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Flights, ferries cancelled as high winds batter New Zealand

WELLINGTON, July 21, 2022 (AFP) – High winds and multi-storey waves battered New Zealand’s east coast Thursday, forcing airports and

Outdoor workers seek protection as heatwave scorches Europe

MADRID, July 21, 2022 (AFP) – The death of a Madrid street sweeper from heatstroke during the heatwave gripping Europe

Sri Lanka’s president-elect set to be sworn in

COLOMBO, July 21, 2022 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was set to be sworn in as

Sri Lanka begins vote to replace president who fled

COLOMBO, July 20, 2022 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s parliament began voting Wednesday for a president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who

US Senate moves to bring Finland, Sweden into NATO

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2022 (AFP) – The US Senate on Tuesday took its first step towards bringing Sweden and Finland

Putin says West must remove restrictions on Russian grain exports

TEHRAN, July 20, 2022 (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that the West must remove restrictions on

Ukraine needs to win war before winter: top official

KYIV, Ukraine, July 20, 2022 (AFP) – Ukraine must win its war with Russia before winter to prevent its neighbour

UK’s Sunak tops Tory MPs’ latest vote as race narrows to three

LONDON, July 20, 2022 (AFP) – Britain’s former finance minister Rishi Sunak again topped the latest vote by Conservative MPs

UK breaches 40C for first time, heat records tumble in France

LONDON, July 20, 2022 (AFP) – A punishing heatwave fuelling ferocious wildfires in western Europe pushed temperatures in Britain over

UN warns heatwaves will happen more often until 2060s

GENEVA, July 20, 2022 (AFP) – Heatwaves like the one stifling western Europe are becoming more frequent and the trend