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Offshore earthquake kills at least 69 in Philippines, officials say
Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake killed at least 69 people in the Philippines, officials said on Wednesday.The quake was recorded at 9:59 p.m. loca...
Oct 01, 2025
Munich Oktoberfest briefly closes due to bomb threat linked to residential fire, police say
Mkanuel Schwarz/picture alliance via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Munich's famous Oktoberfest event briefly closed on Wednesday following a bomb threat linked to a fire at a residence in the north of the c...
Oct 01, 2025
NATO fighter jets scrambled in Poland as Russia launches deadly strikes on Ukraine
Danylo Dubchak/Frontliner/Getty Images(LONDON) -- NATO fighter jets were scrambled and air defense units put on alert in the early hours of Sunday in response to a major Russian drone and missile stri...
Sep 28, 2025
US State Department revokes Colombian president's visa after remarks at New York City protest
Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. State Department said it was revoking the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who had traveled to New York this week for the United Nations...
Sep 27, 2025
Mystery drones over Denmark are 'hybrid attack,' defense minister says
Steffen Trumpf/dpa (Photo by Steffen Trumpf/picture alliance via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Drone overflights again caused disruptions at Danish airports on Wednesday night, officials said, in the latest...
Sep 25, 2025
Hong Kong streets flood as powerful Typhoon Ragasa churns toward landfall
Sawayasu Tsuji/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Typhoon Ragasa swept along the southern coast of China on Wednesday, bringing lashing rain, fierce winds and coastal flooding as it made its way toward landfall....
Sep 24, 2025
Zelenskyy praises 'well-informed' Trump after president's Russia war pivot
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised his "productive meeting" with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Ass...
Sep 24, 2025
India's basmati rice exports to US impacted by floods and tariffs as Pakistan looks to benefit
Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Trump administration's tariffs on Indian goods, initially 25% and then additional 25%, “due to India’s direct or indirect importati...
Sep 23, 2025
Ukrainian drones attack Moscow on eve of Trump-Zelenskyy meeting, Russia says
Viktor Kovalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images(LONDON) -- At least 41 drones were shot down while heading toward Moscow from Monday evening through to Tuesday morning, according to city Mayor...
Sep 23, 2025
Zelenskyy calls on US to impose 'strong' sanctions on Russia at UN General Assembly
The United Nations headquarters is seen in Manhattan on Sept. 9, 2025 as the annual U.N. General Assembly, the 80th, began with thousands of delegates and world leaders expected to attend over the nex...
Sep 22, 2025