KOCHI, India, July 30 (Reuters) – Landslides swept through tea estates and villages in southern India’s Kerala on Tuesday, killing at least 106 people while they slept as unexpected heavy rain collapsed hillsides and triggered torrents of mud, water and tumbling boulders. The hillsides gave way after midnight following torrential rainfall on Monday in the…
Singapore has become the latest country to allow 16 species of insects for human consumption, including crickets, grasshoppers, grubs, and even mealworms. Unlike other Southeast Asian countries, where insects have been part of the street food menu for a long time, Singapore has avoided edible insects so far due to its strict safety and hygiene…
The emergency restrictions came into effect in June. A High Court judge has found that a UK emergency ban on the sale or supply of puberty blockers is lawful. The restrictions came into effect on June 3 and apply to young people under 18 with gender dysphoria in England, Wales and Scotland. Justice Beverley Lang…
Two reported dead as Israeli officials weigh up response to rocket strike blamed on Hezbollah that killed 12 children Israeli drones struck a remote road in southern Lebanon, underscoring tensions as the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, promised a “harsh” response to the rocket strike on the occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 children. “The…
Protests have erupted in the Venezuelan capital Caracas against President Nicolás Maduro’s claim of victory in the country’s disputed election. Crowds of people have been making their way, by foot, to Miraflores – the presidential palace – in protest. Others posted pictures of the crowds on social media with captions including “knock down the dictator”…
PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) – Vandals sabotaged France’s telecoms networks overnight, piling pressure on French security services trying to secure the Olympics after authorities said they suspected left-wing groups of attacking rail lines ahead of the opening ceremony in Paris. The cuts to long distance telecoms cables at five sites early on Monday “look like…
Greetings from Tyler, Kamala’s campaigning amid the new reality, we don’t know what the pretender’s circumstances are. Mr. Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel is going to Mar-a-Lago to commiserate with Trump. I don’t know if you heard the Netanyahu speech before Congress. It was more pro-American than anything this side of a Donald Trump rally….
Everything was in place. Streets in the centre of Paris have been blocked off, metro stations closed and thousands of police, soldiers and other guards deployed to maintain security on the big showpiece day to kick off the Olympics. But the saboteurs struck away from the capital, at five apparently unguarded places. France’s state-owned rail…
LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) – Russia has begun including new, cheaply-made drones in its long-range attacks on Ukraine, to try to identify air defences, film any damage and act as decoys, a Ukrainian military spy official said. The two new types of drone, which Russia has used in five drone attacks in the last two…
Labour government announces its biggest step yet in overhauling the UK’s approach to the Middle East Labour has announced its biggest step yet in overhauling the UK’s approach to the Middle East, dropping its opposition to an international arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu despite pressure from Washington not to do so. Downing Street announced on…