08/31/2025August 31, 2025 China’s SCO summit a reflection of Global South cooperation Since its founding in 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has primarily been dominated by China and RussiaImage: Andres Martinez Casares/Getty Images World leaders are convening in northern…
Facebook Tweet Email Link A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan’s eastern region near the Pakistan border on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). USGS reported that the quake occurred 27km (16.77 miles) north-east of Jalalabad, in Nangarhar Province,…
Very strong mag. 6.0 earthquake – 27 km ENE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan, on Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at 11:47 pm (GMT +4:30) – Volcano Discovery Multiple casualties feared after 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks eastern Afghanistan CNN A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes southeastern Afghanistan…
CAIRO (AP) — Iran-backed Houthis on Sunday raided offices of the United Nations’ food, health and children’s agencies in Yemen’s capital, detaining 11 U.N. employees, officials said. The rebels tightened security across Sanaa following the Israeli killing of their prime…
Israel will soon slow or halt humanitarian aid into parts of northern Gaza, an Israeli official said Saturday, ahead of the coming expansion of its offensive in Gaza City in an attempt to cripple Hamas. The official, who spoke on…
Finland’s Air Force, now part of NATO, still flies swastikas on a handful of unit flags — but is preparing to phase them out, largely to avoid awkwardness with its Western allies. The history of the Finnish air force’s use…
The body of slain hostage Idan Shtivi was recently recovered from the Gaza Strip by the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet security service, authorities announced on Saturday. On Friday, the IDF announced it had recovered the bodies of…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An angry mob set fire to a local parliament building in an Indonesian provincial capital, leaving at least three people dead and five others hospitalized, officials said. The blaze in Makassar, the capital city of South…
Three Scottish brothers set a world record Saturday for completing the fastest unsupported row across the full Pacific Ocean. Jamie, Ewan and Lachlan Maclean completed the journey in 139 days, arriving in Cairns, Australia. They rowed over 9,000 miles non-stop…
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday. Osamah Abdulrahman/AP hide caption toggle caption Osamah Abdulrahman/AP CAIRO — An Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the Houthi rebel-controlled government in Yemen’s capital Sanaa,…