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South-east Queensland is bracing for another deluge after an unexpected downpour brought chaos across the region.

A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake has struck Tibet in southwestern China, official media reported. Chinese state TV said it's the strongest quake to hit the remote Himalayan region in five years.

Middle Eastern oil producers are offering steep discounts while Nigeria’s finance minister rejects price capping for local refineries due to low supply. Read More: https://punchng.com/middle-east-offers-oil-discounts-as-nigeria-rejects-price-capping/

Iran's state television reported that seven oil tankers either caught fire or were damaged by mines overnight Wednesday into Thursday after being targeted or striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

With up to 250 millimetres of rain bucketing on south-east Queensland in a day, the region’s wet weather will go out with a bang.

It was the biggest earthquake in the region in the last five years, China's national broadcaster CCTV said.

At least four Palestinians were killed and several others wounded Thursday in Israeli airstrikes and gunfire across the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical officials said, as renewed a...

Dragoş Pîslaru, fost ministru al Investiţiilor şi Proiectelor Europene şi fost ministru interimar al Muncii, consideră că este nevoie de o reformă internă în PNL, după ruperea coaliţiei cu PSD şi intrarea partidului în opoziţie.

South-east Queensland is forecast for another day of wild weather with torrential rains sweeping through the region.

More than a dozen schools remain closed across south-east Queensland after heavy rain caused flash flooding and hundreds of calls for help on Thursday.

Breast cancer patients in Gaza face delayed diagnoses, medicine shortages and limited access to scans and treatment.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani discussed efforts to ease escalating Middle East tensions and safeguard marit...

The U.S. military has been quietly reducing its footprint at posts in the Middle East due to ongoing threats from Iran and Yemen's Houthi rebels, officials tell CBS News. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has more details.

Some 1,500 Palestinians have been killed in the enclave since beginning of US-brokered ceasefire one year ago

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<p>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday forecast a sharp drop in economic output in Pakistan, the Middle East and North Africa this year due to the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/live/iran-israel-war">US-Israeli-led war against Iran</a>, followed by a rebound to 6.6 per cent growth in 2027, while warning that further energy production disruptions

Southern and central parts of Keralam receive heavy rain with Mavelikara in Alappuzha and Venkurinji in Pathanamthitta recording the highest rainfall of 14 cm

The deaths include two women found drowned in a cellar in the Bouches-du-Rhône region.

ASEAN's consensus-driven approach and a lack of enforcement mechanisms make legal action difficult, experts say.

An attack on Saudi Arabia’s Dammam airport has killed two people and injured eight others, the country’s civil aviation authority confirmed on Thursday. Read More: https://punchng.com/two-dead-in-eastern-saudi-airport-attack-aviation-authority/

Tom Barrack says Washington's relationship with the Middle East needs to change from one of control to one of support.

US financial services platform Robinhood is expanding to the Middle East, with the Dubai International Financial Centre becoming its regional headquarters. The company said on Thursday it had been approved by the Dubai Financial Services Authority to offer trading and custody services across all 10 asset classes approved by the regulator, including equities,

Detectives are investigating the circumstances around the death of a woman and a child in Melbourne's east.

It is the latest in a series of attacks by the Houthi movement which have targeted airports and other sites in the kingdom.

România riscă să se confrunte cu o penurie de motorină în această iarnă, după ce prețul carburantului a crescut cu aproape 40% de la începutul anului și a ajuns la 10,90 lei pe litru, iar rezervele strategice, prezentate oficial ca suficiente pentru 90 de zile, nu garantează trei luni de aprovizionare la pompă, a avertizat compania de consultanță Frames într

At least two people were killed and eight others wounded in a late-night attack on Saudi Arabia’s Dammam airport, the civil aviation authority said Thursday, as Houthi strikes from...

