In final hours before landfall, Hurricane Idalia stopped intensifying and turned from Tallahassee
In the final hours before Hurricane Idalia struck Florida, experts say its eye experienced a phenomenon that kept it from further intensifying
2023-09-01 12:48
Ukraine-Russia war live: Putin’s forces pushed back by counteroffensive after ‘largest’ drone strike
Russian president Vladimir Putin’s forces have been pushed back amid Ukraine’s counteroffensive, as deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar reported new “successes” in the south and east. “There have been some successes, in particular in the direction of Novodanylivka-Novoprokopivka,” Ms Maliar said on the Telegram messaging app, referring to two southeastern villages in the Zaporizhzhia region. Novoprokopivka lies further south of the strategic settlement of Robotyne, which Ukraine said on Monday it had liberated. Ms Maliar also said Kyiv’s forces were pressing on with their offensive operations south of the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut, which was captured by Russian troops in May. The battlefield update comes on the same day the UK’s Ministry of Defence said Putin faced the largest attack on Russia since the start of the war, after it was hit by five separate drone strikes overnight on 29 and 30 August. The MoD said explosions were recorded in Moscow, Bryansk, and Ryazan, as well as at Pskov airbase close to the Estonian border. The government added that since many of these drones reached their targets, it “likely means Russian air defence is having difficulty detecting and destroying them”. Read More Putin’s forces pushed back in southern Ukraine – as Zelensky claims new long-range weapon The ‘Vampire’ rocket system helping Ukraine shoot down Russia’s kamikaze drones Ukraine pilot films moment drone flies into Russian truck
2023-09-01 12:28
Afghanistan's female cricketers plead with sport's world governing body: help us play again
Two years ago Firooza Amiri was an 18-year-old batter for the Afghanistan women’s cricket team and ready to take on the world
2023-09-01 12:27
Gabon coup shows how France's influence on its former territories is disintegrating
When President Leon Mba of Gabon was toppled by the military in 1964, then-French President Charles de Gaulle sprang into action and immediately sent French troops to restore Mba to power.
2023-09-01 12:27
After outrage over Taylor Swift tickets, reforms has been slow across the US
Many of the major reforms to ticket sellers in the U.S. have failed to pass this year
2023-09-01 12:27
A net of justice is tightening around 2020 election deniers and may be closing in on Trump
It turns out that there is a heavy price for trying to steal votes, defaming defenseless election workers and invading the US Capitol to try to thwart a democratic transfer of presidential power. And accountability is moving ever closer to Donald Trump.
2023-09-01 12:26
Australian consumer watchdog calls for record fine against Qantas over canceled flights
Australia’s consumer watchdog has called for Qantas Airways to be punished with a record fine for allegedly selling tickets on thousands of flights that had already been canceled
2023-09-01 12:19
Thailand's ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra asks King for royal pardon
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a request for a royal pardon, the outgoing justice minister said, just over a week after his dramatic return to the country from more than 15 years in self-exile.
2023-09-01 11:58
North Carolina State's Ashford taken off field on stretcher in opener at UConn
North Carolina State safety Rakeim Ashford was injured and taken off the field on a stretcher Thursday night during the third quarter of the Wolfpack’s season opener against UConn
2023-09-01 11:51
Singaporeans vote for ceremonial president after rare political scandals
Singaporeans are voting in their first contested presidential election in more than a decade.
2023-09-01 11:50
Acuña hits grand slam to become first player with 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases
Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a long grand slam in the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers, becoming the first player in major league history with 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases in the same season
2023-09-01 11:24
Asian Stocks Advance as China Steps Up Stimulus: Markets Wrap
Stocks in Asia rose as China rolled out more stimulus to aid its ailing economy and as traders
2023-09-01 11:19