At Least 19 Dead As Record Flooding Hits UAE
Dubai was among areas wrestling with the aftermath of deadly torrential rains Thursday that flooded the desert city, with people recalling spending the night in their cars and air passengers enduring chaotic scenes at airports.
Posted on: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Nearly 140 Die In Heavy Rains Hitting Pakistan, Afghanistan Impacting Children
The death toll from unseasonable heavy rains in Pakistan and Afghanistan was approaching 140 across both countries amid concerns about many children without adequate shelter in the region.
Posted on: Thursday, April 18, 2024

IMF: China and US Levels of Borrowing May Have “Profound” Effect on Global Economy
The International Monetary Fund has warned that the US and China should each ensure they start borrowing less as their respective debt levels may have a “profound” effect on interest rates paid by other countries and on the economy worldwide, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Posted on: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Hungary’s Orbán Accuses Brussels Of Blackmail At Turbulent Gathering
Hungary’s pro-Russia prime minister says Ukraine has become “a protectorate of the West,” which would not exist without the West’s supply of weapons and financial support.
Posted on: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Pro-West Party Beats Pro-Russia Politicians in Croatia Vote But Uncertainty Remains
The pro-Western ruling conservative HDZ party won most seats in Croatia’s parliamentary elections but faced tough talks to secure a majority in parliament and form a governing coalition, results released Thursday showed.
Posted on: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Thousands Fleeing Volcano Eruption In Indonesia Amid Tsunami Warnings
Thousands were told Thursday to leave their homes after an Indonesian mountain erupted, sending ash thousands of feet high and prompting authorities to issue a tsunami alert.
Posted on: Thursday, April 18, 2024

US To Help Dozens Of Nations Prevent Pandemics
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration says it will help 50 countries to identify and respond to infectious diseases to prevent “pandemics” like the COVID-19 outbreak that paralyzed life in much of the world.
Posted on: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

14 Killed, Scores Injured As Russian Missiles Hit Northern Ukraine
At least 14 people were killed and scores injured when Russian missiles hit an eight-floor apartment building in the heart of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, authorities said.
Posted on: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Hungary Commemorates 80th Anniversary of Holocaust As Pain Remains
Hungary’s recently elected President, Tamás Sulyok, has urged his nation to “respectfully and honestly” remember the victims of the Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, in which some 600,000 Hungarian Jews died.
Posted on: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Croatia’s Parliamentary Elections Could Move Nation Closer To Russia Or West
Elections in Croatia were expected to decide whether the Balkan nation will move closer to Russia or remain on its pro-Western course.
Posted on: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

US, EU Discuss Sanctioning Iran While Warning Israel
The United States and European allies have pledged more sanctions against Iran, but differences remain on whether to designate the country’s feared Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
Posted on: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Poland To Debate Liberalizing Abortion Despite Massive ‘March for Life’
The Polish parliament is to debate overturning what critics view as Europe’s most restrictive abortion regulations despite thousands of protesters saying it could violate the rights of the unborn.
Posted on: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Lebanon: Senior Christian Politician Murdered
Pascal Sleiman, a well-known senior figure in Lebanon’s Christian Lebanese Forces (CLF) party was abducted and shot dead in the country’s Byblos area last week. The news has caused outrage in Lebanon’s Christian community.
Posted on: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Biden’s Easing of Iran Sanctions in Focus After Missile Strike on Israel
President Joe Biden is taking heat from Republicans for easing sanctions on Iran, including giving the terrorist-sponsoring nation access to billions of dollars in previously frozen assets, before it launched a massive drone attack on U.S. ally Israel.
Posted on: Monday, April 15, 2024

Azerbaijan Rejects Armenia’s Hatred Case At World Court (Worthy News Radio)
Azerbaijan on Monday in the Netherlands urged the top United Nations court to throw out a case filed by Armenia linked to the long-running dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Lawyers argued that judges do not have jurisdiction over the trial.
Posted on: Monday, April 15, 2024

Ukraine Military Fears More Losses At Battlefields (Worthy News Radio)
Wartorn, Ukraine’s military chief, warned that the battlefield situation in the industrial east has “significantly worsened in recent days.” It comes amid concerns that warming weather allows Russian forces to launch a fresh push along several stretches of the more 1,000 km-long (620-mile) front line.
Posted on: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Man Kills Six In Australia Shopping Mall
A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said, in a case that shocked the nation.
Posted on: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Vatican Condemns Vote To Make Abortion EU’s Fundamental Right
The Vatican has condemned the European Parliament’s decision to include the “right to abortion” in the European Union’s Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Posted on: Friday, April 12, 2024

Many Ukrainians Without Power After Deadly Russian Strikes (Worthy News Radio)
Authorities say hundreds of settlements in Ukraine are without power following Russian drone and missile strikes which killed at least five people. The attacks came shortly after Ukraine’s parliament voted for a mobilization law to increase manpower following massive losses on the battlefields in the country’s more than two-year war against Russia’s invading military.
Posted on: Friday, April 12, 2024

Transatlantic Alarm Over WHO Pandemic Treaty (Worthy News In-Depth)
Transatlantic political alarm bells are ringing over plans by world leaders to sign an international pandemics treaty that critics say will give the World Health Organization (WHO) unprecedented power over sovereign nations.
Posted on: Friday, April 12, 2024