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By Chandan KHANNA BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 30, 2024 (AFP) – Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, strengthened into a “very dangerous” Category 3 storm Sunday morning as it threatened the southeast Caribbean with potential life-threatening winds and storm surge, US forecasters said. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Beryl — currently churning in the Atlantic Ocean about 420 miles (675 kilometers) east of Barbados — “continues to quickly strengthen this Sunday […]
JAKARTA, June 29, 2024 (AFP) – Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Eastern Indonesia erupted twice on Saturday, volcanology authorities said, sending thick, dark clouds into the air. The first eruption took place at 11:04 am local time (0304 GMT) and lasted nearly 11 minutes, according to a statement from the Indonesian volcanology agency. The second was at 2:41 pm and lasted a little over 10 minutes, spewing volcanic material 900 metres above the crater. “Residents and […]
JAKARTA, June 28, 2024 (AFP) – A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted twice on Friday, sending a hot cloud of ash as high as seven kilometres (4.3 miles) into the sky. The country’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation shared an image of the thick column of grey ash towering among white clouds around Mount Ibu, located on the island of Halmahera in North Maluku province. No damage or casualties were immediately reported from […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States, June 29, 2024 (AFP) – Washington and its allies challenged North Korea at the United Nations on Friday over claims Pyongyang is breaching arms control measures by supplying weapons to Russia to use in its war in Ukraine. Washington’s deputy envoy to the UN Robert Wood hit out at what he said were “unlawful arms transfers from the DPRK (North Korea) to Russia” as the two sides forge ever closer ties. […]
#UPDATE A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of central Peru on Friday, the United States Geological Survey says, but a tsunami threat from the tremor has passed. The USGS said the tremor hit 8.8 kilometers (5.5 miles) from Atiquipa district. Peru lies on the… pic.twitter.com/kWA4iETyxG — AFP News Agency (@AFP) June 28, 2024 LIMA, June 28, 2024 (AFP) – A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of central Peru on Friday, the […]
By Andrew Caballero-Reynolds with Frankie Taggart and Shaun Tandon in Washington ATLANTA, June 28, 2024 (AFP) – Joe Biden and Donald Trump clashed sharply Thursday on their records on the economy, abortion and immigration at a debate with enormous stakes as each candidate seeks an advantage in their tight race for the White House. The unprecedented face-off between a current and former president was taking place far earlier than usual in the election cycle, an […]
By José Arturo Cárdenas LA PAZ, June 27, 2024 (AFP) – Bolivia’s army chief was arrested Wednesday after sending soldiers and tanks to take up position in front of government buildings in what President Luis Arce called an attempted coup. The troops and tanks entered Plaza Murillo, a historic square where the presidency and Congress are situated, in the afternoon, prompting global condemnation of an attack on democracy. One of the tanks tried to break […]
TOKYO, June 27, 2024 (AFP) – Four bodies were recovered near the summit of Mount Fuji, Japanese media reported Wednesday, days before the summer climbing season begins. Authorities have long warned climbers to take care when attempting to scale Japan’s highest mountain, where hiking trails officially open on Monday. The bodies of three people were found near the volcano’s crater as rescuers searched for a Tokyo resident who did not come home after he climbed […]
By Dylan GAMBA NAIROBI, June 26, 2024 (AFP) – Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would “be withdrawn”, dramatically reversing course after more than 20 people were killed in clashes with police and parliament was ransacked by protesters opposed to the legislation. The initially peaceful demonstrations were sparked last week by the 2024 finance bill — which politicians passed Tuesday afternoon — and took Ruto’s administration by surprise […]
By Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS with Frankie TAGGART in Washington ATLANTA, June 26, 2024 (AFP) – Joe Biden and Donald Trump made final preparations Wednesday for the biggest moment so far in the US election — the first of two high-stakes debates that could upend the race. Thursday’s televised showdown will raise the campaigning to boiling point, with tens of millions expected to tune in and both camps escalating their increasingly personal attacks. “I think I have […]
SEOUL, June 26, 2024 (AFP) – North Korea test-fired what appeared to be a hypersonic missile on Wednesday, but the launch ended in a mid-air explosion, an official from Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The early morning launch came just hours after Pyongyang sent another flurry of trash-bearing balloons southward, this time forcing a three-hour halt to flights in and out of South Korea’s Incheon airport. The missile took off from an area in […]
By Blaise GAUQUELIN VIENNA, June 26, 2024 (AFP) – Austria’s highly controversial former foreign minister Karin Kneissl — who now lives in Russia — told AFP she feels slandered as Vienna reels from an unfolding Russian spying scandal. A pariah in her home country after dancing with Russian President Vladimir Putin at her wedding, Kneissl claims she had no choice but to flee Austria and shelter in Russia. Now she denies any involvement in the […]
