Category: 2024-05-02

• 2024-05-02 Asia Indonesia Southeast Asia

  Mount Ruang Erupts, Thousands Evacuated Amid Tsunami Fears

  

  Local sources from Indonesia: Suara Merdeka Surabaya, BBC.com. UK coverage: The Guardian. Mount Ruang, a remote volcano in Indonesia, has erupted three times, causing the closure of several airports and spreading ash as far as Malaysia. The eruption sent lava and ash more than 5km into the sky, prompting authorities…

  2nd May 2024
• 2024-05-02 Africa Eastern Africa Kenya

  Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve Hit by Devastating Floods

  

  Local sources from Kenya: The Guardian, The New York Times. UK coverage: The Guardian. Scores of tourists have been airlifted from Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve after heavy rains caused flooding. The reserve, located in southwest Kenya, is a popular tourist destination known for the annual wildebeest migration from the…

  2nd May 2024
• 2024-05-02 Asia Eastern Asia South Korea

  South Korea Considers Joining AUKUS, Raising Concerns of a New Cold War

  

  Local sources from South Korea: 이투데이, 뉴스타운. UK coverage: The Times. South Korea has confirmed that it is in talks to join the Aukus grouping, which includes Australia, Britain, and the United States. The expansion of the alliance has sparked anger from China and raised concerns that it could become…

  2nd May 2024