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(CNN)Typhoon Mangkhut, known locally as Typhoon Ompong, has cut a swath of destruction across Guam, the Marshall Islands, the Philippines and China.  Aid groups are responding. You can support their efforts by clicking on

People clean debris from Typhoon Mangkhut on the waterfront in Hong Kong on Monday, September 17. Vincent Yu/AP Updated 7:22 AM ET, Mon September 17, 2018 People clean debris from Typhoon Mangkhut on the

Written by Bard Wilkinson, CNN Typhoon Mangkhut's mauling of Hong Kong this weekend has raised questions over the city's long term ability to withstand storms, which many fear will worsen with climate change. With

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Sharon Okpoe has lived her entire 17 years in Makoko—known as the world's largest "floating slum"—built on a lagoon in Lagos, Nigeria.Rickety shacks stand on stilts in the polluted water. Canoes are

(CNN)A disagreement between a group of Chinese tourists and a hostel in the Swedish capital has escalated into a diplomatic spat, with China accusing Sweden of violating the visitors' human rights.According to media reports,

India's economy has been surging this year, but its currency is headed in the opposite direction. The rupee is one of the world's worst performing currencies of 2018, losing more than 13% of its

Jaguar Land Rover has put 1,000 workers at one of its UK plants on a three-day work week because of plummeting sales of diesel vehicles and fears over Brexit. Britain's biggest carmaker said that

Hong Kong (CNN)More than three million people have been moved to safety in southern China as Typhoon Mangkhut moved northward and continued to wreak havoc across the region. Mangkhut made landfall in Guangdong, China's

Santiago, Isabela province, the Philippines (CNN)Rescue operations are underway in the Philippines as 49 people remain missing after Super Typhoon Mangkhut triggered a massive landslide in the country's north, destroying hundreds of homes.Fifty-four people