Keelung (AFP) – Fishermen return to the port to tie up their ships in Keelung, northern Taiwan, as Typhoon Krathon is expected to make landfall on Wednesday. Typhoons are common around the region at this time of year. However, a recent study showed that they are increasingly forming closer to coastlines, intensifying more rapidly and lasting longer over land due to climate change.
Hodeidah (AFP) – Fire and smoke billow from “Al-Hali” power station in the Yemeni city of Hodeida following Israeli air strikes on Sunday. The Israeli military said it was striking several Huthi rebel targets in Yemen, including power stations and a seaport. The strikes came a day after the rebels announced they targeted Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport with a missile. In July, Israel also hit Hodeida port after a Huthi drone strike penetrated Israel’s air defences and killed a civilian in Tel Aviv.
(AFP) – Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem says the group will continue to fight Israel “in support of Gaza” and “in defence of Lebanon” in his first address after the killing of the group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Dolakha (Nepal) (AFP) – Search and rescue teams in Nepal’s capital pick through wrecked homes after waters receded from monsoon floods that killed at least 192 people around the Himalayan republic.
New Zealand reclaims the world record for the largest mass haka after more than 6,000 people perform the legendary Maori war dance, dethroning France. The record was broken in deafening fashion at Eden Park stadium in Auckland, where thousands of men, women and children joined together on the pitch to complete the traditional native challenge involving vigorous movements, stamping feet and rhythmic shouting.
North Korea’s young women’s football team received a thunderous homecoming, greeted by their families at the airport in Pyongyang after their title win at the 2024 Fifa U-20 World Cup in Colombia. The country’s U-20 women squad returned home on Saturday after their 1-0 victory over Japan to claim the title in Bogotá, their third such victory after tournament wins in 2006 and 2016.
Vienna (AFP) – Herbert Kickl celebrates his FPOe party’s victory in the Austrian national elections. The FPOe won 28.8 percent of votes, beating the ruling conservative People’s Party (OeVP) into second place at 26.3 percent, according to near-complete results.
Karachi (AFP) – Thousands of people protest in cities across Pakistan after the Iran-backed group Hezbollah confirmed that its longtime chief had been killed by an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon.
Dolakha (Nepal) (AFP) – Search and rescue teams in Nepal’s capital pick through wrecked homes after waters receded from monsoon floods that killed at least 192 people around the Himalayan republic.
Tokyo (AFP) – Thousands of thankful, sobbing fans flock to a Tokyo zoo to bid an emotional farewell to a pair of beloved pandas before their imminent return to China. Ri Ri and Shin Shin were due to stay until February 2026, but Japan and China agreed it would be better for the 19-year-olds to return to their home country in light of their declining health.
Guainía (Colombia) (AFP) – When Ruben Dario Carianil began cultivating the unusual, pointy Inirida flower in the Colombian Amazon ten years ago, his relatives made fun of him for growing “weeds.” Today, he grows tons of the curious blooms who are soon to become the emblem of COP16, a UN biodiversity conference.
Sao Paulo (AFP) – In just over two decades, Helio da Silva has single-handedly planted about 40,000 trees in the urban jungle that is Sao Paulo. The former food industry executive says he was called “crazy” when he started his quest to transform what used to be a hangout for drug users. Today, there stands the Tiquatira Park with thousands of trees.
