3 million lose power as hurricane batters Florida
ORLANDO – Hurricane Milton has torn through Florida, bringing tornadoes, floods, and storm surges.
More than three million homes and businesses are without power, and...
UK sanctions Russian troops over chemical weapons use in Ukraine
LONDON – The United Kingdom has sanctioned Russian soldiers it says have used chemical weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine.
Russia’s Radiological Chemical and Biological...
Nepal teen breaks record by climbing Earth’s highest peaks
KATHMANDU – A Nepalese teenager has broken the world record for the youngest mountaineer to summit Earth’s 14 highest peaks.
Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, stood...
Bin Laden’s son banned from re-entering France
PARIS — A son of the al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been banned from returning to France, the country's interior minister has announced.
Omar...
Japan’s incoming PM announces snap October election
TOKYO – A mere three days after being elected as the new leader of Japan’s ruling party, incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced...
Author to go on trial for downplaying Rwanda genocide
A French-Cameroonian writer, Charles Onana, is due to go on trial in Paris accused of complicity in contesting the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
About 800,000 Tutsis...
Russia sentences American to jail on mercenary charges
MOSCOW – A Russian court has sentenced a 72-year-old American citizen to almost seven years in jail for allegedly fighting as a mercenary for...
Iran’s leader defends strikes on Israel
TEHRAN – Iran’s missile strikes on Israel were “correct, logical, and lawful”, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a vast crowd which had gathered to hear...
Serial rapist in South Africa gets 42 life sentences
JOHANNESBURG – A South African serial rapist – who assaulted children as young as nine years old – has received 42 life sentences.
Nkosinathi Phakathi...
Could deaths of 20 children make Thailand roads safer?
BANGKOK – Thailand is a country in shock: three days ago, 20 children and three teachers were killed when their bus was engulfed in...