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45 migrants dead as 2 boats sink off Djibouti coast, dozens missing

Nairobi, Kenya (DT)— At least 45 migrants died after two boats carrying more than 300 people from Yemen capsized in the Red Sea off...

Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border

Washington, USA (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it is making asylum restrictions at the southern border even tougher, as it’s increasingly eager...

Death toll from Helene has surpassed 120 in Southeastern U.S., supplies are urgently delivered to isolated communities

Asheille, N.C. (AP) — Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came to light Monday across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered houses,...

5 killed, 57 wounded in Israeli strike on Houthis in Yemen

Sana’a, Yemen (DT/EFE) Five people were killed and 57 were wounded in an Israeli airstrike against Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen, a Houthi spokesman...

Flooding deaths in Nepal reach 193 as recovery work is stepped up

Kathmandu, Nepal (AP) — The number of people killed in Nepal by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend reached 193...

Google to invest $1 billion in Thai data center, cloud infrastructure

Bangkok, Thailand (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google opens new tab said on Monday it would invest $1 billion in Thailand to build a data...

9 dead, 50 missing after migrant boat capsizes off Spain’s Canary Islands

Valverde, Spain (EFE) — The bodies of nine migrants have been recovered by Spanish emergency services in El Hierro in the Canary Islands, officials...

Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike

Beirut, Lebanon (DT/AP) — Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founding members, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in...

Ex-health minister Katsunobu Kato set to be named Ishiba’s finance minister

Tokyo, Japan (DT/KN) — New ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba, set to soon become Japan's next prime minister, is considering naming former...

Police launch manhunt after 17 people killed in South Africa shootings

Johannesburg, South Africa (EFE.)  — Police in South Africa were searching Saturday for the perpetrators of two shootings that killed at least 17 people. The shootings...

Flooding and landslides in Nepal kill at least 66 people, with as many again still missing

Kathmandu, Nepal (AP) — Flooding and landslides caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 66 people in Nepal, and a further 69 are...

Ex-defense chief Ishiba set to become new Japan PM

Tokyo, Japan (DT/KN) — Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan's next prime minister after winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's...

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