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Over Dozen Killed As Thailand Battles Worst Rainfall In Centuries; Regional Monsoon Chaos Spreads (Worthy News In-Depth)
Over Dozen Killed As Thailand Battles Worst Rainfall In Centuries; Regional Monsoon Chaos Spreads (Worthy News In-Depth)

Thailand has put its military in charge of tackling the worst flood crisis in years, after some areas reported the heaviest recorded rainfall in centuries, killing more than a dozen people.

U.S. Designates Venezuela’s “Cartel de los Soles” as Terrorist Organization Amid Rising Tensions
U.S. Designates Venezuela’s “Cartel de los Soles” as Terrorist Organization Amid Rising Tensions

The Trump administration on Monday escalated its pressure campaign on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, formally designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization—a move that adds new terrorism-based sanctions and intensifies concerns of potential U.S. military action.

Russia and Ukraine Exchange Deadly Strikes Despite Peace Talks (Worthy News Radio)
Russia and Ukraine Exchange Deadly Strikes Despite Peace Talks (Worthy News Radio)

Authorities say Russia has launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 20 others in strikes that hit residential buildings and energy infrastructure, despite peace talks.

Trump Orders Process to Designate Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Terrorist Organizations
Trump Orders Process to Designate Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Terrorist Organizations

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Monday directing the State and Treasury Departments to move toward formally designating chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations — a policy shift that would mark one of the most significant counterterror actions taken by his administration in the Middle East.

Ukraine Welcomes Revisions To Controversial U.S.-Backed Peace Plan; Christians Worship Amid Ruins (Video)
Ukraine Welcomes Revisions To Controversial U.S.-Backed Peace Plan; Christians Worship Amid Ruins (Video)

Footage has emerged of evangelical Christians praying and singing between their destroyed homes in Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he welcomed proposed changes to a controversial U.S.-backed peace plan for ending the war with Russia.

Saudi Arabia Bus Inferno Kills At Least 45 Indian Pilgrims; One Survivor Battles for Life
Saudi Arabia Bus Inferno Kills At Least 45 Indian Pilgrims; One Survivor Battles for Life

India’s Muslim minority has plunged acter a bus blaze near Medina in Saudi Arabia that killed at least 45 Indian pilgrims, according to Saudi and Indian officials.

Climate Talks In Brazil End Without Fossil Fuel Phaseout
Climate Talks In Brazil End Without Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Tens of thousands of climate change delegates have failed to bring down the curtain over the use of oil and natural gas amid opposition from some countries led by Saudi Arabia, as well as the United States.

Suicide Bombers Kill Three At Pakistani Paramilitary Headquarters
Suicide Bombers Kill Three At Pakistani Paramilitary Headquarters

At least three personnel were killed Monday when suicide bombers attacked the headquarters of a paramilitary government force in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, officials said.

Dutch Military Fires On Drones Over Nuclear-Linked Air Base
Dutch Military Fires On Drones Over Nuclear-Linked Air Base

The Netherlands’ military confirmed Saturday it opened fire on drones over Volkel Air Base in the southeast of the country, where the United States is widely believed to store nuclear weapons, though no wreckage was recovered.

Former Brazilian President Detained
Former Brazilian President Detained

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was detained by Brazil’s federal police on Saturday, days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for “leading a coup attempt,” officials said.

Poland Warns Against Pressuring Ukraine Into U.S.-Drafted Peace Deal With Russia (Worthy News In-Depth)
Poland Warns Against Pressuring Ukraine Into U.S.-Drafted Peace Deal With Russia (Worthy News In-Depth)

Polish President Karol Nawrocki said Saturday that any peace plan for Ukraine must be decided in Kyiv, after the U.S. signaled it would press President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept a deal to end the war with Russia.

Scores Killed In Vietnam Flooding
Scores Killed In Vietnam Flooding

Vietnamese authorities said Saturday that the death toll from torrential rain, flooding, and landslides in central Vietnam has risen to 55, with 13 people reported missing.

Drone Sightings Force Eindhoven Airport Shutdown After Gunfire At Base Likely Hosting US Nukes
Drone Sightings Force Eindhoven Airport Shutdown After Gunfire At Base Likely Hosting US Nukes

Air traffic at Eindhoven airport in southern Netherlands was suspended for several hours late Saturday, shortly after the Ministry of Defense acknowledged that the Dutch military shot at similar flying objects over Volkel Air Base in the southeast of the country, where the United States is widely believed to store nuclear weapons.

Ukraine Strikes Power Plant Near Moscow Amid Renewed Peace Push (Worthy News Radio)
Ukraine Strikes Power Plant Near Moscow Amid Renewed Peace Push (Worthy News Radio)

Authorities say Ukraine struck a major heat and power station in Russia’s Moscow region on Sunday using drones, igniting a large fire and cutting off heating for thousands of residents. The attack — one of Kyiv’s deepest strikes into Russian territory to date — unfolded as the United States was attempting to advance a peace proposal between the two nations.

Cyclone Fina Cuts Power To Thousands In Australia’s Northern Territory
Cyclone Fina Cuts Power To Thousands In Australia’s Northern Territory

Thousands of people in Australia’s Northern Territory were without electricity Sunday after Tropical Cyclone Fina swept past the region overnight, lashing the capital Darwin with destructive winds and heavy rain.