In today's episode of Trending Middle East , the US has ordered non-essential diplomatic staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom. The move follows a strike on Dammam airport late on Wednesday that killed one person and injured eight. UAE Minister of State Lana Nusseibeh has entered the race to become the n

Police are investigating after the body of a motorcyclist was found on the Maroondah Highway at Yarck this morning.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 22 &mdash; Penang has earned international recognition after being named among the destinations feature...

Maple Ridge East is a provincial riding located in the region.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 &mdash; Malaysia ranked 53rd out of 143 countries globally and seventh among 15 countries in East A...

The weakened German leader wants to overcome humiliating losses to the far right in eastern elections — but the prospect of the AfD's biggest win yet haunts his chancellorship.

Southeast Asia's rapid AI adoption is creating business opportunities beyond paid consumer subscriptions, a partner at Bain & Company, told CNBC.

A strike on a Saudi Aramco facility killed two people while an attack on the King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, killed one.

Burnaby East is a provincial riding located in the region.

A dead whale washes up on rocky shoreline in Sydney's east, prompting Randwick Council to close two popular beaches.

Join the queue early at this retro food court stall.

Several people have been rescued from floodwaters overnight as heavy rainfall sets in across central and southern Queensland.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has held talks with Italian deputy leader Antonio Tajani, focusing on Middle East security and bilateral ties. Sheikh Abdullah spoke with Mr Tajani, Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, during a phone call on Wednesday, s

Investigators have determined a blaze outside of a liquidation centre in the city's southeast started amid some furniture behind the building before making its way inside.

Quintessa Swindell has exited upcoming Netflix series “Feral,” Variety has learned. Swindell’s role will instead be played by “My Brilliant Career” star Philippa Northeast. “Feral” is based on Shirley Conran’s 1987 novel “Savages,” about four women who have to learn to survive in the jungle after a work trip accompanying their husbands takes an unexpected […

Intel has installed the first major structural truss at its delayed Ohio chip fab, but the company has yet to announce a major outside customer.

Junto a su exesposa Margaret Johnson, el actor decidió preservar las 54 hectáreas del lugar frente al avance inmobiliario; hoy es un lugar clave para frenar inundaciones y proteger la fauna local

The study says that in over two decades, approximately 16,667 square kilometers burned across 13 reserves, reflecting that some areas burned more than once

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State-level and district-level coordination committees chaired by the Chief Secretary and District Collectors will monitor enforcement.

Greece has rejected the approval by Libya’s eastern parliament of a maritime agreement with Turkey, saying the deal breaches international law and infringes on the sovereign rights of countries in the eastern Mediterranean. Libya is divided between two governments, one in the west, based in Tripoli and another in the east in Benghazi. The deal was originally

Liderul USR, Dominic Fritz, a lăsat de înțeles, vorbind despre Nicușor Dan, că acțiunile președintelui din ultimele șase luni au dus la existența unui Guvern care permite PSD să controleze „puterea în această țară fără să aibă o majoritate”, catalogând acest „rezultat” drept unul „dezamăgitor”.

Non-Iran Middle East oil exports have surpassed prewar levels as ships continued to transit through the Strait of Hormuz , a key route for global oil supplies, despite rise in attacks on vessels. The total oil flows, including shipments through Hormuz and alternative routes across the region, averaged more than 24.5 million barrels per day for the week ended

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 &mdash;&nbsp;Malaysia continues to view with great concern the dangerous escalation of conflict unf...

There are reports of a mid-air emergency as a powerful storm swept through south-west Queensland.

A drone strike on a fuel depot in a disputed region on the Sudan-South Sudan border has killed at least 153 people.

A drone strike by the Sudanese Armed Forces on a fuel depot in the disputed Abyei region, on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, has killed at least 153 people, official sources said on Wednesday. Three diplomatic sources, an aid worker and a conflict expert, told Reuters that the strike hit a fuel depot that had previously been used by the Rapid Suppo

South Sudan authorities say Sudan's army launched drone attack on market, as MSF says it is treating 20 wounded people.

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The French armed forces say that a fighter jet has crashed in eastern France, killing at least one person