New york: The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life caused by severe flooding and landslides across Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia. More than 1,000 people have reportedly been killed, with many missing and millions affected as heavy rains continue to inundate large areas. The Secretary-General

Dakar: Lives upended by cyclones, ‘extreme’ rainfall on the rise, warn UN agencies. Across southeast Asia, record-breaking rains and flooding caused by back-to-back tropical storms have claimed hundreds of lives and brought devastation and displacement upon entire communities, UN agencies said on Tuesday. According to EMM, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Colombo: Hundreds of thousands of people stranded by the violent floods that have swept through Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia were on Tuesday facing increasingly alarming shortages of food and fuel. Nearly 1,200 have been killed in the torrents triggered by monsoon rains and cyclones. According to France24.com, the

Colombo: Hundreds of thousands of people stranded by the violent floods that have swept through Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia were on Tuesday facing increasingly alarming shortages of food and fuel. More than 1,300 have been killed in the torrents triggered by monsoon rains and cyclones. Antonia Kerrigan reports.

Jakarta: The death toll from recent floods and landslides across three provinces on Sumatra Island has risen to 712, with 507 people still missing, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said last night. According to Nam News Network, the disasters have displaced about 1.1 million people in North Sumatra, West

Teluk dalam: An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.1, jolted 103 km ESE of Teluk Dalam, Indonesia, at 1316 GMT yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. According to Nam News Network, the epicentre, with a depth of 50.9 km, was initially determined to be at 0.38 degrees north latitude, and

Jakarta: Across southeast Asia, record-breaking rains and flooding caused by back-to-back tropical storms have claimed hundreds of lives and brought devastation and displacement upon entire communities, UN agencies said on Tuesday. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) spokesperson Clare Nullis told reporters in Geneva that Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and

Brussels: Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, chaired the fourth EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum in Brussels on 20-21 November 2025. The Forum gathered around 70 delegations from EU institutions, EU Member States, and countries and regional organizations from the