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Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) May 7, 2025 - A drone attack targeted Sudan's biggest naval base on Wednesday, an army source told AFP, marking the fourth day the country's wartime capital has come under strikes.
May 7, 2025
Beijing (AFP) May 7, 2025 - China on Wednesday expressed regret and concern over Indian strikes on Pakistan, urging both sides to show restraint in response to a major escalation between its nuclear-armed neighbours.
May 7, 2025
Muzaffarabad, Pakistan (AFP) May 7, 2025 - India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery fire along their contested frontier on Wednesday after New Delhi launched deadly missile strikes on its arch-rival, in the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades.
May 7, 2025
Washington (AFP) May 7, 2025 - Meta has banned a prominent Muslim news page on Instagram in India at the government's request, the account's founder said Wednesday, denouncing the move as censorship as hostilities escalate between India and Pakistan.
May 7, 2025
Istanbul (AFP) May 7, 2025 - Turkey on Wednesday warned of a risk of all-out war between India and Pakistan, after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades.
May 7, 2025
Nairobi (AFP) May 7, 2025 - A Kenyan court on Wednesday fined four people, including two Belgian teenagers, more than $7,000 for attempting to smuggle thousands of live ants out of the country.
May 7, 2025
Hong Kong (AFP) May 7, 2025 - Hong Kong passed a law on Wednesday that made it easier for the government to create new land through reclamation in the city's famed Victoria Harbour despite objections from environmental activists.
May 7, 2025
Lahore, Pakistan (AFP) May 6, 2025 - Pakistan on Tuesday accused India of altering the flow of the Chenab River, one of three rivers placed under Pakistan's control according to the now suspended Indus Waters Treaty.
May 6, 2025
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) May 06, 2025 - Growing communities and extensive agriculture throughout the Western United States rely on meltwater that spills out of snow-capped mountains every spring. The models for predicting the amount of th
May 6, 2025
London (AFP) May 6, 2025 - David Attenborough's latest film Ocean, highlighting the perils facing the world's seas, was to mark its global premiere in London Tuesday, as the veteran natural history broadcaster prepares to turn 99.
May 6, 2025
Boston MA (SPX) May 06, 2025 - Farmers today face a number of challenges, from supply chain stability to nutrient and waste management. But hanging over everything is the need to maintain profitability amid changing markets and i
May 6, 2025
New Delhi (AFP) May 6, 2025 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that water from India that once flowed across borders will be stopped, days after suspending a key water treaty with arch-rival Pakistan.
May 6, 2025
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 06, 2025 - Vertical farming has the potential to significantly expand beyond growing leafy greens. A research team at TUMCREATE, a Singapore-based initiative led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), ex
May 6, 2025
Tehran (AFP) May 6, 2025 - Iranian authorities ordered schools and offices closed in seven western provinces Tuesday as a dust storm swept in from neighbouring Iraq, with around 13 million people told to stay indoors.
May 6, 2025
New York (AFP) May 5, 2025 - The historic Mount Tambora volcanic eruption spewed so much ash and debris that it triggered a year without summer and the apocalypse seemed nigh - an apt parallel to our own chaotic existence, says the eclectic musician Rufus Wainwright.
May 5, 2025
Hong Kong (AFP) May 5, 2025 - Kids dressed as real and fantasy heroes, drummers pounding a beat and sweet treats offered to powerful gods - thousands of visitors poured onto a small island in Hong Kong for its annual Bun Festival on Monday.
May 5, 2025
