Qatar Tribune - World

Hanoi: Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains brought by storm Prapiroon have killed seven and left nine missing in northern Vietnam authorities said Thursday.More than 600 houses have been destroyed or damaged amid the severe weather in provinces including Son La Hoa Binh and Dien Bien the National Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control said. Among the latest

Hanoi: The first of several funeral ceremonies began in Vietnam on Thursday for the long-time leader of the countrys Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong who passed away at the age of 80.The first day of the two-day state funeral was marked by a half-mast flag ceremony at Hanois Ba Dinh Square. Flags also flew at half-mast at all party and government agencies as well as at c

dpaTaipei/ManilaA cargo ship has sunk in Taiwan after Typhoon Gaemi passed over the island overnight authorities said on Thursday.Nine crew members from Myanmar are missing after Tanzanian-flagged freighter Fu-Shun sank off the coast of Kaohsiung Harbor Taiwans Central Emergency Operation Center said.Authorities are waiting for better

DalecTypeface:> The number of deaths following several landslides in south-western Ethiopia has risen to at least 257 according to the United Nations.The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) shared on the social media platform X on Thursday that they expect up to 500 fatalities. More than 15000 people need to be evacuated as a result.

BerlincTypeface:> German customs officials have uncovered a drugs laboratory near the Dutch border and seized almost 200 kilograms of synthetic drugs worth an estimated 10.4mn euros ($11.3mn).It was the largest MDMA laboratory to be uncovered in 23 years according to a Thursday statement by the public prosecutors office in the city of Aachen and the customs investigation dep

KievcTypeface:> The Ukrainian secret service on Thursday said it has foiled planned Russian arson attacks on shopping centres and other retail outlets in Poland the Baltic states and within its own borders.The Security Service (SBU) said a group of 19 people were detained in 37 raids in four Ukrainian regions with officers seizing forged passports and driving licences.

dpaCairoOnly four survivors have been found after a boat carrying 45 refugees and migrants capsized off the coast of Yemen the United Nations refugee agency said on Thursday.The boat capsized near the south-western city of Taiz on Wednesday night due to strong winds and overloading the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office

BrusselscTypeface:> Belgian police on Thursday detained seven people suspected of planning a terrorist attack the federal prosecutors office said.Police conducted 14 searches throughout the country including in the cities of Brussels Antwerp Ghent and Liege after a request from a judge in Antwerp.Seven people were brought in for questioning the statem

The European Unions climate monitor has said Monday was the worlds hottest day on record after it inched past Sundays high as swaths of Europe Asia and North America experienced blistering temperatures.The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Wednesday that the global average surface air temperature on July 22 rose to 17.15 degrees Celsius (62.9 degrees Fahr

An Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank killed at least five people including a woman and her daughter Palestinian officials said.During the predawn operation in the Tulkarem refugee camp on Tuesday drones hit armed fighters operating in the area an Israeli military spokesperson said.Several people were wounded during the hours-long Israeli incursion