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UN: Greenhouse gas levels hit new record highs in 2025

UN: Greenhouse gas levels hit new record highs in 2025

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere rose to new record highs in 2025, locking in climate impacts that will persist for centuries to come, the United Nations said Tuesday.

UN: Greenhouse gas levels hit new record highs in 2025

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere rose to new record highs in 2025, locking in climate impacts that will persist for centuries to come, the United Nations said Tuesday.

Saudi coalition says struck Houthi missile facilities after Riyadh airport attack

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis struck several of its missile launchers and storage facilities, a spokesman said on Monday, while the Iran-backed group claimed a new attack on Riyadh’s international airport.

Cyclone Arnab may hit India's coast on Wednesday

Cyclone Arnab over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm before making landfall on India's Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday, October 28, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Lula wins record fourth term in Brazil in a shock comeback

Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pulled off a dramatic comeback on Sunday as he clinched a re-election victory, but his rival Flavio Bolsonaro refused to accept the loss and said he would seek to annul the vote.

Iran has ‘detailed plans’ to hit Gulf undersea cables if war resumes

Tehran has drawn up detailed plans to target undersea communications cables in the Gulf if the United States and Israel attack Iran again, two senior Iranian security officials told Reuters.

Trump administration says it has revoked over 300,000 visas

President Donald Trump's administration has revoked over 300,000 US visas during his second term, the State Department said on Tuesday

Coastal flood damage in Asia-Pacific may reach $739b by 2100: ADB

Annual coastal flood damage in Asia and the Pacific could reach up to $739 billion by 2100 from around $27 billion at present unless countries invest in adaptation measures, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

India detains hundreds, locks down Delhi to foil election chief protest

Police detained hundreds of protesters and the "Cockroach" youth movement founder in Delhi on Saturday as security forces locked down parts of the capital to thwart a demonstration demanding the resignation of India's election chief.

5,000 detained in Delhi; Mamata, Kejriwal, Dipke held

Around 5,000 protesters were reportedly detained in Delhi on Saturday (October 10) during demonstrations demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter-list irregularities.

Pak PM backs Trump for Nobel as Navi Pillay jokes about sharing prize

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed hope that US President Donald Trump would receive the Nobel Peace Prize, but the 2026 award went to former United Nations human rights chief Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay.

Gunmen kill 27 in two shootings in South Africa

Gunmen killed at least 27 people in two mass shootings in South Africa’s two main cities, police said on Sunday, in the latest violence to hit the crime-weary country.

Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters

Thousands of Bangkok residents awoke in shelters on Sunday after flooding triggered by days of heavy rain in the Thai capital inundated homes and roads, with some starting to dry out their homes and belongings

‘Simply no alternative’ to two-state solution: Antonio Guterres

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that there is “simply no alternative” to a two-state solution, saying time is running out as the foundations for a future Palestinian state continue to be dismantled.

Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of deadly strikes as thousands flee

Yemen's Houthis accused Saudi Arabia on Tuesday of launching a wave of deadly strikes that killed civilians and prison inmates

Donald Trump beats ‘America first’ drum at UN as allies tread carefully

President Donald Trump laid out a vision on Tuesday of a militaristic US unbound by international rules in a UN speech contrasting starkly with pleas at the world body for cooperation and restraint.