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AFP/APP Johannesburg: At least 12 children were killed in South Africa early Wednesday when a minibus taking them to school near Johannesburg overturned and caught fire after being hit by another vehicle, the government said. The…

AFP/APP Copenhagen: Denmark will introduce the world's first carbon tax on livestock, a unique measure designed to bring the Scandinavian country closer to its goal of carbon neutrality by 2045. From 2030, methane emissions caused by…

AFP/APP Moscow: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in Moscow that peace was "of utmost importance" and that "war cannot solve problems". "As a friend, I have also said that for the…

AFP/APP Washington: Since announcing his White House bid, Donald Trump has taken every opportunity to paint President Joe Biden as so weak and compromised that he would struggle to make it to November's election, let alone serve another…

AFP/APP Washington:Donald Trump said in an interview Monday night that he thinks President Joe Biden will stay in the race for the White House despite calls for him to drop out over concerns about his mental fitness. "I think he, you…

AFP/APP Zimbabwe: A bed of sand and a patch of mud is all that remains of Kapotesa dam, which once provided the water vital for crops and livestock in this remote part of Zimbabwe. Nearby, farmer Georgina Kwengwere walks among corn…

AFP/APP Moscow: Russian forces reportedly destroyed 38 Ukrainian drones overnight in regions near the border, according to Moscow's defense ministry on Tuesday. "Air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted three UAVs over…

News Desk Islamabad: At least seven people have died after Hurricane Beryl struck southeast Texas and Louisiana, leaving nearly three million people without power.  Beryl hit the southern United States on Monday morning as a category…

AFP/APP Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia launched dozens of missiles at cities across Ukraine on Monday in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said. The rare day-time Russian barrage…

AFP/APP Houston: Hurricane Beryl made landfall Monday in the southern US state of Texas, where some residents were evacuated over warnings of flooding and power outages. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Beryl hit the town…