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Overnight and early morning showers intensified monsoon conditions across Maharashtra's Mumbai and neighbouring districts on Wednesday, disrupting normal life in several low-lying areas. A view of the ...

A series of phone alerts and updates have been issued to Dubai residents and visitors over recent months due to the ongoing regional situation. Alerts have been issued to devices across the city since ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates on Friday sounded an incoming missile alert for Dubai. It wasn't immediately clear what sparked the warning just after 5:15 pm local. Iran is suspected of ...

As powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, screenshots shared online showed Android phones warning users about incoming tremors seconds before the shaking was felt. The alerts sparked a familiar ...

APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. (KVOA) - A Turquoise Alert has been canceled after a 13-year-old girl, who reportedly entered a stranger's vehicle after an argument with family members in Apache Junction on ...

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An unauthorized alert bearing a mysterious message that was sent to cell phones in several states across Brazil on Saturday morning is suspected to be the work of hackers, the Brazilian government ...

AusAlert tests involving a text message and 10-second alarm on phones have been carried out in regional locations across Australia. Residents of WA Wheatbelt town Goomalling were the first in Western ...