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September 18, 2024 3:40 PM

Worst drought on record lowers Amazon rivers to all-time lows

The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases drying up riverbeds that were previously navigable waterways. The Solimoes, one of the main tributaries of the mighty Amazon Ri...

September 18, 2024 4:15 PM

Hezbollah exploding pager trail runs from Taiwan to Hungary

The detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon has left a mysterious trail from Taiwan to Hungary, while raising the prospect of another full-scale war in the Middle East between the Iran-backed group and arch-foe Israel. Israe...

September 18, 2024 11:01 AM

Central European floods leave trail of devastation

Volunteers and emergency workers raced to secure river banks in Poland's historic city of Wroclaw on Tuesday, as nearby municipalities advised residents to evacuate and authorities across central Europe tallied the cost of floods that have wreaked ha...

September 18, 2024 10:25 AM

Trump to meet with Prime Minister Modi in US next week

Former US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his upcoming visit to the United States next week. Trump, who is campaigning for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, made the...

September 18, 2024 9:48 AM

Iran blames Israel for pager explosions; US denies involvement

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephonic conversation with his Lebanon counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib on Tuesday. During the phone call, he blamed Israel for a series of pager explosions in Lebanon, labelling it "Israeli terrorism. ...

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