Heavy rains and strong winds hit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) turning streets into rivers and even submerging the runway at Dubai Airport. Dubai Airport’s operations were suspended due to the severe storm, which impacted aircraft arrivals and departures.
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New Zealand begins early voting for election
Early voting has begun in New Zealand for the nation’s Oct. 14 general election, with conservative contender Christopher Luxon casting his ballot.
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Six Palestinians killed in Israeli raid
Israeli forces staged a daylight raid into Jenin in the occupied West Bank targeting the suspect in the killing of two Jewish settlers, leaving the suspect and at least five other Palestinian men dead. The violence marks the latest round in what has become a brutal cycle of Israeli raids against suspected Palestinian militants and Palestinian revenge attacks on Israelis.
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Fire hits Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
A massive fire raced through a crammed refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh on Sunday. The blaze erupted at Camp 11 in Cox’s Bazar, a southeastern border district where more than a million Rohingya refugees live. Bangladesh’s refugee commissioner, Mijanur Rahman said The fire rapidly engulfed the bamboo-and-tarpaulin shelters. Some 2,000 shelters have been burnt, leaving about 12,000 forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals shelterless.
