Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-feet) twin volcano located on the popular tourist island of Flores, first erupted shortly before midnight, forcing authorities to evacuate several villages. “Six fatalities have been confirmed,” Abdul Muhari, spokesman of the country’s disaster mitigation agency (BNPB), told Kompas TV. Footage received by AFP showed villages near the volcano covered […]
The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president frantically blitzed several swing states as they tried to win over the last holdouts with less than 36 hours left until polls open on Election Day on Tuesday. Trump predicted a “landslide”, while Harris told a raucous rally in must-win Michigan that “we have momentum — […]
Over his 20-month tenure, Ten Hag faced multiple challenges: from poor signings to player disagreements and costly failures in match strategy. Tensions came to a head on Monday when Ten Hag met with Manchester United’s chief executive Omar Berrada and sporting director Dan Ashworth at Carrington. In what was described as a “calm and dignified” […]
In a televised statement, Sanchez said the government was sending 5,000 more army troops to help with the searches and clean-up in addition to 2,500 soldiers already deployed. “It is the biggest operation by the Armed Forces in Spain in peacetime,” Sanchez said. “The government is going to mobilize all the resources necessary as long […]
The Japan Meteorological Agency said “warm, moist air… was causing heavy rainfall with thunderstorms in western Japan” partly due to Kong-rey, which was downgraded to an extratropical low-pressure system from a typhoon. The city of Matsuyama “issued the top-level warning, urging 189,552 residents in its 10 districts to evacuate and immediately secure safety”, a city […]
“Unfortunately, the attack by Russian drones caused damage and casualties in various districts of Kyiv,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said. He said that the “constant terrorist attacks on Ukrainian cities prove that the pressure on Russia and its accomplices is not enough”. AFP reporters heard new explosions in Kyiv on Saturday afternoon amid an air raid […]
The Pentagon said in a statement that deployments would take place in the coming months and demonstrated the flexibility of the U.S. military movements around the world. “Should Iran, its partners, or its proxies use this moment to target American personnel or interests in the region, the United States will take every measure necessary to […]
At 2:30 AM (00:30 GMT) militants “fired a salvo of rockets at the Glilot base of the 8200 military intelligence unit in the suburbs of Tel Aviv” the group said in a statement. Hezbollah and Israel exchanged cross-border fire for nearly a year after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel triggered the Gaza war […]
The Japan Meteorological Agency said “warm, moist air… was causing heavy rainfall with thunderstorms in western Japan” partly due to Kong-rey, which was downgraded to an extratropical low-pressure system from a typhoon. The city of Matsuyama “issued the top-level warning, urging 189,552 residents in its 10 districts to evacuate and immediately secure safety,” a city […]
Seven people were taken to the hospital with moderate or mild wounds, including “a male around 20 with shrapnel injuries”, the Magen David Adom (MDA) service said in a statement on social media platform X. The MDA also shared a picture and video that showed a badly damaged building cordoned off while emergency responders swarmed […]
