AP :Firefighters struggled to contain an exploding Northern California wildfire under blazing temperatures as another heat wave blanketed the West, prompting an excessive heat warning for inland and desert areas.Death Valley in southeastern California’s...
Reuters :Shops were looted overnight and a section of the M2 highway was closed in Johannesburg on Sunday, as sporadic acts of violence following the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma spread...
AFP :Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have vowed to bring their relations to a “new stage” as the two countries mark the 60th anniversary of a friendship pact,...
Reuters :India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, has proposed legislation that aims to discourage couples from having more than two children, becoming the second state ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party to make...
The New York Times :Despite the reasonable qualms of older generations, Generation Z – generally defined as people born between 1997 and 2012 – is pioneering the return of chaotic trends like low-rise jeans,...
AFP :Australia’s defence minister on Sunday confirmed the end of his country’s involvement in the 20-year Afghanistan war, saying the troop withdrawal had taken place “in recent weeks”.Australia announced in April that it would...
Scroll.in :India registered 42,766 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s tally since the pandemic broke out in January 2020 to 3,07,95,716. This is marginally lower from the daily...
AFP :A prominent ethnic rebel group in Myanmar suspended one of its key leaders this week, a spokesman said Saturday, as it investigates an alleged massacre of civilians on its territory.Myanmar has been in...
Reuters :Canada on Friday ordered trains to cease operations for 48 hours in areas of British Columbia hit by a recent spate of wildfires, including one that wiped out an entire town and killed...
Al Jazeera :Venezuelan security forces have entered certain areas in the capital, Caracas, seeking to end days of deadly fighting with armed gangs.No official death toll has been given but local media say a...
Politico :A series of Iranian-backed militia attacks against Americans in Iraq and Syria is piling new pressure on President Joe Biden, with some Republicans criticizing his approach as insufficient and ineffective.U.S. troops and diplomats...
Al Jazeera :At least five people have died after an earthquake struck eastern Tajikistan, according to authorities in the mountainous country. The magnitude 5.9 quake hit 27km (17 miles) east of Rasht district on...
