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Flooding from storm Wipha cuts off hundreds in Vietnam
Around 12,500 people were evacuated from high risk areas over the weekend, before the storm made landfall on Tuesday bringing heavy rains that triggered landslides and flash floods.
More than 100 NGOs warn ‘mass starvation’ spreading across Gaza
Israel is facing mounting international pressure over the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, where more than two million people are facing severe shortages of food and other essentials after 21 months of conflict.
WHO says its staff residence, warehouse in central Gaza ‘attacked’
"WHO's staff residence in Deir el-Balah, Gaza, was attacked three times today as well as its main warehouse," the UN health agency's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X.
US Treasury chief calls for Fed ‘internal review’
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Monday for the Federal Reserve to conduct an "exhaustive internal review of its non-monetary policy operations," accusing the central bank of "significant mission creep".
Israeli evacuation order in central Gaza ‘devastating’ to aid efforts: UN
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs "warns that today's mass displacement order issued by the Israeli military has dealt yet another devastating blow to the already fragile lifelines keeping people alive across the Gaza Strip," it said in a statement.
US tech CEO in viral Coldplay concert video resigns
The CEO of an American tech company resigned Saturday after a video of him embracing an alleged colleague at a Coldplay concert went viral and fueled relentless memes.
Hong Kong axes flights, classes as Typhoon Wipha nears
Hong Kong issued its third-highest tropical cyclone warning in the early hours of Sunday as Typhoon Wipha drew nearer, with authorities cancelling classes and grounding hundreds of flights.
Japan rice prices double, raising pressure on PM
Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend.
Lightning strikes kill 33 people in eastern India
The deaths in Bihar occurred during fierce storms between Wednesday and Thursday, a state disaster management department statement said, with the victims mostly farmers and labourers working in the open.
Sekatan Iran akan dikenakan semula jika tiada progres dalam perjanjian nuklear
Kementerian Luar Perancis berkata, perkara itu telah disampaikan diplomat tertinggi dari Britain, Perancis, Jerman dan Kesatuan Eropah kepada Menteri Luar Iran, Abbas Araghchi.
