There is an 80-percent chance of the warming El Nino phenomenon developing between June and August, increasing the risk of extreme weather events, the World Meteorological Organisation said Tuesday. "Fuelled by unusually warm ocean waters in the tropical Pacific, El Nino conditions are developing and are set to influence global temperature and rainfall
Italian police have arrested two Pakistani nationals for the murder of four Pakistani farm workers found dead in a burnt-out minivan in southern Italy, Corriere della Sera daily reported Tuesday. The burnt-out vehicle was found at a petrol station near the village of Amendolara in a vast farming area in the Calabria region. CCTV images from the petrol
Israel and Hezbollah clashed overnight despite US President Donald Trump's announcement that both sides had agreed to halt fighting ahead of US-hosted talks between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday. Israel's growing offensive in Lebanon, including heavy bombardment and its deepest ground invasion in two decades, has threatened to scupper a ceasefire in
A barrage of Russian missile and drone strikes killed nine people and wounded dozens across Ukraine, authorities said on Tuesday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a "massive new strike". Moscow has bombarded Ukraine almost daily since launching an offensive in 2022, often provoking retaliation from Kyiv,
Bernie Sanders has taken aim at the "rigged system" that allows large US companies to shift profits to "tax havens" like Malta. Sanders, a US senator for the Democrats and former presidential hopeful, took aim at Donald Trump for enabling "these corporate tax dodgers" to shift their profits offshore to tax havens like Malta, Singapore and Switzerland
Russia on Monday banned the export of aviation fuel until the end of November as Ukraine escalates its strikes on Russian refineries, depots and pipelines. Kyiv has increased attacks on Russian energy facilities in recent weeks, hitting targets as far as the Urals. The attacks often cause major fires, but their impact has been difficult to assess.
The United States and Iran said Monday they had again traded strikes, straining an already fragile ceasefire as negotiations between the two sides have stalled. Weeks of complicated talks marked by sharp rhetoric and occasional flare-ups of violence have not managed to reach a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which is essential
France's weather service warned Saturday that strong storms could mark the end of a record-breaking heatwave blamed for a number of deaths across northern Europe. France, Britain and Portugal have all recorded their hottest days ever for the month of May during the heatwave. Temperatures remained above 33C in the Paris region Saturday and several other
