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In today’s newsletter: The Guardian’s William Christou was the first western journalist to gain access to Sednaya prison. He reflects on what he saw Good morning. Of all the horrific symbols of the...
Footage posted by Andrew Thomas on Facebook shows a huge dust storm blanketing the north-western Victorian town of Mildura on Tuesday afternoon. The storm turned daylight to midnight in a matter of...
Residents on Penang Island have filmed a huge water spout that formed near the shore at Tanjung Tokong. The spout was seen spinning for about five minutes before it briefly arrived on land and...
A man narrowly escaped being crushed after strong winds caused the roof of a building to collapse onto the road on Sunday. Bricks came tumbling down seconds after the man walked past a cafe on Stoke...
Residents of a coalmining region in Siberia have been posting online videos showing entire streets and districts covered in toxic black snow that critics say highlight a man-made ecological...
The Met Office issued two weather warnings on Friday: for strong winds across Northern Ireland and western Scotland until the evening, and for heavy rain in Scotland that will continue until Saturday...
Video posted on social media shows the moment a British Airways plane had difficulty landing at Heathrow airport in London due to strong winds. The pilot swiftly aborts landing and takes off again. A...
Wind chills fell as low as -47C in Chicago, with the temperature hitting -23C, as bitterly cold weather moved into Illinois, US. A local newscaster published this video of Lake Michigan, as viewed...
Snow showers and icy conditions have affected parts of the UK and Ireland on Tuesday. The frosty weather is expected to last until Friday. UK weather: Met Office warns of snow and ice as temperatures...
A smoke cloud from bushfires in Tasmania's southwest blanketed the city on Friday afternoon. Authorities issued a watch and act alert for several townships Continue reading...
From the beaches to the inner suburbs, Wednesday wasn't a great day to be a commuter in Sydney as an intense weather system engulfed the city and parts of New South Wales, dropping a month’s worth of...
Huge waves batter buildings on the north coast of Tenerife in the Canary Islands over the weekend, prompting evacuations. According to local reports, 39 people were evacuated from their homes but...
The death toll has risen to 25 after California wildfires have burned out of control. Winds are expected to increase, which could create the extreme fire conditions that caused the blaze to initially...
Hurricane Lane has wavered between category four and category five strength with sustained winds of up 250 km/ph and almost a metre of rain in parts. Something of this magnitude is rare for Hawaii,...
Even heavy flooding could not keep Jefferson and Jobel de los Angeles from exchanging their vows in Bulacan in the Philippines on Saturday. The bride and her parents waded down the aisle through...
From ground level, the drought affecting regional Australia looks like a brown dustbowl, but from the air it is transformed into a heartbreaking story of shapes and textures as the land cracks open...
As the northern hemisphere endures record-breaking temperatures, scientists and meteorologists are looking at the possible causes. Climate change is partly responsible, but the summer has also...
Torrential rain has caused heavy flooding and landslides in south-west Japan. Dozens of people have died and at least 50 are missing. Japan's meteorological agency issued 'historic and special...
Danish national wrongly accused police of slow response after Palestinian lecturer was killed A Malaysian court has convicted a Danish citizen over inaccurate criticism of police on social media, the...
The snow has returned as the 'pest from the west' coats parts of the UK in snow once again. Forecasters predicted that up to 10cm of snow would fall in places. Hundreds of schools have closed across...