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Typhoon Ragasa live: Two million people evacuated in southern China after deaths in Taiwan and Philippines | China
Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and southern China after causing deaths in Taiwan and Philippines Hong Kong and parts of southern China weere on high alert as Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, approached on Wednesday with powerful winds and rains, forcing Chinese authorities to shut down schools and businesses […]
Wednesday briefing: What Russia wants with Nato airspace – and what options it leaves the west | Russia
Good morning. Of all the scary things about the recent military escalation between Russia and Nato, perhaps the most unnerving is this: it is impossible to know which incident will be the one that sends things spiralling out of control. In the past two weeks, there have been a series of Russian incursions into Nato […]
Trump’s UN speech makes it clear: the world can no longer look to the US for strong leadership | United Nations
Such is the gravitational pull cast by Donald Trump and the US economy that the politics of the other 192 countries that make up the United Nations are rapidly being reduced to one long discussion about how to relate to, and challenge this ever darker and weirder presidency. Before Trump’s extraordinary 58 minute speech on […]
Colombia’s Petro urges ‘criminal process’ against Trump for Venezuelan strikes | World news
Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro addressed the UN general assembly Tuesday to call for a “criminal process” to be opened against counterpart Donald Trump for US strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean. Petro said unarmed “poor young people” died in the strikes that Washington said were part of a US anti-drug operation off […]
Super Typhoon Ragasa: at least 14 killed in Taiwan as Hong Kong and southern China brace for impact | Taiwan
The bursting of a barrier lake in Taiwan has killed at least 14 people and left dozens missing, officials have announced, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rains, bringing widespread damage to parts of east Asia. The outer rim of Super Typhoon Ragasa has been bearing down on Taiwan since Monday as […]
Trump says he believes Ukraine can regain all land lost to Russia since 2022 invasion | Donald Trump
Donald Trump has said he believes Ukraine can regain all the land that it has lost since the 2022 Russian invasion in one of the strongest statements of support he has given Kyiv. The US president delivered his upbeat assessment by claiming Russia was in big economic trouble in a post on Truth Social after […]
Denmark says Europe witnessing ‘disturbing shift’ amid Russian airspace violations and ‘unwanted drone activity’ – Europe live | Denmark
‘We are witnessing a disturbing shift,’ Danish PM warns after talks with regional, EU, Nato leaders Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen also spoke with her Norwegian and Swedish counterparts, as part of a broader diplomatic engagement this afternoon which also involved calls with EU and Nato leaders, her office said. She said: “At the moment, […]
Austrian authorities capture chaos-causing ‘problem moose’ | Austria
A footloose moose called Emil, whose summer wanderings caused havoc on Austrian roads and railways, has been captured, sedated and released in a verdant nature reserve, leaving his legions of fans wishing him well on social media. The approximately three-year-old male, believed to have come originally from Poland or the Czech Republic, rose to online […]
Medical and autism experts decry Trump’s Tylenol claims – US politics live | US news
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Opening summary Good morning, and welcome to our coverage of US politics on a busy day for Donald Trump as he is due to address the UN general assembly at 9.50am EST with several meetings scheduled for later. We’ll be bringing […]
Trump to address UN general assembly as Israeli attacks on Gaza City continue – Middle East crisis live | Gaza
Trump to address UN general assembly in New York as Israeli attacks on Gaza City continue The US president, Donald Trump, is expected to address the UN general assembly in New York at about 09:50 local time (14:50 BST), where world leaders have gathered for the 80th anniversary of the UN. Trump is expected to […]