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Super Typhoon Hinnamnor coming to South East Asia! Dangerous 160 mph wind speed alert!

August 31, 2022

Super Typhoon Hinnamnor, the strongest tropical storm of this year, is now moving towards the East China Sea, threatening Japan’s southern islands, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The Hinnamnor Typhoon has been classified as a Super Typhoon by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The typhoon is currently travelling with winds at a staggering 160 miles per hour. The height of the maximum significant wave has been observed at 50 feet by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

Millions hit by ‘monsoon on steroids’ as Pakistan suffers ‘worst flooding in its history’

August 30, 2022

The devastating floods in Pakistan are “probably the worst in the country’s history”, according to its prime minister, as the UN appeals for $160m (£136m) in emergency funding to help the nation.

Iran tries, fails to seize U.S. vessel in Persian Gulf in latest confrontation between two nations

August 30, 2022

U.S. forces late Monday night foiled an Iranian attempt to capture an uncrewed American vessel sailing the Persian Gulf, Pentagon officials said.

Last Soviet Leader Gorbachev Dies Leaving World In Turmoil (Worthy News In-Depth)

August 30, 2022

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the last Soviet Union leader who helped end the Cold War but saw his reforms crumble at the end of his life, has died at the age of 91.

Russian Shelling Kills 5 In Kharkiv Amid Ukraine Offensive

August 30, 2022

Russian shelling reportedly killed at least five people in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, after a Moscow-installed leader fled a region where Ukrainian troops launched a counter-offensive.

Dutch PM Ashamed About Deadly Treatment of Refugees

August 30, 2022

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says he is ashamed about the treatment of asylum seekers in the Netherlands after a baby and a man died in an overcrowded migrant center while hundreds slept rough outside.

Russia To Expand Hungary’s Only Nuclear Plant

August 30, 2022

Hungary has permitted Russia’s nuclear power giant Rosatom to construct two new nuclear reactors, despite European concerns about the deal.

Russia announces joint military drills with China

August 30, 2022

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Monday that it will be carrying out military drills with China between September 1-7, the Associated Press reports. The Ministry specified that the exercise is “purely defensive.”

Iran, Russia To Dominate World’s Gas Prices

August 30, 2022

Iran and Russia have agreed on a deal that would enable the two countries to dominate the world market for natural gas and set the prices.

Ukraine Launches Counter Offensive In South

August 29, 2022

Backed by NATO military alliance weapons and perhaps international forces, Ukrainian troops began a counter-offensive in the south, several sources said.

Christian Farmers Lose Land As Pakistan Floods Kill 1,000

August 29, 2022

Christian farmers have lost crops and livestock in Pakistan’s devastating floods that killed more than 1,000 people, aid workers told Worthy News.

Dozen Killed In Baghdad Clashes, Christians Concerned

August 29, 2022

At least a dozen people have been shot dead in Baghdad’s Green Zone amid religious and political tensions in Iraq, where minority Christians face persecution, several sources say.

Biden plans to ask Congress to approve $1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan

August 29, 2022

The Biden administration plans to ask the U.S. Congress to approve an estimated $1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan, including 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles, Politico reported on Monday, citing sources, amid heightened tensions with China.

Putin sidelines Russia’s defense minister over stalled progress in Ukraine, according to the UK

August 29, 2022

Russian Vladimir Putin has sidelined Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as the invasion of Ukraine enters its seventh month, according to a report issued Monday by the U.K. Ministry of Defense.

Iran steps up uranium enrichment with new centrifuges at Natanz

August 29, 2022

Iran has begun uranium enrichment with new advanced centrifuges at its underground Natanz nuclear site, according to a confidential International Atomic Energy Agency report seen by the Reuters news agency on Monday.

UN Nuclear Watchdog Rushes To Troubled Plant

August 29, 2022

A team of the UN’s nuclear watchdog rushed to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in war-torn Ukraine on Monday amid fears of an atomic disaster.

Ukraine Warns Of Nuclear Radiation Exposure As Russia Blocks Accord

August 29, 2022

Concern about the potential for a radiation disaster at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in wartorn Ukraine persists as Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of attacks near the facility.

Van Drives Into Brussels Terrace, Several Injured

August 29, 2022

A van rammed into terraces in the center of Belgium’s capital Brussels, leaving at least six injured and in shock, authorities said.

Iran deal draft reportedly includes 4 phases, would take full effect after 165 days

August 28, 2022

A draft proposal from the final stages of negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal envisions the Iranians halting all uranium enrichment, but holding on to the material they already have, and a final US return to the pact less than six months after it is signed, Haaretz reported on Sunday.

Nuclear leak fears intensify as Russia, Ukraine exchange accusations of shelling power plant

August 28, 2022

Fears surrounding the possibility of a leak at Europe’s largest nuclear plant are intensifying as Russia and Ukraine are exchanging accusations of rocket and artillery strikes at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.