Weakening Lorenzo still to hit Azores as Category 1 hurricane
Hurricane Lorenzo is likely to weaken further but still reach Portugal’s Azores islands as a Category 1 hurricane early on Wednesday, the Portuguese national weather...
More than 1,600 die in India’s heaviest monsoon season for 25 years
The heaviest monsoon rains to lash India in 25 years have killed more than 1,600 people since June, government data showed on Tuesday, as authorities...
Mass repatriation of Burundi refugees in Tanzania to start on Thursday – official
Burundi said on Tuesday that a first group of its refugees in Tanzania would return home on Thursday, as a mass repatriation planned by the...
Streets of Hong Kong become protest battlefield on China National Day
Hong Kong police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at pro-democracy protesters throwing petrol bombs in the Asian financial hub on Tuesday as its Chinese...
Poland needs 700-900 billion euros to reach zero emissions – minister
Poland needs 700-900 billion euros ($760-$980 billion) to reach a net zero emissions economy, Energy Minister Krzysztof Tchorzewski said, adding that it was a “fantasy”...
Thai PM says no Islamic State ties to Thailand as Egypt arrests student
Thailand’s prime minister said on Tuesday Islamic State (IS) had no links to his country, after Egypt arrested a Thai student over suspected ties to...
Russia escalates clampdown on North Korean fishermen with new detentions: Ifax
Russian border guards have detained 87 North Korean poachers and 11 small vessels in waters in the Sea of Japan which Moscow considers its own...
Nepal’s parliament speaker resigns over rape allegation
The Speaker of the House of Representatives in Nepal’s parliament, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, resigned on Tuesday to allow an investigation into an accusation made by...
Prince Harry’s wife Meghan backs better access for women to higher education
Meghan, wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, said on Tuesday that empowering women through education could be transformational for communities during a visit to Johannesburg University...
UK to submit Brexit bargain, Ireland sceptical
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will shortly present the European Union with proposals for an amended Brexit agreement, but Ireland has dismissed leaked details including new...