong floor’
A tragic mass shooting unfolded in a Manhattan skyscraper when Shane Tamura, 27, entered the building housing the NFL headquarters and killed four people before taking his own life. Tamura, a former high school football star…
Friday, 01 August 2025 06:55
Pastors and other Christians Brutalized in Odisha State, India
Twenty pastors were brutally attacked in Kotamateru village, Odisha state, India, while attending a Christian seed-blessing ceremony on June 21. Local villagers, armed with axes, knives, and wooden sticks, ambushed the pastors as they left the…