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Eastern China is bracing for impact as Typhoon Bavi, the ninth storm of the season, is forecast to make landfall earlier than expected on Saturday night or early Sunday along the coast from Wenling to Rui'an in Zhejiang Province. Revised track and intensity The National Meteorological Center kept its orange typhoon warning in place at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Bavi weakened from a severe typhoon to a typhoon at noon, with maximum sustained winds of 40 m/s (Force 13) near its center

A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced a 50-year-old woman to two years and six months in prison for killing a pregnant woman in a car accident and leaving her then-unborn daughter with a severe disability in May last year. The Nagoya District Court’s Ichinomiya branch handed down the ruling on Naoko Chigono, charged for fatally striking Sayaka Togitani, then 31, while driving a car in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, on May 21, 2025. Togitani, who had been due to give birth one

Fitch Ratings raised South Africa's credit rating on Friday, citing stronger fiscal discipline and lower-than-expected debt, marking its first upgrade of the country in more than two decades. The agency lifted the rating one notch to 'BB' from 'BB-', keeping it below investment grade. "The upgrade primarily reflects South Africa's record of prudent fiscal management and progress on fiscal consolidation, despite weak economic growth and domestic and external shocks," the ratin

Counting is underway in Guinea after Sunday’s legislative and municipal elections. The vote marks a new step towards the return of democratic rule after the 2021 coup that brought President Mamadi Doumbouya to power. Seven million voters were eligible to elect 147 members of parliament. But turnout was reportedly low in the capital Conakry and the central city of Labe. Most candidates were drawn from the presidential camp after the government dissolved the main opposition par

Coogee road rage: Pedestrian crossing dispute sparks wild brawl A simple crossing dispute took a violent turn when one man uttered three words that sparked an explosive confrontation. Wild video shows the moment a disagreement between a driver and a pedestrian escalated into a full on roadside brawl after tempers boiled over. The incident occurred around midday on Sunday in the popular beachside Sydney suburb of Coogee. Bystander Steve said the two men were trading words for

A mother has narrowly avoided jail for stabbing her 14-year-old daughter’s boyfriend when she caught him under the covers in a bedroom of their home. A mother who stabbed her 14-year-old daughter’s boyfriend in the chest after catching him inside a bedroom at their home has narrowly avoided jail. Jennifer Mui Len Chin was handed a two-year suspended sentence after a jury found her guilty of intent to cause bodily harm in the Perth District Court earlier this year. The inciden

South Sudan’s efforts to end the recruitment of child soldiers appear to be paying off. According to the UN Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, some children have just been released by the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF). Brigadier Akech Maker, SSPDF Brigade 16 Commander in Yambio, Western Equatoria, attended the official handover ceremony. “We, in the SSPDF, will not allow the recruitment of children into the army," he said. "If a child shows interest, we will guide

After almost 10 days without taking to the streets, young Moroccans resumed their protests in front of parliament in the capital, Rabat, on Saturday. Led by online youth collective, GenZ 212, they are demanding government reform education and healthcare, while tackling corruption and a cost of living crisis. One protester, Reda, said the gathering was organised to unify their ranks and coordinate their demonstrations. “It sends a message to the authorities. Even though we pau

Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), has signed an order to unveil the flag patterns of four branches of the...

Japan’s surprise trade deal with the U.S. sent its markets on a wild ride, pushing stocks to all-time highs and fueling a selloff in...