India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu is braced for more downpours Thursday after heavy monsoon rains brought deadly flash floods and submerged entire neighborhoods earlier this week. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/7fNd5Xg
Some lawmakers are likely to oppose the move, but officials said the Biden administration has noted the kingdom’s de facto cease-fire with the Houthi militia in Yemen. from World News https://ift.tt/9pyrhaw
The US Air Force plans to bring the Pacific island airfield that launched the atomic bombings of Japan back into commission as it tries to broaden its basing options in the event of any hostilities with China, the service’s top officer in the Pacific says. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/rHjSAtw
The fates of many of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy figures are at stake in two ongoing trials that spotlight the impact of the Beijing-imposed national security law on the once outspoken city. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/q5posa7
In Cairo and at the U.N., negotiators struggled to come up with plans for pausing the fighting, freeing hostages and speeding up help for Gazans. from World News https://ift.tt/bjPmf80
Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday that an international astronaut will be landing on the surface of the moon as part of NASA’s Artemis program. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/K0FnoeN
Malaysia’s government announced Wednesday that it was imposing a ban on all Israeli owned and flagged ships, as well as any vessels headed to Israel, from docking at its ports. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/tqC3daz
Opposition lawmakers are accusing India’s government of an attack on democracy after dozens of them were suspended from parliament this week, the latest twist in a historic dispute between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a newly formed alliance that is seeking to unseat them next year. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/8nXKc4O
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is facing its biggest scandal in decades, involving millions of dollars in undocumented political funds. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/OqcSpgN
The opposition had hoped to ride a wave of public revulsion at back-to-back mass shootings, but it was unable to convert the energy of street protests into a successful election challenge. from World News https://ift.tt/oaGNkij