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World welcomes New Year with fireworks, some stark words and a royal farewell
New Zealanders were among the first in the world to celebrate the arrival of 2024 with a fireworks display in Auckland on ...Eleven climbers killed as Indonesia volcano erupts, search on hold
Eleven climbers were found dead in Indonesia on Monday following the eruption of the Marapi volcano in West Sumatra, a rescue official ...Storm Ciaran kills six, lashes Europe with strong winds and rain
Storm Ciaran smashed into western Europe on Thursday, killing six people and forcing schools, airports and train services to shut down. A ...China’s smog-covered north on highest pollution alert as visibility drops
By Liz Lee Reuters Authorities issued their highest warnings for fog and haze on Tuesday as smog enveloped major cities in northern ...Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia
A private jet crashed over Russia on Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, emergency officials said. Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was ...Belarus-EU borders may be closed if Wagner group incidents happen, Poland says
Poland, Lithuania and Latvia could jointly decide to shut their borders with close Russian ally Belarus if there are serious incidents involving ...Tunisia says undocumented migrants in the country received $1 billion this year
Undocumented sub-Saharan African migrants in Tunisia received three billion dinars (about $1 billion) in remittances from their countries during the first half ...Cerberus heatwave threatens new record temperatures for Europe
Southern Europe sweltered under a fierce heatwave on Thursday, with a warning that temperatures could hit record highs for the continent next ...At least 300 migrants missing at sea near Spanish Canary Islands, aid group says
At least 300 people who were traveling on three migrant boats from Senegal to Spain’s Canary Islands have disappeared, migrant aid group ...At least 10 migrants missing, one dead after boat sinks off Tunisia
At least 10 Tunisian migrants were missing and one died after their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the ...