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Hurricane Milton timeline: Where and when will it make landfall in Florida?

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 12:23
Milton will weaken to Category 3 or 4 before making landfall along Central Gulf Coast late Wednesday or early Thursday.

Hurricane Milton: What’s a Category 5 storm and why is it so dangerous?

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 12:01
Florida's west coast braces for high-speed winds and torrential rains weeks after devastation by Hurricane Helene.

UN calls for action as famine and disease stalk Sudan

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 11:57
Risk of 'countless' additional deaths, with health system in ‘freefall’ and cholera cases surging amid 18-month war.

US State Dept official rebuts ‘bull****’ accusation from reporter

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 11:19
‘People are sick of the bull**** in here’. This is how a reporter confronted US State Department spokesman.

Haiti’s gangs are recruiting child soldiers, rights group says

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 10:58
Boys and girls driven by hunger into gangs face abuse and forced into criminal activities, Human Rights Watch warns.

Former Liverpool manager Klopp takes Red Bull football job

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 10:57
German coach Jurgen Klopp appointed head of football operations at Red Bull in his first role since leaving Liverpool.

Three scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on proteins

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 10:57
This is a breaking news story, more details to follow.

Brazilian nun awarded UN refugee prize

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 10:33
Sister Rosita Milesi runs national network helping refugees across Brazil and has helped shape public policy.

Israeli air strike hits Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 10:22
Al Jazeera obtains exclusive video showing explosions in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley as a result of intense Israeli attacks.

‘Big setback’: Why India’s Congress lost out to Modi in key state election

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 10:20
As Congress loses Haryana despite exit polls predicting comfortable win, analysts warn of tough days ahead for party.

Climate change intensified deadly Hurricane Helene: Report

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 10:07
New study says torrential rain and powerful winds were about 10 percent more intense due to climate change.

North Korea says will ‘completely’ cut road and rail links with South Korea

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:58
The move marks an escalation and Pyongyang calls it a response to war exercises that have been held in South Korea.

Mozambique’s election: Who’s contesting and what’s at stake?

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:58
Wednesday's polls are expected to usher a younger president into power for the first time since independence in 1975.

Some primary school pupils left with no hot dinners

Education - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:04
The Education Authority is not saying exactly how many schools are affected.

Gaza has become a ‘graveyard’ for children amid Israeli attacks: UN

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 07:19
A year of Israel's genocide in Gaza has silenced forever the hopes and dreams of 16,891 Palestinian children.

Where are the Israeli captives taken in the Hamas-led October 7 attack?

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 06:51
Despite pressure to agree to a deal that would see captives released, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has not budged.

School's period policy deemed a 'slap in the face'

Education - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 06:27
Charities and campaigners react to a school's stance on absences due to period pain.

Oxford University keeps global top spot

Education - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 06:07
University of Oxford keeps record-breaking spot as best in the world for the ninth year.

At least two killed, 30 injured, in latest Russian attacks on Kharkiv

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 05:09
Ukraine's second-biggest city has been regular target for Russia since its full-scale invasion two-and-a-half years ago.

New book claims Trump spoke seven times to Putin since leaving White House

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 04:56
Reporter Bob Woodward's new book alleges Trump kept close ties with Putin. Trump's team has called Woodward 'deranged'.

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