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October 17, 2024 2:23 PM

Deep ocean marine heatwaves may be under-reported, study says

Heatwaves deep in oceans may be "significantly under-reported", highlighting an area of marine warming that has been largely overlooked, a joint study by Australia's national science agency (CISRO) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found. The ...

October 17, 2024 12:51 PM

Japan’s ruling LDP at risk of losing majority in election, polls show

Japan's ruling party may lose its majority in the lower house, according to media polling ahead of the Oct. 27 election, meaning it would likely have to rely on coalition partner Komeito to stay in power. The Liberal Democratic Party may not reach t...

October 17, 2024 12:44 PM

Biden offers both a carrot and a stick to Israel as his term nears an end

In his final months in office, President Joe Biden is signaling new willingness to use U.S. military assistance to Israel as both a carrot and a stick to influence its high-stakes confrontation with Iran and Iran-backed militant groups. But while th...

October 17, 2024 11:43 AM

Russia attacks energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region overnight, governor says

Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure in the southern region of Mykolaiv as they launched 56 drones and one missile in an overnight assault on Ukraine. Mykolaiv regional governor Vitaliy Kim said the attack had cut power to some consumers an...

October 17, 2024 11:34 AM

North Korea calls South Korea ‘hostile state’ indicating constitution change

North Korea has designated South Korea a "hostile state", its state media said on Thursday, confirming that its national assembly had amended the constitution in line with their leader's vow to drop unification as a national goal. The North's KCNA n...

October 17, 2024 12:45 PM

Israeli strike on Lebanese municipal building kills 16, including mayor

The mayor of a major town in south Lebanon was among 16 people killed when an Israeli airstrike destroyed its municipal headquarters in the biggest attack on an official Lebanese state building since the Israeli air campaign began. Lebanese official...

October 17, 2024 9:07 AM

Canadian Prime Minister admits Canada had ‘intel, not hard proof’ against India in Nijjar killing

After Canadian Prime Minister admitted that his government had not provided hard evidentiary proof when it accused India of being involved in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Ministry of External Affairs said Justin Trude...

October 17, 2024 8:53 AM

US says, ‘We are satisfied with India’s cooperation in investigation of assassination plot of Pannun’

The United States on Thursday said that the meeting with the Indian Inquiry Committee regarding the alleged foiled assassination plot of the US-based Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun was "productive" and America was "satisfied" with the c...

October 16, 2024 9:07 PM

‘Age of electricity’ to follow looming fossil fuel peak, IEA says

The world is on the brink of a new age of electricity with fossil fuel demand set to peak by the end of the decade, meaning surplus oil and gas supplies could drive investment into green energy, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday. But...

October 16, 2024 6:40 PM

Italy delivers first migrants to Albania under new deal

A ship carrying the first group of migrants to be processed in Albania under a deal with Italy arrived in the port of Shengjin on Wednesday morning, setting in motion Rome's controversial plan to process thousands of asylum seekers abroad. Italy has...

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