Red heat alerts issued in France, Italy and Spain as 40C temperatures forecast
PARIS – Red heat alerts have been issued in France, Spain and other nations across western and central Europe as heatwave conditions are forecast...
Largest ever cocaine bust in Australia after police raid underground bunker
CANBERRA – Australian police have seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine - the country's largest ever such bust - from an underground bunker system in...
Half of France under red heat alert
PARIS – France has issued red heatwave alerts for around half the country including Paris for Monday as a heatwave pushes temperatures towards record...
US, Iran begin talks on initial peace deal
WASHINGTON – United States and Iranian officials have started direct talks in Switzerland after signing an initial agreement to end the war last week.
The...
Lebanese turtle conservationist killed by Israeli
BEIRUT – Lebanese environmental activist Mona Khalil, whose work helped turn a stretch of coastline in southern Lebanon into one of the eastern Mediterranean's...
Australia confirms first case of H5N1 bird flu
CANBERRA – The H5N1 strain of bird flu has for the first time been found in Australia, the country's agriculture ministry confirmed. It means...
US to stop funding HIV programmes in South Africa
WASHINGTON – The United States government says it will stop funding programmes in South Africa intended to tackle the spread of HIV (human immunodeficiency...
Bolivia declares state of emergency due to protests
LA PAZ – President Rodrigo Paz says weeks of protests have been used to destabilize the country
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has declared a state...
PIDS STUDY: More Filipinos going digital — but over half still unbanked
MANILA – More Filipinos are moving into digital finance, with account ownership nearly doubling from 29% in 2019 to 56% in 2021, and digital...
Iran’s supreme leader says Trump made deal ‘out of desperation’
WASHINGTON – The United States has dropped its naval blockade of Iran after the two countries signed a deal to end the war in...