Watch: Drone footage shows town destroyed by deadly Brazil tornado
At least six people were killed and 437 injured in the twister, authorities said.
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New typhoon bears down on Philippines days after deadly storm
Filipinos are bracing for the arrival of a new typhoon after one earlier this week left more than 200 people dead.
News24 | Tornado kills five, injures more than 400 in Brazil
A tornado killed at least five people and injured more than 400 as it destroyed most of a town in southern Brazil, authorities said on Saturday.
US to boycott G20 in South Africa, Trump says
Trump says no US official will be sent to the summit over discredited claims that Afrikaners are being persecuted.
An update on Jamaica’s recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlet, about recovery efforts after Hurricane Melissa struck last week.
An Israeli military court considers fate of U.S. teen charged with stone-throwing
A Israeli military court will weigh the fate of a 16-year-old Palestinian-American facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly throwing rocks in the West Bank. U.S. lawmakers have urged his release.
Fire at Turkey perfume warehouse kills six
Authorities are investigating the blaze.
Kenyan activists missing in Uganda found safe after five weeks
The pair were reportedly bundled into a car by masked men after attending an event to support Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine.
What to know about the 5 hostages whose remains are still in Gaza
In the most recent release, Hamas returned the remains of an Israeli man who died while fighting Hamas in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. He was identified as Lior Rudaeff, who was 61 when he was killed.
‘They went and never came back’: Honouring Kenya’s forgotten World War soldiers
Thousands of Kenyans, who fought for Britain, are buried in unknown locations and were never commemorated.
News24 | UN Security Council set to authorise 20 000-troop Gaza force
United States President Donald Trump has said he expects a US-coordinated international stabilisation force to be on the ground in Gaza “very soon” as part of his post-war plan for the enclave, which is still suffering a full-blown humanitarian crisis amid continued Israeli bombing.
News24 | Somalia: Pirates board fuel tanker, crew reported safe
Pirates boarded the Hellas Aphrodite, a Malta-flagged vessel carrying gasoline, as it was headed from India to South Africa. The EU’s naval force said one of its vessels was near the incident and closing in.
Multiple explosions shake a mosque in an Indonesian high school, injuring dozens
Indonesian authorities said they have identified a 17-year-old boy as the suspected perpetrator of an attack that shook a mosque at a high school during Friday prayers in Jakarta.
News24 | North Korea fires missile as South Korea announces nuclear submarine programme
North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile, Seoul’s military said, around a week after US President Donald Trump approved South Korea’s plan to build a nuclear-powered submarine.
News24 | US Senate votes down law that would ensure approval for Venezuela war
Republicans in the US Senate have voted down legislation that would have required US President Donald Trump to obtain congressional approval for any military attacks on Venezuela.
Fifty-four people injured in mosque blast at Jakarta high school
Authorities say the explosion occurred during Friday prayers at a mosque inside a high school complex.
Support for Israel among U.S. conservatives is starting to crack. Here’s why
For a decade, political support for Israel has come from conservative Christians. But now isolationism and antisemitism are changing the tone.
An NPR reporter’s journey into Gaza, for the first time since the war began
NPR’s Israel correspondent Daniel Estrin has entered the Gaza Strip for the first time since the war began, but Israeli still requires a military escort.
Multiple people fall ill after package delivered to Air Force One base
The building the package was opened in was evacuated and those taken ill were found to be stable.
News24 | UK’s Andrew drawn into Epstein probe following royal purge
US lawmakers wrote to Britain’s disgraced former prince Andrew on Thursday requesting he sit for an interview about his friendship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
News24 | ‘It’s going to be very soon’: Trump expects quick deployment of Gaza international force
US President Donald Trump expects a US-coordinated international stabilisation force to be on the ground in Gaza “very soon”, following two years of war in the territory between Israel and Hamas.