Chinese authorities have issued a red alert as super typhoon Lekima heads towards the eastern coast.
According to the country's weather bureau, the typhoon is due to make landfall in Zhejiang province on Saturday.
With winds of more than 190km/h, Typhoon Lekima earlier wreaked havoc in Taiwan, disrupting air and rail traffic, and shutting down markets and businesses on the island.
Trump says he does not need China's help to end Iran war
US President Donald Trump has stated that he does not think he will need China's help to end the war with Iran, even as hopes for a lasting peace deal dwindled and Tehran tightened its grip over the Strait of Hormuz.
Series of tremors near Tehran renew concerns over major quake risk
A series of nine small earthquakes struck the Pardis area east of Tehran overnight, Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday, renewing fears among experts and residents that the Iranian capital could face a major seismic disaster.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy warns of incoming Russian drone attacks during daylight
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of possible waves of Russian drone attacks throughout Wednesday, saying that more than a hundred drones were in Ukraine's airspace, as Moscow has shifted tactics to strike increasingly during daylight hours.
10 islanders flown to UK for precautionary isolation after hantavirus outbreak
Britain will bring back 10 people from remote island territories, including cruise ship passengers and medical staff who had contact with confirmed cases in the hantavirus outbreak, for precautionary isolation.
US war in Iran has cost $29 billion so far, Pentagon says
The United States' war in Iran has cost $29 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday, an increase of $4 billion from an estimate provided late last month.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has held talks with US President Donald Trump and of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in separate phone calls on Tuesday.
Dubai parking operator Parkin has introduced on-street smart parking camera systems at three key locations in the city.
Foreign ministers of the UAE and Kuwait have discussed the need to strengthen regional cooperation after an infiltration operation in Bubiyan Island by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was foiled.
