International

AFP/APP Dubai: At an indoor pool in Dubai, three rowers battle artificial rain and simulated waves as they train for an Arctic voyage intended to highlight the perils of marine pollution. Their quest will take the team from one…

AFP/APP Beijing: Nearly a quarter of a million people were evacuated in eastern China as rainstorms lashed swathes of the country and caused the Yangtze and other rivers to swell, state media reported Wednesday. China has been enduring…

AFP/APP Kingston: Hurricane Beryl churned towards Jamaica Tuesday, with forecasters warning of potentially deadly winds and storm surge, after the storm killed at least seven people and caused widespread destruction across the…

AFP/APP London: The UK Conservatives hoped Rishi Sunak would stabilize the party and country when they made him leader following his predecessors' chaotic tenures.  Instead, he has led them to the brink of electoral wipeout. The…

AFP/APP Iraq: In a sun-baked cemetery in northern Iraq, silence lingers over a forsaken corner devoid of mourners, where women killed in gender-based violence rest in unmarked graves. Domestic violence and femicide have long plagued…

AFP/APP Gaza Strip: Israeli forces carried out deadly strikes Tuesday on southern Gaza after issuing an evacuation order which a UN agency said would impact 250,000 Palestinians. Witnesses reported intense bombing and shelling around…

AFP/APP New Delhi: At least 27 people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India, with several more injured and fears the toll could rise, government medics said Tuesday. "We have received 27 bodies so…

AFP/APP Moscow: Russia claimed Tuesday to have destroyed or damaged five Ukrainian military jets in a strike on an air base, as Kyiv prepares for the arrival of long-awaited F-16 fighters. Russia's defense ministry said it fired…

AFP/APP Hong Kong: The dollar rose Tuesday and Asia equities were mixed as investors weighed the possibility of another Donald Trump presidency after last week's poor debate performance by incumbent Joe Biden. Speculation about a…

APP Washington: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a prominent Muslim advocacy organization based in Washington, has called on the Biden administration to take action following new reports of Israeli torture of Palestinian…