People in Tehran hold placards with an image of Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei with late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. WANA/REUTERS

Iranians deeply divided over Khamenei son’s rise to power

World Panay News -
TEHRAN – Mojtaba Khamenei has been named Iran's new supreme leader and successor to his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the...
Ethiopians help one another remove debris after rain-triggered landslides and floods hit the Gamo Zone in Ethiopia. SOUTH ETHIOPIA REGIONAL STATE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Floods and landslides kill 30 in southern Ethiopia

World Panay News -
ADDIS ABABA – At least 30 people have been killed in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in the Gamo Zone of southern...
An Iranian man holds a picture of Mojtaba Khamenei as he takes part in celebrations of the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, on February 11, 2026. EPA

Mojtaba Khamenei succeeds father as Iran supreme leader

World Panay News -
TEHRAN – Mojtaba Khamenei replaces his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Iran's new supreme leader. A statement by the Assembly of Experts - an 88-member...
Children's charity Unicef reported in 2023 that roughly half of the 510 Indonesian children it surveyed had been exposed to sexual images on social media. GETTY IMAGES

Indonesia to ban social media, online platforms for under 16s

World Panay News -
JAKARTA – Indonesia says it will ban social media and other popular online platforms for children under 16, becoming the latest country to introduce...
A man looks through the wreckage of private vehicles destroyed following heavy rainfall in the Grogan area of Nairobi, Kenya. REUTERS

Heavy rains and flooding kills at least 23 in Nairobi

World Panay News -
NAIROBI – At least 23 people have been killed in Nairobi after heavy rain overnight caused severe flooding in Kenya's capital city. Police said about...
A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which much of the world’s oil and gas passes. FILE PHOTO/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

PH seafarers may refuse Gulf sailings amid war risk — DMW

World Panay News -
MANILA – Filipino seafarers may decline deployment to vessels sailing in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and the Strait of Hormuz, Migrant Workers...
Smoke rises following a drone explosion at the airport of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. SOCIAL MEDIA

Azerbaijan furious; Iran spills war over its border

World Panay News -
BAKU – Azerbaijan has said it is pulling its diplomatic staff out of Iran after it accused Iran of launching four drones across the...
Police and forensic experts inspect the site of the explosion at the US embassy in Oslo, Norway. REUTERS

Explosion rocks US embassy in Oslo, could be terrorism, Norway police say

World Panay News -
OSLO – An overnight explosion at the United States embassy in Oslo may have been an act of terrorism, Norway's police have said. The embassy...
Balendra Shah standing out of a car’s sunroof as he takes supporters’ hands who are gathered around the car. He is celebrating with supporters after defeating Nepalese Prime Minister Sharma KP Oli. REUTERS

Nepal elects rapper as prime minister

World Panay News -
KATHMANDU – Rapper Balendra Shah has defeated the former Nepalese Prime Minister Sharma KP Oli in his parliamentary constituency, as he takes a step...
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has apologized for attacking neighboring countries, in a pre-recorded address released on state television on Saturday. Within minutes of the statement’s release, an explosion was heard over Doha, Qatar as attacks on Gulf nations continue. AL JAZEERA

Iran apologizes to neighbors but attacks continue

World Panay News -
TEHRAN – Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian surprised many observers when he apologized to Iran's neighbors for recent strikes against them, during an address delivered...
1...313233...390Page 32 of 390