On 4 May, heavy rain caused the Cipamingkis river to overflow in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.
Ending Ismail, a local who filmed the flood, told the BBC that a glamping facility had been destroyed by the torrent and an Islamic school almost…
Category: 2. World
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Popular Australian author pleads guilty over child exploitation material
The Jasper Jones and Runt author was arrested in January during a police raid at his Perth home.
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Deadly China plane crash was caused by fuel cut-off, says report
The Boeing 737 plane crashed into a Chinese hillside in 2022, killing all 132 people on board.
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Rescuers among three dead after yacht sinks off Australian coast
Volunteer rescuers aged 78 and 62 died after their boat rolled during “treacherous” conditions.
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Met Gala sees Beyoncé’s return and a star-studded red carpet
The Met Gala brought its annual parade of high fashion to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 4 May, with Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour serving as co-chairs for the Costume Institute fundraiser. This year’s dress code…
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Robots move in as waste firms struggle to find staff
Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting.
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US strikes Iranian fast boats as Iran attacks UAE oil facility
Meanwhile shipping company Maersk said one of its US-flagged commercial vessels had successfully exited the Strait of Hormuz under US military protection.
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The looks turning heads on the Met Gala carpet
The theme for 2026 Met Gala fundraiser is “Costume Art”, exploring fashion as an embodied art form.
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Mehr News Agency – Control of Hormuz Strait fully in Iran’s hands: official
A senior Iranian security and political official told Lebanese Al-Mayadeen “The control of the Strait of Hormuz is completely in Iran’s hands.”
He, wanted to remain anonymous, added that, “The control of the Strait of Hormuz is…Continue Reading
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Senior Israeli commander admits killing Palestinians 'like we haven't since 1967'
A senior Israeli military commander has admitted that the army is killing Palestinians at a rate “not seen since 1967” in the West Bank, as regime forces continue their aggressive campaign of raids, arrests, killings, and destruction across…
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