Libyan authorities demanded an investigation on Thursday into whether human failings were to blame for thousands of deaths in the worst natural disaster in the country's modern history, as survivors searched for loved ones washed away by floods. Lack of capable weather agency to warn residents contributed to toll, WMO …
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Trawler’s attempt fails to free grounded cruise ship in Greenland
A fish trawler's attempt to free a luxury cruise ship that ran aground two days ago in a remote part of Greenland has failed, leaving the vessel and the 206 people on board still stranded, Denmark's armed forces said on Wednesday. Vessel with 206 people aboard still stranded after 2 …
Read More »Putin and Kim put on a show as worries mount over what Russia might promise North Korea
When Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his entourage in Russia’s far east Amur region on Wednesday, it was a deliberate display of mutual support between two countries that are increasingly isolated and united in their hostility toward the West. Location of leaders' meeting at …
Read More »Libyan city’s death toll from devastating storm climbs to more than 5,000 people
Search teams combed streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea Wednesday to look for bodies in a coastal Libyan city where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed at least 5,100 people. At least 30,000 people from eastern city of Derna have been displaced, officials …
Read More »North Korea’s Kim Jong-un promises Putin full support for Russia’s ‘sacred fight’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that his country offers its "full and unconditional support" for Russia's "sacred fight" to defend its security interests, in an apparent reference to the war in Ukraine, and said Pyongyang will always stand with Moscow on the "anti-imperialist" …
Read More »Years of war and political chaos in Libya left its people vulnerable in face of deadly storm
The startling death and devastation wreaked by Mediterranean storm Daniel on Libya over the weekend pointed to the storm's intensity, but also the vulnerability of a nation torn apart by chaos for more than a decade. Here's why it was so destructive and what obstacles stand in the way of …
Read More »Trump could be U.S. president again. Here’s what he plans to do if he wins
There’s been abundant attention this summer to Donald Trump's criminal quandaries; not so much to his presidential bid. It may be time to take a closer look at a platform filled with threats of punishment for his adversaries — both at home and abroad. Platform is permeated with proposals that …
Read More »North Korea’s Kim Jong-un arrives in Russia for talks with Putin as 2 nations draw closer
North Korea's Kim Jong-un arrived in Russia on Tuesday for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin where they are expected to offer each other increased support in their escalating standoffs with the West. Kim expected to seek Russian economic aid and military technology in exchange for munitions North Korea's Kim …
Read More »Flooding in eastern Libya leaves at least 2,000 feared missing or dead, prime minister says
Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that swept away entire neighbourhoods and wrecked homes in multiple coastal towns in the country's east. Many of the missing feared carried away by floodwaters Libya flood death toll now in the thousands 6 hours ago Duration 1:36 Libyan officials describe torrents …
Read More »Suspended Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales resigns after World Cup kiss scandal
Suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales has resigned from his post after a kiss scandal which tarnished Spain's victory at the Women's World Cup. Rubiales kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent after Spain won title Suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales has resigned from his …
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