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A person walks through the snow as cold weather continues, in London, Britain, December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Heavy Snow Disrupts UK Travel; Two Coal Plants On Standby

Heavy snowfall blanketed parts of Britain on Monday, disrupting airports, train networks, and roads, while two coal plants were put on standby in case of a power crunch as the country recorded its…

12 December 2022
FILE- People wade through flooded roads in Bayelsa, Nigeria, Oct. 20, 2022. Climate change is to blame for the deadliest yet heavy rains and flooding that swamped Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and the neighboring Sahel region between the months of June and October leaving more than 800 people dead. (AP Photo/Reed Joshua, File)

Nigeria Floods 80 Times More Likely With Climate Change

Heavy rains and flooding that swamped Nigeria, Niger, Chad and the surrounding region between June and October this year was made 80 times more likely because of climate change, a rapid analysis by…

AP 16 November 2022
People watch from their homes a road flooded by the rain of the tropical storm Hermine, in Pozo Izquierdo, in the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, September 25, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

Flights Cancelled As Storm Hermine Hits Spain's Canary Islands

Flights were canceled across Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday, airport operator Aena said, as storm Hermine moved in from over the Atlantic, bringing heavy rains to the popular holiday destination. …

25 September 2022
Relatives mourn by the body of Mohamed Usman, 15, who was killed by lightning on Friday at Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Heavy Rains, Lightning Kill at Least 36 in Northern India

Hazardous weather has killed at least 36 people in northern India over the past 24 hours, including 12 who who were struck by lightning, officials said as they warned of more heavy downpours in the…

AP 24 September 2022
This image provided by the National Hurricane Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a satellite view as Hurricane Fiona moves up the United States Atlantic coast, Thursday night, Sept. 22, 2022. Hurricane Fiona pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds as it swept by the island on a route that has it reaching northeastern Canada as a still-powerful storm late Friday. (NOAA via AP)

Powerful Hurricane Fiona Roaring By Bermuda, Then To Canada

Fiona, a Category 4 hurricane, pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds early Friday as it swept by the island on a route forecast to have it approaching northeastern Canada late in the day as a…

AP 23 September 2022
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Unpacking Israel's decisive turn towards savagery

23 April 2026

Israel's gloves-off approach since 2023 didn't emerge out of the blue; it is deeply rooted in Zionist and Israeli military thought.

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Test of wills: Iran’s ability to outlast the US blockade

26 April 2026

The standoff in the Hormuz is not simply a question of whether Tehran can survive economic pressure, but whether Washington can sustain the pressure at an acceptable cost.

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Iran’s 'mosquito fleet' presents a pesky problem

28 April 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is now poised to become the primary arena of confrontation, with Iran relying on speedboat-driven guerrilla warfare to confront the US navy.

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A Syrian army soldier holds a national flag featuring Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of a building left in ruins on 5 June 2013 in the city of Qusayr in the Homs province. AFP
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Syria's taswiya slow roll creates a host of problems

28 April 2026

Former regime soldiers are stuck in limbo, as their undocumented status prevents them from working, travelling, and curbs family members' access to education, healthcare and social services

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The Arab women raising the bar in travel literature

28 April 2026

In recent years, travel writing has witnessed a striking revival, though along a different path, one now charted by Arab women's voices.

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