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Videos have captured the moments a powerful earthquake hit the Chinese region of Tibet, reportedly killing dozens.

News Three feared dead in northeast India mine accident Rescue operations still under way as nine others remain trapped in flooded Assam coal mine. Divers use a pulley to enter a coal mine to rescue trapped miners in Umrangso, a remote area in the northeastern state of Assam, India, January 7, 2025. (Reuters) Published On…

UK politicians urge England to boycott Afghanistan at Champions Trophy England’s cricket board proposes an ‘ICC-wide’ response against Afghanistan over the Taliban’s crackdown on women in response to the MPs’ letter. Afghanistan beat England at the 50-over World Cup in 2023 and reached the semifinals of the T20 World Cup in 2024 [File: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters]…

Indonesia joins BRICS group of emerging economies Indonesia joins Russia, China and others in the group, which is viewed as a counterweight to the West. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) poses for a picture with Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto before the launch of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty and the…

North Korea says test of new hypersonic missile successful New intermediate-range hypersonic missile made with lighter materials, making it more lethal at penetrating enemy defences, Pyongyang says. Video Duration 02 minutes 13 seconds 02:13 North Korea fires missile as Blinken meets South Korean officials Published On 7 Jan 20257 Jan 2025 North Korea has carried…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,048 Here are the key developments on the 1,048th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A Ukrainian tank crew member of the 68th Jaeger Brigade walks next to a Leopard 1A5 tank at the position where they take a break in fighting, near Pokrovsk in the western Donetsk…

BREAKINGBREAKING, Strong earthquake hits Tibet’s Shigatse, tremors felt in Nepal’s Kathmandu Tremors were reported in northern India and in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, where buildings were shaking. People visit Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Shigatse city, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, in 2020 [Roman Pilipey/EPA] Published On 7 Jan 20257 Jan 2025 A powerful earthquake has hit Tibet’s…

US transfers 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman Amnesty International welcomed the transfer but said Guantanamo would remain a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on human rights in the US. No photography signs are posted on the fence surrounding Camp Delta at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay [File: Bob Strong/Reuters] Published On…

Ex-New York Mayor and Trump ally Rudy Giuliani found in contempt of court Giuliani has been under pressure to turn over assets to pay a $148m penalty to Georgia election workers he allegedly defamed. Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media in New York after testifying in a contempt hearing on January 3, 2025 [Ted Shaffrey/AP…

US reports first death linked to bird flu in Louisiana The late patient had been hospitalised in December with severe respiratory symptoms after contact with infected birds. Experts have said the risk to humans from bird flu so far is low, but they urged those who work with livestock to take precautions [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters]…