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Mark Carney says Canada has made proposals to resolve dispute as tariffs are due to be imposed on wide range of goodsSign up for US Breaking News emailDonald Trump is in Washington today. We’ll hear from him when he welcomes Lebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, to the White House at 11am ET. We’ll bring you the latest lines from their bilateral meeting.
The Security Council is holding its monthly debate on Syria amid reports of an Israeli attack in occupied territory and discussions of a multi-national oil pipeline to counter the closure of the critical Strait of Hormuz – still the focus of the ongoing US-Iran war. The meeting follows UN independent investigators’ findings that security conditions remain fragile in the south as António Guterres h.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN health teams and partners are still racing to contain the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak, despite ongoing insecurity in eastern areas where the virus has taken hold. As of 19 July, the DRC Government has recorded 2,423 confirmed cases, including 967 deaths and 469 recoveries.
Tajikistan's interior minister said has said that a man arrested in Israel on suspicion of spying for Iran is no longer a Tajik citizen, contradicting earlier statements by Israeli authorities that described the suspect as a dual Tajik-Russian national.
Some blame Tehran. Others blame Washington. But pretty much everyone on Iran's southern coast can agree on one thing: The renewal of air strikes between the United States and Iran is hitting hard, bringing a summer without electricity, fuel, or a way to make a living.
Likely to be discussed also are tensions in the South China Sea, for which ASEAN and China are, after nearly 10 years, still trying to conclude a code of conduct to prevent disputes from escalating ASEAN's top diplomats meet in shadow of U. S.-Iran conflict.
America’s Asia-Pacific defense decentralization policy is rooted in a systemic crisis gripping its military-industrial complex. The breaking point has come to light amid its ongoing conflict with Iran, combined with a protracted maritime campaign against Houthi militants in the Red Sea. These conflicts have forced the US military to expend long-range precision munitions and air-defense The pos.
Air raid sirens blared in Bahrain and other Gulf states as the struggle for control of the Strait of Hormuz continued after US forces conducted a ninth day of air strikes on targets around Iran.
Hand-painted works are often wildly unfaithful to the movies they portray – reinterpretations that sometimes resulted in threats, insults and even physical attacks from viewers who felt dupedSitting on his porch in Teshie near Accra, Heavy J dipped a brush into red oil paint and dabbed it carefully on to his canvas – a flour sack – adding blood to a knife being wielded by a man.
At least 23 people died and around 100 others are missing after floodwaters swept away buildings in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan Province. Search crews hunted for survivors on July 21 in the provincial capital, Parun, but more heavy rain and flood warnings hampered their efforts.
Jonathan Reynolds was named Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade in an expanded role after losing his position as business Minister to Peter Kyle in a reshuffle under former Prime Minister Keir Starmer U. K. PM Burnham names Reynolds as Business Minister, Rayner for housing. U. Ed Miliband appointed U. Foreign Secretary, India-born Kanishka Narayan in charge of AI.
When Chinese scholars recently argued that Batanes was a natural extension of Taiwan. and therefore part of China’s territorial claim. they demonstrated how indigenous history and cultural ties can become entangled in contemporary geopolitical competition.
China’s construction of what may be the world’s largest naval replenishment ship signals its growing expeditionary ambitions. and highlights the vulnerability of the US’s base-dependent model of power projection.
The third India-Australia Annual Summit in Melbourne on July 9 produced outcomes across defense, energy, critical minerals, technology and education. 18 in all. But by far the most significant deliverable centered on Australian uranium exports to India. After nearly 12 years of a civil nuclear agreement on paper, Australia and India finalized the administrative The post Australia-India partne.
Many of the more than 100 people awaiting processing on the tiny Pacific island are skipping meals to make ends meet, a new survey has foundFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMost refugees and asylum seekers held in Nauru’s detention centres say they cannot afford to buy enough food or access clean drinking water, despit.
Distillery owner could face only three months in jail over alleged poisoning of Australian teenagersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has increased its travel alert level for Laos, advising travellers to “exercise a high degree of caution” due to the risk of methanol poisoning.
State department’s 100-page report is latest push in Trump administration campaign to bring down governmentThe US government’s latest allegations that Cuba is behind “many of the most significant upheavals in recent American political history” and that its leaders pose “a unique threat to American homeland security” have come as startling revelations to those living under the six-month-long US oil.
Chiefs in Ontario say they were left to self-evacuate before homes burned to ground, after being told there was no imminent threatFast-moving wildfires have burned two First Nations communities in Canada to the ground, as members said they were left to self-evacuate without government help or emergency alerts. First Nations groups devastated by Canada’s wildfires say government did not help.
Sixty-seven minutes. That is how long volunteers spent serving lunch to people experiencing food insecurity at Refettorio Harlem in New York City last week – one for every year Nelson Mandela gave to public service.
After years of violence perpetrated by gangs, widespread insecurity and the displacement of almost 1.5 million people as well as growing humanitarian needs, Haitians are glimpsing signs of hope as a path to democratic elections begins to emerge. At UN Headquarters in New York, the 15-member Security Council discusses what next for Haiti. Full live coverage below.
When a Russian drone and missile attack on June 16 hit the Kyiv market where Kateryna Kolmykova’s store and warehouse were located, it was the second time she had lost a business during the war. But in a tearful statement, she says she'll start over yet again.
Akhil Joyan, a 26-year-old merchant navy officer from Kerala, was killed in a Russian missile strike on the MV Golden Leo near Odessa, Ukraine, just 40 days after returning to sea with plans to marry his fiancée next April.
Russia is experiencing severe fuel shortages as a result of Ukrainian strikes on its energy infrastructure, resulting in high prices and long lines for gasoline. Now Central Asian countries, which rely heavily on imports of Russian petroleum products, are seeing similar price hikes and shortages.
Large plumes of black smoke rose high into the skies of the Moscow region on July 20 after Ukrainian drone strikes hit an oil depot and logistics facilities, wounding 10 people as Kyiv vowed to respond to deadly Russian attacks that have left several people dead.
Jean Todt spent decades around the deadliest motorsport on Earth. He was a rally co‑driver, then ran Ferrari’s Formula One team, then became president of world motorsport’s governing body. In his early years, a driver dying at the track barely made news.
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