The district of La Vigie on the French overseas territory of Mayotte was until last week a bustling hub of life. Now it no longer exists.All that remains after Cyclone Chido rammed into Mayotte at the weekend, leaving devastation unprecedented in the last century in its wake, are ravaged hills, piles of tangled sheet metal …
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Climate change intensified Cyclone Chido as it barrelled toward the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, said a preliminary study by scientists studying the link between global warming and tropical storms.The assessment by Imperial College London also estimated that cyclones of Chido’s strength were 40 percent more likely in the warmer climate of 2024 compared to …
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After losing hope of finding his two brothers among those freed from Syrian jails, Ziad Alaywi was filled with dread, knowing there was only one place they were likely to be: a mass grave.”We want to know where our children are, our brothers,” said the 55-year-old standing by a deep trench near Najha, southeast of …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was to meet NATO chief Mark Rutte and key European leaders in Brussels Wednesday to discuss “next steps” on Russia’s war as Donald Trump prepares to take office as US president.This evening’s gathering was expected to involve leaders from Germany, Poland, Italy, Denmark, and the European Union’s main institutions. French President Emmanuel …
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When a US warship docked in Cambodia this week, it moored just a few kilometres from a base where China has built an extended new pier and two of Beijing’s own vessels have been berthed for about a year.The United States has said the Ream naval base could grant China a strategic position in the …
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk is in talks with UK anti-immigration firebrand Nigel Farage about donating to his hard-right party, the British lawmaker has said.Writing in the Telegraph newspaper, Farage said “the issue of money was discussed” when he met the X owner at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday.”There will be ongoing negotiations …
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife Begona Gomez testified in court on Wednesday in a probe into misappropriation allegations, one of several sensitive legal cases undermining the minority left-wing government.Her appearance at a Madrid court comes during a frenzied week of legal activity in connection with cases that have ensnared Sanchez’s inner circle and emboldened …
Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed Macau’s “world-recognised success” as he arrived in the city on Wednesday, kickstarting a three-day trip as the casino hub prepares to celebrate 25 years of Beijing rule.The former Portuguese colony was handed over to China on December 20, 1999, under the “One Country, Two Systems” framework that promised autonomy and …
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The first commercial flight since the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad took off from Damascus airport on Wednesday, offering Syrians a glimmer of hope after years of war and decades of oppression.Assad fled Syria following a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), more than 13 years after his crackdown on democracy protests …
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French authorities Wednesday searched for survivors and raced to supply aid as they sought to assess the full scale of devastation wrought by Cyclone Chido on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, after the French overseas territory emerged from a first night under curfew. French President Emmanuel Macron “will be in Mayotte on Thursday”, his office …
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