International

AFP/APP Paris: World leaders kick off UN climate talks next week, days after a knife edge US election that could send shockwaves through global efforts to limit dangerous warming. The stakes are high for the COP29 conference in…

AFP/APP Washington: Kamala Harris will watch Tuesday's election night from the campus of Howard University her alma mater a fitting place for possibly the most significant night of her life. Nicknamed "the Black Harvard," the Washington…

AFP/APP East Flores, Indonesia: At least six people died after a volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted several times overnight, officials said Monday, raising the alert level to the highest of a four-tiered system. Mount Lewotobi…

AFP/APP New Delhi: In the vibrant lanes of Old Delhi, the echoes of literary debates have faded, replaced by the sizzling aroma of street food. Mohammed Mahfooz Alam, a bookseller and custodian of Urdu literature, finds himself among the…

AFP/APP United States: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump took to the swing states on Saturday for a last-ditch effort in one of the most intense US elections in recent memory.  With only three days left until Election Day, Harris urged…

AFP/APP Cali, Colombia: The 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) concluded in Colombia on Saturday without reaching an agreement on crucial funding for biodiversity conservation.  The…

AFP/APP Beirut: The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah announced on Saturday that it had launched rockets at an Israeli intelligence base near Tel Aviv in the early hours of the morning. At approximately 2:30 AM local time (00:30 GMT),…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Nearly 200,000 residents in western Japan have been urged to evacuate as authorities warn of potential landslides and flooding caused by heavy rainfall. This weather system is a remnant of Tropical Storm Kong-rey, which has…

AFP/APP Milwaukee: US Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump exchanged sharp criticisms in battleground states on Friday, just days before Election Day on November 5. The political tension intensified as Trump…

AFP/APP Valencia, Spain: After Spain’s worst floods in decades, Vanesa Molina, a marketing specialist, decided to help her compatriots in their search for missing loved ones. Molina, 38, now runs the Instagram account…