Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will receive an annual raise despite being impeached for briefly imposing a state of emergency in the country, the government said. Yoon’s salary will rise 3% to 262.6 million won ($179,000; £147,000), in…
A street vendor and volunteers have harnessed the power of social media to help those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. Jimmy Medina Jr said the TikTok live stream prompted generous donations that allowed him to buy supplies and feed…
More fires continue to burn in LA, while authorities warn that strong winds threaten even more destruction. Source link
Ankit Srinivas The Mahakumbh Mela is held in the northern city of Prayagraj Millions of people gather in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj in the state of Uttar Pradesh to participate in the Mahakumbh Melathe world’s largest gathering of…
Prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai, who was abducted by gunmen in Kenya, said she was released hours after the incident. Amnesty International Kenya spokesman Roland Ebole told the BBC she was “forced” into a vehicle in the capital Nairobi…
Voters in Croatia re-elected Zoran Milanović for a second term, after he won almost three-quarters of the vote in the country’s presidential elections. It was a bad result for his opponent Dragan Primorc, who had the support of the center-right…
The video shows the moment Olympic kitesurfer Bruno Lobo saves a woman who appeared to be drowning in the sea. The athlete was practicing with the new camera while kitesurfing off the coast of São Luís, Brazil, when he heard…
BBC For Ahmed Taha, Russia is the enemy — but he understands that Syria’s interim leaders want to think strategically about foreign policy For years, Russia and Syria have been key partners – Moscow has gained access to air and…
BBC Like a third of Norwegian drivers, Ståle Fyen now drives an electric car Norway is the world leader when it comes to sales of electric cars, which accounted for nine out of 10 new vehicles sold in the country…
See: ‘Houses leveled to the ground’ on Malibu’s iconic coastal road Forecasters in California are warning that the fierce winds that have fueled an inferno around Los Angeles are expected to pick up again this week, as firefighters on the…