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Cyclone Sitrang made landfall in southern Bangladesh on Monday but authorities managed to get about a million people to safety before the monster storm hit.

Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, died on September 16, three days after her arrest by the notorious morality police.

Addressing the nation outside Number 10 shortly after his appointment by King Charles III, Sunak conceded the country faced a "profound economic crisis."

Seoul and Washington have repeatedly warned that Pyongyang could be close to testing an atomic bomb for the first time since 2017.

Israel's cost of living crisis becomes election issue

The cartel's decision, weeks ahead of US congressional elections, has drawn intense criticism from the White House.

Young women and schoolgirls have been at the forefront of protests sparked by Amini's death last month, after her arrest for an alleged breach of the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women.

The big US automaker scored a 37 percent jump in third-quarter profits to $3.3 billion.

Russian forces, after being pushed back from Kyiv and the northeastern Kharkiv region, have set their sight on wresting territory in Donbas.

The Nord, a $500 million vessel linked to Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov, spent a little over three weeks in the Chinese territory before leaving last Thursday.

Amnesty urges ICC probe of possible Gaza war crimes

Four Palestinians were killed and nearly 20 others injured early Tuesday in a raid by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

The Swiss bank said that "the settlement does not comprise a recognition of criminal liability."

ECB again eyes jumbo rate hike to 'tame inflation beast'

Southern Ukrainian cities such as Mykolaiv will play a crucial role in the next stage of the gruelling war Putin began exactly eight months ago.

Five women are suing Qatar Airways and the state-run Qatar Civil Aviation Authority after they were removed from flights for non-consensual gynecological examinations.

Europe has desperately searched for quick alternatives to Russian gas, but it seems Europe would need large amounts of LNG for decades.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a united international response.

Just weeks after failing in a first attempt to lead the ruling Tories, Sunak could cap a stunning reversal in fortunes by winning the leadership.

Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar, which has come under intense scrutiny over its rights record before the tournament that is expected to attract millions.

Participants include business leaders from Latin American countries as well as "a huge delegation from China."

Veteran feminist Hanaa Edwar pointed to "financial pressure on families" as a cause.

Giorgia Meloni's post-fascist Brothers of Italy party won Sept. 25 legislative polls but needs outside support to form a government.

Iran Human Rights (IHR) expressed concern that several activists were still incommunicado behind bars.

Pahlavi said there was little question that Iran's clerical state, which replaced his father's Western-oriented monarchy following the 1979 revolution, has meddled around the world.

Despite Tehran's new support for an increasingly isolated Moscow, the United States and the European Union still hope to revive the 2015 deal aimed at curtailing Iran's nuclear programme -- even though the prospect is dimming.

Thai regulators approve controversial telecom merger

Erdogan attended the inauguration of a new airport in Zangilan, which Baku's forces recaptured from Armenian separatists during their 2020 conflict.

Rebels kill seven, target health clinics in eastern DR Congo