Shake and Blow
One year on, Spain’s flood survivors rebuild and remember
Paiporta, Spain (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 - When the first autumn rains fell this year, Toni Garcia drew the curtains.
Oct 20, 2025
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Democracy
Mongolia’s president vetoes sacking of PM
Beijing (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 - Mongolia's president vetoed the dismissal of the country's prime minister on Monday, days after parliament had voted to remove him.
Oct 20, 2025
Froth And Bubble
Flood reckoning for Bali on overdevelopment, waste
Denpasar, Indonesia (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 - Standing where her family home once was, Ruth Deidree Boelan closed her eyes and prayed for relatives missing in devastating flash floods that swept resort island Bali this year.
Oct 20, 2025
Democracy
US appeals court says Trump can deploy soldiers in Portland
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 - A US appeals court said Monday that President Donald Trump can send National Guard troops to Portland, despite objections from Oregon's governor.
Oct 20, 2025
Pillaging Pirates
Louvre heist: five things to know about missing jewellery
Paris (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 - Here are five things to know about the eight priceless pieces of jewellery stolen in an audacious heist from the Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday.
Oct 20, 2025
Weather Report
Tornado kills one, injures four near French capital
Cergy-Pontoise, France (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 - A tornado tore through districts north of Paris on Monday, toppling three construction cranes that killed one person and left four others with critical injuries, authorities said.
Oct 20, 2025
Shake and Blow
Mexico flood toll rises to 76, many still missing
Mexico City (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 - Mexico's government said Monday that 76 people had died in catastrophic floods and mudslides that hit the country's center and east this month, with another 27 still officially listed as missing.
Oct 20, 2025
The Stans
Afghanistan, Pakistan agree to new ceasefire after continued clashes
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 19, 2025 - Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to a new ceasefire mediated by Qatar and Turkey after deadly clashes continued despite an earlier pause to hostilities.
Oct 19, 2025
Democracy
Trump threatens to send military to San Francisco
Washington (AFP) Oct 19, 2025 - Donald Trump threatened to send troops to San Francisco, in an interview that aired Sunday, as he looks to push the US military into more Democratic-controlled cities.
Oct 19, 2025
The Stans
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Qatar talks
Spin Boldak, Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 19, 2025 - Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to an immediate ceasefire at talks in Doha, Qatar said Sunday, after at least 10 Afghans were killed in Pakistani air strikes that broke an earlier truce.
Oct 19, 2025
Water World
Aussie PM meets Trump with critical minerals on offer
Sydney (AFP) Oct 19, 2025 - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday, touting his country's abundant critical minerals as a way to loosen China's grip over global supplies.
Oct 19, 2025
Pillaging Pirates
U.S. announces seventh strike on an alleged drug boat
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 19, 2025 - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Sunday that the United States conducted a strike against a seventh boat Friday as the Trump administration ramps up its war on alleged drug smuggling.
Oct 19, 2025
The Pits
China’s power paradox: record renewables, continued coal
Bangkok (AFP) Oct 19, 2025 - Call it the China power paradox: while Beijing leads the world in renewable energy expansion, its coal projects are booming too.
Oct 19, 2025
Shake and Blow
Tropical storm kills family of five in Philippines
Manila (AFP) Oct 19, 2025 - Tropical Storm Fengshen headed out to sea Sunday after killing a family of five on the Philippines' main island Luzon, officials and state weather forecasters said.
Oct 19, 2025
Froth And Bubble
Dozens arrested in Tunisia anti-pollution protests; Suspect Albanian waste shipment sampled for analysis
Tunis (AFP) Oct 18, 2025 - Police in Gabes, Tunisia have arrested dozens of people in demonstrations against a chemical factory which locals blame for pollution and a range of health issues, a local campaign group and a lawyer said Saturday.
Oct 18, 2025
Africa News
Nigeria denies officers arrested over coup plot
Abuja (AFP) Oct 18, 2025 - Nigerian authorities on Saturday denied that more than a dozen officers had been arrested over a coup plot, pushing back on local media reports.
Oct 18, 2025