FBI upgrades New Zealand office to counter China, international crime | Crime News

FBI upgrades New Zealand office to counter China, international crime | Crime News

FBI Director Kash Patel travelled to New Zealand to inaugurate the office, which will also oversee the bureau’s operations in Pacific countries. The United States’s Federal Bureau of Investigation has upgraded its presence in New Zealand to a standalone office in the capital, Wellington, as both governments work together to counter Chinese influence across the…

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Tsunami alerts issued after powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake off Russia | News

Tsunami alerts issued after powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake off Russia | News

BREAKINGBREAKING, Quake strikes 136km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s far east, according to US Geological Survey. Tsunami alerts have been issued in multiple countries after a powerful earthquake off the Russian coast, with waves of 3-4 metres reported in Russia’s far east. A tsunami measuring 3-4 metres high was recorded in parts of Russia’s Kamchatka…

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Aid arrives in Syria’s Suwayda as UN says humanitarian situation critical | Humanitarian Crises News

Aid arrives in Syria’s Suwayda as UN says humanitarian situation critical | Humanitarian Crises News

A humanitarian aid convoy has reached Syria’s Druze-majority Suwayda province as the United Nations warns that the humanitarian situation remains critical after last week’s deadly clashes displaced thousands and left essential services in ruins. Clashes in Druze-majority Suwayda province, which began on July 13 and ended with a ceasefire a week later, initially involved Druze…

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Pakistan issues glacial floods alert for northwest, heavy rain forecast | Climate Crisis News

Pakistan issues glacial floods alert for northwest, heavy rain forecast | Climate Crisis News

Areas affected include popular tourist destinations, such as Fairy Meadows, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan has issued a warning about glacial flooding in the northwest with more rain forecast in the coming week, as the country experiences above-average rainfall this monsoon season and continues to struggle to recover from devastating floods in 2022. Downpours are…

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