These are the devastating effects that Pakistan’s deadly floods are wreaking on the country. Dubbed “the monster monsoon of the decade” by Pakistan’s climate change minister Sherry Rehman, torrential rain in the region has killed at least 982 people since June, according to the National Disaster Management Authority. Every 24 hours, the agency lists hundreds…
This is the moment Brazilian federal police rescued four Nigerian migrants, who’d spent 14 days at sea on a ship’s rudder. The migrants had hoped to reach Europe from Nigeria but were shocked to learn they’d landed thousands of miles away in Brazil. One of the migrants, Roman Giomene Friday, said “the journey was so…
A high-rise building in Moscow’s business district that houses three Russian government ministries was struck by a drone for the second time in three days on Tuesday, in what Russia called an attempted Ukrainian “terrorist attack.” The building that was struck is known as the “IQ quarter,” which houses the ministry of economic development, the…
Fierce rain and flooding pummeled Beijing on Monday, killing at least two people as the downpour triggered landslides and swept away cars on the city’s outskirts after the authorities issued a red alert for what they warned was the heaviest deluge in years. The intense rain since the weekend prompted Beijing to close tourist attractions…
I speak to you today with feelings of profound sorrow. Throughout her life, Her Majesty The Queen – my beloved Mother – was an inspiration and example to me and to all my family, and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family can owe to their mother; for her love, affection, guidance, understanding,…