Volcano blast kills 9 in Indonesia
Nine people were killed after Mount Lewotobi in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province erupted late Sunday night, according to Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency BNPB. The eruption occurred at approximately…
India: 22 killed when bus falls into ditch
More than 22 people died and another two dozen were injured when the bus they were traveling in fell into a deep gorge in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand on…
Air France jets to avoid Red Sea airspace
Air France has suspended all its flights over the Red Sea until further notice. The decision was taken after one of its crew reported spotting a “bright object” in Sudanese…
Egypt’s priority is to combat inflation, Sisi tells IMF boss
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met on Sunday with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva in Cairo, where they discussed the country’s economic reform program amid the…
Palestinian children deprived of the opportunity to receive education
Dismantling the UN agency for Palestine refugees without a viable alternative will deprive Palestinian children of the opportunity to receive education, the agency said on Sunday. The United Nations Relief…
Earthquake rattles Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted the Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece on Sunday, according to the National Observatory of Athens. No injuries or…
Train hits car in Poland, five dead
A car collided with a train at an unguarded railway crossing in northeastern Poland on Sunday afternoon, killing all five passengers in the vehicle on the spot, according to Warmian-Masurian…
Spain floods: This recent disaster is not without historical precedent
The flash floods that swept through the Spanish regions of Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha, and Andalusia last week have claimed 217 lives as of Sunday, with many still unaccounted for. This…
OPEC+ oil-producing group to continue output cuts
Eight member countries of the OPEC+ oil-producing group announced on Sunday to further extend their voluntary output cuts by a month, pushing the reductions through the end of December in…