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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
IndoDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)

Myanmar airstrike death toll hits 50 as families gather bodies

Families searched for bodies on Tuesday around a charred market in western Myanmar after a military airstrike killed 50 people, one of the deadliest recent bombardments in the civil war.

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IndoDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Tolls mount in Thailand, Myanmar floods

Heavy rains have killed eight people in Thailand since mid-September, the government said Monday as Bangkok battled flooding for a...

IndoDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Myanmar rescuers fear 10 dead in cut-off flood zone

Rescuers were battling on Monday to access areas of southern Myanmar where they fear floods may have killed up to 10 people and le...

IndoDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
South Myanmar floods, landslides kill 8: rescue worker

Heavy floods and landslides in southern Myanmar have killed at least eight people, with up to 30 still missing, a local rescue wor...

DisasterDay Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Hurricane Polo sweeps over Mexico's Pacific coast, heads inland

Hurricane Polo ripped roofs off houses, felled trees and flooded roads as it swept over Mexico's Pacific coast but caused little s...

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IndoDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Floods in India's Uttar Pradesh kill 81: new toll

The death toll from floods triggered by heavy rain in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh rose to 81, the government's disaster agency said.

IndoDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
New Delhi to ban construction for six weeks to tackle air pollution

New Delhi will ban construction for six weeks in the country's capital, as part of a slew of measures announced on Monday to tackle the city's air pollution.

IndoDaily CHINA Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal's hydropower ambitions face climate reality check

Nepal's hydropower boom has long been touted as a cornerstone of economic growth and renewable energy, but the devastating flood in August exposed its vulnerability.

IndoDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
Drought declared in three-quarters of India's richest state

Drought has hit three-quarters of India's richest state of Maharashtra, the government said on Saturday, after prolonged low rainfall in the region home to the megacity of Mumbai.

DarwinDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Africa will be mostly self-sufficient in fuel by 2030: Dangote to AFP

Nigerian oil tycoon Aliko Dangote told AFP on Tuesday that Africa would largely supply its own refined fuel needs by 2030 as he prepared to launch a $16 billion refinery on the Ken...

DarwinDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
CORRECTED: Tokyo suffers longest streak of rainy days on record

Tokyo has logged 34 straight days of rain, marking the longest streak on record, Japan's weather agency said on Tuesday.

PolicyDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Mystery over UK airbase scare after reports no explosives found

A UK probe into a suspected bomb plot at an airbase used by the United States was mired in confusion on Tuesda...

PolicyDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Iran threatens new strikes as it awaits US response to Hormuz plan

Iran threatened on Tuesday to attack infrastructure around the Middle East, intensifying its rhetoric as it aw...

PolicyDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Ship hit in Hormuz, sparking fire: maritime agency

An "unknown projectile" struck a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, sparking a fire on board that has been extingui...

PolicyDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Myanmar airstrike toll hits 50 as families gather dead

Families searched for bodies on Tuesday around a charred market in western Myanmar after a military airstrike ...