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  • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran says they still have "decisive control" over the Strait of Hormuz.
  • US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez had reached an agreement for the US to take control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves.
  • Three militants were killed in an attack on Friday in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military.
  • After protests against migrants who have remained in the North African enclave after a major inflow, Ceuta residents clashed with police, prompting Spain's interior minister to call for calm on Friday.
  • At least 584 people killed and another 1,300 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
  • In China and Nepal, there are more than 2,400 missing people, 558 people are reported missing in Tibet.

Tag: Heat Waves

May 20, 2024

Heat Wave Kills 100 in Myanmar,Mostly...

Scorching temperatures killed about 100 people in central Myanmar in just four days, social aid groups told Radio Free Asia on Monday.

May 18, 2024

In April,Heatwave Shatters Records in Southeast...

The effects of the recent extreme weather events in Southeast Asian countries are far reaching, ranging from health advisories and school closures to droughts. While El Niño phenomena, a cyclical weather trend, contributed to the situation this year, climate change is still a part of the problem

June 27, 2023

Intensifying Heat Waves Cause Economic and...

According to a recent study, India’s development is at risk because of the health and economic costs associated with more frequent and intense heat waves.

September 4, 2022

Major Heat Wave Grips California, Western...

A searing heat wave has gripped most of the western United States, including California. Mike O’Sullivan reports from Los Angeles on  how communities are coping with heat wave

July 17, 2019

Press Briefing by IFRC on Cities...

Julie Arrighi, Climate Advisor at the Red Cross and Red Crescent Climate Centre, briefs press on the new Red Cross guidelines to help cities prepare for heatwaves and extreme weather events that are now among the world’s deadliest types of natural hazard

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