Tag: World
Despite weaker U.S. job market data, stock markets are holding steady
Investors on Wall Street and other markets kept their heads cool as data in the United States showed more signs that the labour market is weakening.
Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn lower court ruling on tariffs
United States President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by a lower court that found his tariff policies were done illegally.
Iconic fashion designer Giorgio Armani dead at 91
The fashion designer was planning a major event to celebrate 50 years of his signature Giorgio Armani fashion house during Milan Fashion Week this month.
Lisbon funicular accident kills at least 15, authorities say
An accident in Lisbon, Portugal involving the Gloria funicular railway car has killed at least 15 people and injured several others, according to local authorities.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson among G7, Ukraine peers meeting in Ottawa
A meeting scheduled this week in Ottawa will feature United States House Speaker Mike Johnson and other peers from G7 nations as well as Ukraine.
Anand says she has ‘utmost confidence’ in ICC judge sanctioned by the U.S.
Following U.S. sanctions being placed on a Canadian ICC judge, Kimberley Prost, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she has "utmost confidence" in them.
Putin and Xi heard discussing organ transplants, immortality on hot mic
Discussions of Organ transplants and achieving immortality were heard from a hot mic moment between Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping Wednesday.
Israeli far-right minister says he is drawing up West Bank annexation maps
At a press conference in Jerusalem, Bezalel Smotrich stood before a map that suggested the annexation of most of the West Bank with the exception of six large Palestinian cities.
Meeting with Pope Leo was ‘encouraging,’ says LGBTQ+ Catholic activist
The Rev. James Martin, a New York-based Jesuit author and editor, said Leo told him he intended to continue Pope Francis’ policy of LGBTQ+ acceptance.
Earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills 800, injures 2,500
The quake at 11:47 p.m. local time was centered 27 kilometers (17 miles) east-northeast of Jalalabad, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border late Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Pakistan’s Punjab province battered by its biggest flood with 2 million people at risk
Pakistan’s Punjab province faces its worst flood ever, affecting 2 million people as three rivers hit record levels. Officials blame climate change and India’s dam water release.
Pope demands end to the ‘pandemic of arms’ as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting
Pope Leo XIV called for an end to the "pandemic of arms" after a deadly school Mass shooting in Minnesota, urging peace and condemning global reliance on weapons.
Israel kills Hamas spokesperson as hospitals report dozens killed in Gaza City
Israel says it killed Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida in Gaza as at least 43 Palestinians died over the weekend amid renewed fighting, worsening hunger, and mass displacement.
Israel soon will halt or slow aid to northern Gaza as military offensive grows
Israel plans to halt or reduce aid to northern Gaza as it expands its offensive in Gaza City, drawing renewed criticism amid worsening humanitarian conditions.