Spain races to save victims as floods kill 95
Spain braced for a heavier human toll on Wednesday after 95 people died in flash floods that launched muddy waters through towns, tossed cars and wreaked transport havoc.
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Spain braced for a heavier human toll on Wednesday after 95 people died in flash floods that launched muddy waters through towns, tossed cars and wreaked transport havoc.
The sound of Buddhist chants floated through the crisp morning air, as a delegation from Thailand offered Royal Kathin, in celebration of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s 72nd birthday.
Jerusalem, Undefined - Israel announced the launch of "precise strikes" on military targets in Iran on Saturday, in retaliation for attacks against it, as Iranian state media reported several explosions around the capital.
Kazan, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday closed a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, praising its role as a counterbalance to what he called the West’s “perverse methods.”
London, United Kingdom - A specialist London bookstore is selling an original typescript of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's children's classic "The Little Prince", complete with the author's hand-written corrections and revisions.
Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa will attend next week’s BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Israel bombed a Syrian coastal city on Thursday and the United States conducted multiple strikes on targets in Yemen nearly a month into Israel's war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
A fuel tanker overturned late on Tuesday in Nigeria's northern state of Jigawa after the driver lost control of the vehicle, spilling petrol which exploded and killed at least 147 people, police and state emergency services said on Wednesday.
BLACKPINK star Lisa electrified the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2024 in Paris, showcasing her rockstar power.
Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, in a warning to countries that have nuclear weapons not to use them.
A Thai national has died and another is suffering from severe psychological trauma as a result of an anti-tank missile attack on a Kibbutz near Israel’s border with Lebanon.
Thailand won its bid for the UN Human Rights Council with the highest number of votes—177—for a three-year term to promote and protect human rights worldwide.