Tag: World
China is ‘going to retaliate’ over Canada’s tariff hikes, experts say. How?
The government wouldn't specifically say Monday if it is concerned about a heightened threat environment to Canadians in China due to the announcement.
Africa’s mpox outbreaks due to decades of neglect, experts say
Mpox had been spreading mostly undetected for years in Nigeria and elsewhere before the disease prompted the 2022 outbreak in more than 70 countries.
Wildfire smoke chokes Brazil’s capital amid raging blazes across country
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said people were intentionally starting fires in the Amazon rainforest, the Pantanal wetland and other areas, putting 48 cities on red alert.
At least 4 dead in large Russian attack on Ukraine
The barrage of over 100 missiles and a similar number of drones began around midnight and continued through daybreak in what appeared to be Russia’s biggest onslaught in weeks.
Superyacht sinking: Captain under investigation for manslaughter
The supposedly "unsinkable" ship, the Bayesian, sank during a storm off Sicily last week, killing seven people.
Iceland cave collapse kills tourist, two more missing
Local police said a group of 25 tourists from several countries were exploring an ice cave at the Breidamerkurjokull glacier when the incident occurred.
Gaza talks resume in Cairo as suffering worsens under Israeli campaign
Negotiators are meeting again Saturday to try to reach a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as malnutrition in Gaza soars and after polio was recently detected in a baby.
German police search for knife attacker who killed 3 at a community festival
German police are hunting for a man suspected of killing three people at a festival and have arrested a teenager thought to have known about the attack.
Moscow, Kyiv swap prisoners as Ukraine marks independence day
According to the UN, most Ukrainian POWs who were returned in a prisoner exchange with Russia Saturday were suffering medical neglect, systematic mistreatment and even torture.
Biden speaks to Zelenskyy, pledges U.S. military aid for Ukraine Independence Day
The U.S. also imposed sanctions on more than 400 entities and individuals for supporting Russia's war effort in Ukraine, including Chinese companies.
3 killed, 4 hurt in attack on festival in Germany city: police
The attack in the western German city of Solingen interrupted the “Festival of Diversity,” marking the city’s 650th anniversary, the mayor said.
Taliban bans women’s voices, bare faces from public in new restrictive laws
The new laws come after the Taliban already placed heavy restrictions on women's rights, including banning women and girls from attending school after Grade 6.
Superyacht sinking: Manslaughter charges considered as last body found
The final body, believed to belong to the 18-year-old daughter of tech billionaire Mike Lynch, was recovered from the wreckage.
2nd-largest diamond ever unearthed found by Canadian company in Botswana
The massive 2,492-carat diamond was found by the Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond Corp.
Zelenskyy visits Ukraine border area where forces launched Russia incursion
While in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, Zelenskyy said the new POWs from the Russian region of Kursk would help build an “exchange fund” to swap for captured Ukrainians.