23 m. ago Sudan’s Darfur landslide kills more than 1,000 people after wiping out entire village

Disaster strikes Tarasin village in central Darfur’s Marrah Mountains following several days of heavy late-August rainfall

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3 h. ago Indonesia protests explained: why did they start and how has the government responded?

Anger at perks for politicians spilled over into wider protests after the death of a 21-year-old delivery driver in JakartaAt least seven people have died, hundreds have been injured and public buildings have been burnt and looted after thousands of people took to the streets in anti-government protests across Indonesia over the past week.The clashes between riot police and rock-throwing protesters that began in the capital and quickly spread beyond Jakarta have been seen as a major test for President Prabowo Subianto, a former general who has been in office for less than a year. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Sudan landslide kills at least 1,000 people, rebel group says

The landslide destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan and left only one survivorMore than 1,000 people were killed in a landslide in western Sudan on Sunday, according to a rebel group that controls the area.The landslide destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan and left only one survivor, said the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago ‘A common enemy beyond ideologies’: Spain’s PM announces plan to tackle climate crisis

Pedro Sánchez says country’s deadly August wildfires show society needs to mobilise and take immediate actionSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced a 10-point plan to prepare the country for the climate emergency, warning that “if we don’t want to bequeath our children a Spain that’s grey from fire and flames, or a Spain that’s brown from floods, then we need a Spain that’s greener”.Sánchez said August’s heatwave-fuelled wildfires – which killed four people, burned through an area six times the size of Ibiza, and required “the biggest human and technical deployment” ever seen in Spain – showed immediate action must be taken to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Climate change kills, Spanish PM tells deniers at launch of plan to tackle crisis

Pedro Sánchez says country’s deadly August wildfires show society needs to mobilise and take immediate actionSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced a 10-point plan to prepare the country for the climate emergency, warning: “If we don’t want to bequeath our children a Spain that’s grey from fire and flames, or a Spain that’s brown from floods, then we need a Spain that’s greener.”Sánchez said August’s heatwave-fuelled wildfires – which killed four people, burned through an area six times the size of Ibiza and required “the biggest human and technical deployment” ever seen in Spain – showed that immediate action must be taken to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Doctor JUMPS from shaking house in Afghanistan earthquake and fears his kids would be dead

Doctor Azam, 52, who lives in the Kunar province, was at home when the 6.0 magnitude Afghanistan earthquake hit late Sunday, killing some 800 people and injuring more than 2,500

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22 h. ago Indonesia president scraps controversial MPs’ perks after protest death toll rises to six

Student groups call off protests for Monday as security measures tightened across capital

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24 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake live: more than 600 dead after shallow quake strikes country’s east, state media reports

Several villages in Kunar province ‘completely destroyed’, says ministry for public health, as rescue operations take placeAt least 250 dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near JalalabadHere is a summary from Afghanistan, where hundreds of people have been killed after an earthquake struck the country’s mountainous eastern region late last night. This is what we know so far:At least 622 people have been killed and more than 1,500 others injured in the earthquake, Afghanistan’s Taliban-run interior ministry said on Monday morning.The earthquake struck the rugged province of Kunar at 11.47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km north-east of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said.Jalalabad is about 119km (74 miles) away from the capital city, Kabul. A 4.5 magnitude quake occurred 20 minutes later in the same province.The Kunar Disaster Management Authority said deaths and injuries had been reported in the districts of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi and Chapadar...

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24 h. ago Devastating earthquake 'kills 250 people and injures hundreds' in Afghanistan

Rescue operations are underway

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25 h. ago Indonesia protests: President scraps lawmakers’ perks as authorities tighten security

Student groups call off protests for Monday as security measures tightened across capital

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31 h. ago Indonesia protests: president scraps lawmakers’ perks in bid to calm tensions

Six people have now died in nationwide protests, forcing Prabowo Subianto to remove perks include a housing allowance worth 10 times the minimum wageIndonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to revoke lawmakers’ perks and privileges, including a controversial $3,000 housing allowance, in a bid to ease public fury after nationwide protests in which six people have died.Flanked by leaders of eight Indonesian political parties, Prabowo told a televised news conference in the capital, Jakarta, that they had agreed to cut the housing allowance and suspend overseas trips for members of parliament. It was a rare concession in response to mounting public anger. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake: Nine people including two children killed in 6.0 mag quake

The earthquake reportedly shook buildings from Kabul to Pakistan's capital Islamabad around 370 kilometres away for several seconds - at least nine deaths have been confirmed so far

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43 h. ago Indonesia ready to cut lawmaker perks in concession to protesters

President says political parties willing to revoke a number of perks and privileges for parliamentarians after unrest leaves five people dead

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43 h. ago Israeli airstrikes and gunfire kill 18 in and around Gaza City, Gaza officials say

Toll includes 13 people trying to get food near distribution point, as Israeli cabinet to discuss next stages of offensiveIsraeli airstrikes and gunfire have killed at least 18 people in and around Gaza City, local health authorities have said, as Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet prepared on Sunday to discuss plans to seize the city.Residents of Sheikh Radwan, one of the largest neighbourhoods of Gaza City, told reporters the area had been under Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes throughout Saturday, overnight and on Sunday morning, forcing many families to flee. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Israeli airstrikes and gunfire have killed 18 around Gaza City, local officials say

Toll includes 13 people trying to get food near distribution point, as Israeli cabinet to discuss next stages of offensiveIsraeli airstrikes and gunfire killed at least 18 people in and around Gaza City, local health authorities said, as Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet prepared to discuss plans to seize the city.Residents of Sheikh Radwan, one of the largest neighbourhoods of Gaza City, told reporters the area had been under Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes throughout Saturday, overnight and on Sunday morning, forcing many families to flee.With Reuters and Agence France-Presse Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Is it safe to travel to Indonesia as violent protests explained

Three people have been killed in demonstrations sparked by the death of a taxi driver in the Southeast Asian country.

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45 h. ago Palestinians flee Gaza City as escalating Israeli offensive kills 77

Israeli official reveals plan to halt or limit aid into northern Gaza even as malnutrition kills 10 more people

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48 h. ago Days without war: Ukrainian children enjoy time at summer camp – photo essay

While missiles and drones are exploding in Kyiv during the bloodiest attack of the year, a mountain retreat provides a brief, peaceful escape from the chaosOn the last day of July, Russia launched an attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, the bloodiest one this year: 300 drones and eight missiles killed 31 people. On the same day, 700km (435 miles) away in a camp near the city of Svalyava in the Carpathian mountains, 30 children are roasting marshmallows. Most of the children live in Kyiv, but for now, they are at the Zefir summer camp.Sofia, 15, from Uzhhorod, dresses up for a theatre performance. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Montana man who evaded authorities for a week after bar shooting faces four counts of murder

A man suspected of killing four people at a Montana bar faces four counts of murder

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58 h. ago Indonesia burns: Three people killed after protesters torch government building

The violence has spread across the country with protests in West Java's Bandung city, Surabaya and Makassar, the capital city of South Sulawesi province.

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