The death toll from flash flooding and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to 21, an official said Sunday, with six people still missing. Torrential rains on Thursday triggered the disaster in Pesisir Selatan regency in the West Sumatra province, with more than 75,000 people forced to evacuate. “As of Sunday, 21…
Jersey’s States Assembly has supported calls for “an immediate suspension of hostilities” leading to “a permanent ceasefire” in Gaza. Politicians unanimously agreed to a proposition from Deputy Montfort Tadier, after it had been amended by the External Relations Minister. Earlier, around 60 people had gathered in the Royal Square in St Helier to call for…
Thirty-one people were killed in Mali on Tuesday and 10 others wounded when a bus travelling toward Burkina Faso fell off a bridge in the country’s southeast, the transport ministry said. The accident occurred at around 5:00 pm (1700 GMT) at a bridge crossing the Bagoe River, it added. “A bus… that was leaving Kenieba…
The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger had announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community Of West African States, ECOWAS saying it had become a threat to member states. The ECOWAS Commission, however, said the community is ready for a “negotiated solution” with the three countriesBut the Presidency in its immediate reaction…
King Charles has been admitted to hospital for treatment for an enlarged prostate, says Buckingham Palace. The procedure will be carried out at the London Clinic private hospital, where Catherine, the Princess of Wales had surgery last week. It is understood that the King visited his daughter-in-law in the hospital on Friday morning, ahead of…
At least two people have died while dozens of others are missing after a landslide struck China’s southwestern province of Yunnan. The landslide in Zhaotong City happened at 05:51 local time (21:51 GMT) on Monday, trapping 47 people. President Xi Jinping has ordered an “all-out” rescue in the area which is experiencing sub-zero temperatures. State…
A key member of Israel’s war cabinet has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of not telling the truth about the military goals in Gaza. Mr Netanyahu has publicly rejected the US push for a future Palestinian state and insisted the offensive would continue “until complete victory”. But Gadi Eisenkot said those advocating “absolute defeat” of…
Pakistan has launched missile strikes into Iran, reportedly killing nine people, after Iran carried out strikes in Pakistan late on Tuesday. Pakistan said its strikes had hit “terrorist hideouts” in Iran’s south-eastern Sistan-Baluchestan province. Three women, two men and four children were killed, Iran’s state TV said. The reciprocal air strikes come as tensions in…
China’s population has declined for a second consecutive year, underscoring concerns about the future growth of the world’s second-largest economy. Data released on Wednesday showed a population of 1.409 billion at the end of 2023 a 2.08m decrease from 2022. The most recent decline doubles that of the previous year, which marked the first population…
Israel stepped up strikes on the south of war-torn Gaza Wednesday, ahead of the expected delivery of medicines for hostages in exchange for humanitarian aid under a newly brokered deal. Air strikes and artillery fire targeted Khan Yunis throughout the night, said an AFP correspondent in the southern Gaza Strip’s biggest city. “It was the…