Tag: World
U.K., Germany update travel advice for U.S. after recent detentions
Updated travel advice follows reports of British and German nationals being detained at the border amid an immigration crackdown by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.
U.S. issues fresh Iran-related sanctions, Treasury Dept. says
It was Washington's fourth round of sanctions on Iran's oil sales since President Donald Trump said he was re-imposing a "maximum pressure" campaign.
French scientist denied U.S. entry after ‘hateful’ Trump texts found on phone
The French researcher was on assignment for the French National Center for Scientific Research, travelling to a conference near Houston, Texas.
EU delays first counter tariffs against U.S. to mid-April
The European Union has delayed its first counter-measures against the United States over President Donald Trump's metals tariffs until mid-April.
Elon Musk calls Tesla vandalism ‘deranged’ after Las Vegas vehicle fires
The Las Vegas Tesla fires mark the latest in a series of blazes the company has faced in U.S and beyond its borders.
Trump tells Zelenskyy U.S. should own Ukraine energy plants for security
Trump told Zelenskyy that the U.S could be 'very helpful in running those plants with its electricity and utility expertise,' according to a White House statement.
Multiple Canadians have been executed by China this year, Ottawa says
The federal government says it 'strongly condemns' the execution of multiple Canadians in China earlier this year over what Beijing says were 'drug-related crimes.'
Bird flu’s current spread is ‘unprecedented,’ UN agency warns
The ongoing spread of highly pathogenic bird flu worldwide is reaching an unprecedented scale, a United Nations agency warned Monday.
Mahmoud Khalil says he’s a ‘political prisoner’ in 1st statement since arrest
'Justice escapes the contours of this nation’s immigration facilities,' Khalil said in a lengthy statement from inside a Louisiana detention facility.
Wombat snatcher breaks silence, blasts ‘hypocrisy’ of Australian government
Sam Jones' apology was overshadowed when she pointed the finger at the Australian government, claiming it spends millions on animal culling each year.
Person of interest in missing Dominican Republic tourist case set free by judge
'It is with deep sadness and heavy, heavy heart, we are coming to the terms with the fact that our daughter has drowned,' Sudiksha Konanki's parents said.
Pro-Palestinian rally held in Calgary after Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza
Dozens of protestors held a noisy rally in front of Calgary city hall on Tuesday to condemn Israel over a new round of airstrikes on the Gaza strip.
NASA astronauts return to Earth after months stuck in space
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station — their home since last spring — departing aboard a SpaceX capsule alongside two other astronauts.
USAID dismantling by Musk’s DOGE likely violated U.S. Constitution: judge
The order requires the Trump administration to restore email and computer access to USAID employees but appears to stop short of reversing firings or fully resurrecting the agency.
Scared Antarctic researchers plead for help after ‘assault,’ ‘death threats’
The problems at the isolated SANAE IV base stem from email allegations that a team member attacked the base leader and made threats.
