Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in US
The Manhattan skyline was obscured by thick haze and Chicago closed its beaches Thursday (Jul 16) as out-of-control Canadian wildfires raged, sending smoke spewing into...
International
Uganda school bus crash kills 21
A bus full of schoolchildren returning from a trip veered off the road in Uganda, killing 20 children and one adult, police said Friday. The...
India debuts hydrogen-powered train
India has launched its first domestically built, hydrogen-powered train, as it pushes its efforts to expand clean energy use. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the...
Burnham vows to give people ‘hope back’
Andy Burnham has vowed to give people “hope back” and “the Labour they once knew” as he officially became the party’s new leader. He said...
Trump alleges China meddled in 2020 election
US President Donald Trump has delivered a primetime address in which he accused China of interfering in the 2020 election and alleged “shocking vulnerabilities” in...
UN urges probe into reports of unrest Kashmir
The United Nations called Friday for impartial investigations into dozens of reported deaths that have occurred in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a wave of unrest ahead of...
US extends strikes on Iran to bridges, airport in escalation of campaign
The United States escalated its renewed bombing campaign on Iran on Friday by hitting bridges and an airport, and Tehran responded with strikes on US...
11 killed as fire at Algerian orphanage
A fire at a state-run child welfare institution in Mohammadia, east of Algiers, killed 11 people, including children, and injured 19 early Thursday. The blaze...
US won’t obstruct Venezuela opposition leader’s return
United States will not block Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s return to her home country, a US diplomat said Wednesday, though he cautioned that...
US slap 25pc tariffs on Brazil with election looming
The US Trade Representative’s office (Usta) has said it will impose a 25 per cent tariff on most imports from Brazil. The charges are set...
Can Pak bring US-Iran for talks?
A wooden panelled bookshelf behind him, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran, aimed at...