Trump nominates South Dakota governor to head Homeland Security
US President-elect Donald Trump is nominating South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as his Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which controls immigration-related agencies
US President-elect Donald Trump is nominating South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as his Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which controls immigration-related agencies
Meanwhile, in the Northeast, weather officials issued red flag warnings from New Jersey to Massachusetts after a bout of modest weekend rainfall failed to douse the region's wildfire threat
At least 16 people were killed and two others injured after a passenger coach fell into a river in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region, an official said.
Two men were killed in Israel's northern city of Nahariya in a rocket attack from Lebanon, Israeli authorities said.
Following his victory over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the 2024 US presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump is moving swiftly with finalizing his foreign policy and national security team ahead of his formal inauguration in January 2025.
Over 22,000 Sri Lankans have been displaced due to recent rain-related incidents such as floods, strong winds, trees falling and lightning, according to the country's Disaster Management Center (DMC).
Large areas of Brazil's forest were affected by fires, with 22.38 million hectares devastated in the first nine months of this year, according to a latest report.
Joshua Simmons, US Vice President Kamala Harris’s physician, said on Saturday that the Vice President is in excellent health and also possesses physical and mental resilience
The Australian government has moved to boost protections for marine life in the country's southeast oceans by restricting fishing, and oil and gas projects.
The Japanese government on Friday decided to spend around 132.5 billion yen (about $892 million) from reserve funds on disaster relief for the quake-hit Noto peninsula and costs for the upcoming general election.
