- Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Reuters
World welcomes 2024 with New Year's fireworks, reflection and a royal farewell
The world welcomed 2024 with a mix of celebration and sombre reflection.
Thunderstorms batter Australia's east, heatwave grips north
Severe thunderstorms battered parts of eastern Australia on Saturday, bringing heavy rain, giant hail and strong winds, days after another storm hit the region over the Christmas holidays.
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At least eight killed in Guinea oil terminal blast -police officer
At least eight people were killed and 84 injured following a blast at an oil terminal in Guinea's capital Conakry early on Monday, a senior police officer said.
Hunger rises in Gaza as UN prepares to vote on ceasefire resolution
Hunger was worsening among Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, aid agencies said, as the United Nations General Assembly prepared to vote on Tuesday on an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the two-month-old conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Israel presses ahead in battle against Hamas in southern Gaza
Israeli tanks on Monday sought to push further west in their battle against Hamas in and around Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip's main city, as U.N. officials reiterated calls for a ceasefire to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.
COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C -IEA
A raft of new pledges announced at the COP28 climate summit - from tripling renewables to reining in methane emissions - won't be enough on their own to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Sunday.
Gaza fighting intensifies, US vetoes Security Council demand for ceasefire
The United States kept up pressure on Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians during a fierce offensive against Hamas militants across Gaza, even as Washington vetoed a U.N. Security Council demand for an immediate ceasefire.
Soaring pollution in Pakistan's Lahore fills wards with sick children
In the packed paediatric emergency room of a Lahore public hospital, parents holding sick children lined up for treatment this week, part of a surge of young patients caused by the air pollution crisis in Pakistan's second most populous city.
Israel orders Gazans out of swathes of Khan Younis
Israel ordered people out of swathes of the main southern city in the Gaza Strip on Monday as it pressed its ground campaign deep into the south, sending desperate residents fleeing even as bombs fell on areas still described as safe.
Eleven climbers killed as Indonesia volcano erupts, search on hold
Eleven climbers were found dead in Indonesia on Monday following the eruption of the Marapi volcano in West Sumatra, a rescue official said, as a search to find 12 more missings was temporarily halted over safety concerns.
War resumes in Gaza after truce expires
Israeli warplanes resumed the pounding of Gaza, Palestinian civilians fled for shelter and rocket sirens blared in southern Israel on Friday as war resumed after a week-long truce collapsed with no deal to extend it.
Israel resumes combat as truce expires, accuses Hamas of violation
Israel's military said it had resumed combat against Hamas in Gaza on Friday after accusing the Palestinian militant group of violating a seven-day temporary truce by firing towards Israeli territory.
Indian rescuers say very close to reaching 41 men trapped in tunnel
Rescuers in India are less than 5 metres (16 feet) away from 41 men who have been trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel in the Himalayas for more than two weeks, and are confident of drilling through to reach them on Tuesday, officials said.
Gaza truce appears to hold initially as Israel, Hamas start ceasefire
There were no reports of bombings, artillery strikes or rocket attacks as Israel and Hamas started a four-day ceasefire in Gaza on Friday, the first pause in a 48-day-old war that has devastated the Palestinian enclave.
No Gaza hostage release before Friday, Israel, US say
The release of hostages under a temporary truce between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants will not happen before Friday, Israel's national security adviser and the U.S. said, dashing hopes of relatives that some would be freed on Thursday.
