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IMD retains ‘above normal’ forecast for monsoon this year; onset over Kerala likely in 5 days

With forecast of 106% LPA rainfall, IMD announces favourable conditions for monsoon's advance. Climate models indicate warmer El Niño conditions likely to end by August-September.

US storms kill at least 21 across 4 states on Memorial Day weekend

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Tornado-spawning thunderstorms that swept the U.S. Southern Plains and Ozarks have killed at least 21 people as of Monday morning across four states and wrecked hundreds

US storms kill at least 19 across 4 states on Memorial Day weekend

(Fixes typo in headline) By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Tornado-spawning thunderstorms that swept the U.S. Southern Plains and Ozarks have killed at least 19 people as of Monday morning across four

Pakistan temperatures cross 52 C in heatwave

By Akhtar Soomro and Ariba Shahid MOHENJO DARO, Pakistan (Reuters) - Temperatures rose above 52 degrees Celsius (125.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh, the highest reading

US storms kill at last 19 across 4 states on Memorial Day weekend

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Tornado-spawning thunderstorms that swept the U.S. Southern Plains and Ozarks have killed at least 19 people as of Monday morning across four states and wrecked hundreds

India still expects above average monsoon rains in a boost for agriculture

Below-average rains in 2023 depleted reservoir levels and hit food production. The government responded by imposing curbs on exports of sugar, rice, onions, and wheat.

Exclusive-Operations to destroy illegal roads in Colombia’s Amazon hit standstill, sources say

By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Government measures to destroy illegal roads in and around Colombia's Amazon rainforest are stalled, eight sources told Reuters, with one operation suspended

Cyclone Remal kills 2 in Bengal before weakening, Met says moderate rain to continue

At least 10 dead in neighbouring Bangladesh as rising temperatures at sea continue to trigger frequent storms in the region.

Kentucky warns of more severe weather after US storms kill 14

(Reuters) - Kentucky governor Andy Beshear declared a state emergency early on Monday after tornado-spawning thunderstorms swept the U.S. Southern Plains and Ozarks, killing at least 14 people and

Indonesia’s Mt Ibu erupts as agency warns local aviation authorities

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera erupted on Monday spewing a grey ash cloud six kms (four miles) into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said, adding

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.