World
Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire that is burning in one of the world's tallest trees near the state's southern coast.The Doerner Fir, a coastal Douglas Fir tree over 325 feet (99 meters) tall and estimated to be over 450 years old, has been burning since Saturday in Coos...
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday held his first full-fledged summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo, in a visit aimed at demonstrating improved ties between the two neighbors as they face common challenges alongside their key ally, the United States.Lee’s c...
The United Nations high commissioner for human rights on Friday said it was appalled by “brutal” attacks by Rapid Support Forces in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, which killed at least 89 civilians, including 16 who were summarily executed, in a span of 10 days this month.The at...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met China’s top diplomat on Tuesday and hailed the “steady progress” made in improving the bilateral relationship after a yearslong standoff between the nuclear-armed Asian powers.Modi also noted “respect for each other’s interests an...
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed a baby girl and her parents on Saturday, according to Nasser hospital officials and witnesses, as families of hostages in Israel called for a “nationwide day of stoppage” to protest the handling of the war that has dragged on for 22 months.The bodies o...
Twenty years after Israel's landmark pullout from the Gaza Strip, the country finds itself deeply reengaged there due to a nearly two-year war with Hamas that has devastated the territory. Despite the 2005 withdrawal, which involved dismantling 21 Jewish settlements and removing Israeli troops, ...
The death toll from relentless monsoon rains in Pakistan continues to rise, with at least 220 people confirmed dead after flash floods and landslides swept away homes in the northwest, officials said Saturday.Rescue teams recovered 63 additional bodies overnight in Buner district, one of the hardest...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday, following Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which produced no agreement to end the war in Ukraine.Zelenskyy said he had a “long and substantive&rdqu...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin have pledged to further strengthen their ties and cooperation in the war against Ukraine, according to state media reports from both countries on Wednesday.The two leaders spoke by phone on Tuesday, days before Putin’s planne...
The wife of South Korea's jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested as investigators seek to charge her over various suspected crimes, including bribery, stock manipulation and meddling in the selection of a candidate.In granting a special prosecutor’s request for an arrest w...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected a reported proposal from Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw Ukrainian forces from the remaining 30% of the Donetsk region under Kyiv’s control in exchange for a ceasefire.Speaking at a press briefing Tuesday, Zelenskyy said surrend...
Finnish prosecutors have charged the captain and two senior officers of a Russia-linked oil tanker accused of damaging vital undersea cables between Finland and Estonia in what officials describe as a major act of sabotage.The Deputy Prosecutor General said Monday that the captain and first and seco...
World,Politics
Ukraine and its European allies firmly oppose any decision on land swaps being made between the United States and Russia without their involvement ahead of a summit scheduled this week. However, European officials acknowledge that Russia is unlikely to willingly return the Ukrainian territories it c...
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Monday that upcoming discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would be "technical" and "complicated," ahead of the agency's planned visit — the first since Tehran suspended cooperation last month.Tensions between ...
World,Business & Commerce
President Donald Trump’s recent proposal to impose a 100% tariff on imported computer chips not made in the U.S. is causing widespread uncertainty among businesses and trade partners. While the announcement boosted shares of major semiconductor companies, smaller chipmakers and electronics fir...
Cricket
New Zealand recorded its biggest-ever test victory by defeating Zimbabwe by an innings and 359 runs in the second test on Saturday, sealing a 2-0 series win.Trailing by 476 runs, Zimbabwe was bowled out for 117 in an extended first session on Day 3, overwhelmed by a fierce four-pronged New Zealand p...
Nagasaki on Saturday sounded an alarm over the growing risk of nuclear conflict as the city marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic bombing, calling on the world to heed the lessons of history and ensure it remains the last place to endure such destruction."This existential crisis of humanity has...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday dismissed the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, cautioning that any peace deal excluding Ukraine would lead to “dead solutions.”The Trump-Putin meeting, set for Friday in Alaska, is...
A bus carrying mourners back home from a funeral in southwestern Kenya overturned and plunged into a ditch on Friday evening, killing at least 21 people, police said.The bus was travelling from the western town of Kakamega to the city of Kisumu, where the accident happened.The driver lost control of...
U.S. Vice President JD Vance met with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Friday at a stately home south of London, with the two leaders saying the agenda includes global economics and the Israel-Hamas war and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Taking questions from reporters before their...
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