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Climate change gave 4 billion people month of extreme heat: report

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: More than 4 billion people worldwide endured at least one extra month of extreme heat between May 2024 and May 2025—an impact made significantly worse by human-driven climate change, according to a new report by World Weather Attribution, Climate Central, and the Red Cross.

The analysis reveals that compared to a world without global warming, climate change has at least doubled the n

(SP)GERMANY-MUNICH-FOOTBALL-UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE-GERMANY VS PORTUGAL

(250605) -- MUNICH, June 5, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Players of Germany pose for a group photo before the UEFA Nations League A semifinal match between Germany and Portugal in Munich, Germany, June 4, 2025. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua)

Two African states win UN Security Council seats

Liberia and the DR Congo will serve a two-year term as non-permanent representatives amid mounting calls for reform of the institution

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and Liberia have secured seats in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as non-permanent members, following a vote at the General Assembly in New York.

In a single round of balloting on Tuesday, the DR Con

Posters of Owaisi with slogans "one man against terror" seen in Hyderabad after All-Party Delegation visit

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 4 (ANI): Posters featuring All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi were seen on Hyderabad's metro pillars after an all-party delegation led by BJP MP Baijayant Panda, and including him, concluded its visits to Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain.

Owaisi's flex boards featured several slogans, including 'One man ag

MAURITANIA-BIR EL BARKA-DESERT CONTROL-CHINA-AFRICA GREEN TECHNOLOGY PARK

(250603) -- BIR EL BARKA (MAURITANIA), June 3, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 22, 2025 shows the China-Africa Green Technology Park in Bir El Barka, Trarza region, western Mauritania. The China-Africa Green Technology Park is a key demonstration project supporting Africa's Great Green Wall Initiative, launched in 2007 to create a 7,000-km ecological barrier across northern Africa and the Sahel to c

"Tour was very successful": BJP MP Baijayant Panda on all-party delegation to Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Algeria

New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): BJP MP Baijayant Panda led an all-party delegation to Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Algeria, successfully presented India's stance on terrorism.

The delegation shared facts and figures about the Pahalgam terrorist attack and India's response, highlighting Pakistan's role in supporting terrorism.

Panda said that all four countries have taken steps against terrorism and

Baijayant Panda-led all-party delegation briefs EAM Jaishankar on anti-terror outreach in Gulf, North Africa

New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): An all-party delegation led by BJP MP Baijayant Panda on Tuesday briefed External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on their recent international visits aimed at promoting India's zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism.

The MPs shared feedback from their engagements abroad, highlighting support received from India's international partners.

Former Foreign Secretary and d

LS Speaker holds talks with Portuguese delegation on Op Sindoor

Brasilia [Brazil], June 3 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and the Indian delegation on Tuesday arrived in Lisbon, where he held talks with Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco, President of the Assembleia da Republica of Portugal on strengthening bilateral ties between both countries.

Birla also met with the Minister for Home Affairs, Climate Change and Environment of Tuvalu, Maina Talia who strongly condemned the terroris

AIMIM MP Owaisi back in Hyderabad after concluding 4-nation anti-terror tour

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 3 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi, part of an all-party delegation led by BJP MP Baijayant Panda, arrived at Hyderabad airport on Tuesday after concluding a diplomatic tour of Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain.

The all-party delegation, led by BJP MP Baijayant Panda, visited key partner countries to showcase India's continued fi

MAURITANIA-NOUAKCHOTT-CHINA-AFRICA GREEN TECHNOLOGY PARK-INTERVIEW

(250602) -- NOUAKCHOTT, June 2, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Mauritanian Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Messouda Baham Mohamed Laghdaf speaks in an interview in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on May 19, 2025. Laghdaf has said that the China-Africa Green Technology Park is not just a bilateral project, calling it "a green revolution in the making." (Xinhua/Si Yuan) TO GO WITH Interview: Cooperation with China helps bu

All-party delegation led by BJP's Baijayant Panda concludes four-country visit, departs for India

Algiers [Algeria], June 2 (ANI): The all-party delegation led by BJP MP Baijayant Panda has concluded its four-country visit and departed for India on Monday.

The delegation, led by Panda, includes BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, Phangnon Konyak and Rekha Sharma; AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi; Satnam Singh Sandhu and Ghulam Nabi Azad; and former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.

The delegation, during their vi

"Our appeal to put Pakistan on grey list of FATF is getting resonance": BJP MP Baijayant Panda

Algiers [Algeria], June 2 (ANI): BJP MP Baijayant Panda, who led the all-party delegation to Algeria on Monday, said that India's appeal to place Pakistan back on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list is gaining significant resonance globally, emphasising the role of illicit financing in fuelling terrorism.

Panda highlighted Pakistan's misuse of funds for terrorism and its military, noting the other Is

"FATF important to deter, stop inflow of funds to terrorist organisations in Pakistan": Former FS Shringla

Algiers [Algeria], June 2 (ANI): Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, is very important to 'deter and stop the inflow of funds to terrorist organisations' and also the Pakistan government's 'utilisation of funds,' said former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla here on Monday.

Pakistan was included in the grey list in 2018 and removed from it in 20

Nationalist EU political activist claims bank account shut

Portuguese political activist Afonso Goncalves has said a local bank closed his personal account without warning or explanation.

Goncalves, 24, is the founder of Reconquista, a right-wing nationalist movement established in 2023, who describes his association as a "metapolitical" initiative aimed at reshaping Portugal's cultural and political landscape.

The activist said Novobanco, a major Portuguese bank,

UK backs controversial autonomy offer for African region

The shift comes a year after British lawmakers pushed for recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara

The UK has endorsed Morocco's plan to grant limited autonomy to Western Sahara, ending decades of official neutrality in one of the most protracted territorial disputes in the North African region.