Carney faces crucial test after calling Trump's bluff
The Canadian prime minister will have to sell his gamble that walking away from talks with the White House will be worth the consequences.
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Iran says ‘world approved our victory’ over the US
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday the war between the U.S. and Iran should end because the world has accepted Tehran’s victory in this conflict. His comments, which were reported by state media, come ahead of new economic sanctions from the U.S. expected next week. “The entire world approved our victory and the U.S. is…
Travelers rage as budget airline plans overhead bag fee: 'Highway robbery'
Budget airline passengers will soon have to pay extra money to put their carry-on bags in an overhead bin, and many travelers are already complaining about the extra charges.
Indonesia bolsters troop numbers to combat Borneo wildfires
Fires between January and July burned more than 200,000 hectares of land, says the government.
Gaza is running out of places to bury the dead
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has seen thousands of bodies buried in makeshift sites.
Have You Experienced “Raise Shaming”? Here’s What It Can Look Like at Work
When asking for what you deserve in the office comes with a guilt trip.
Canada rejects US terms for trade deal as 50 percent tariffs take effect
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled his country’s negotiators from trade talks with the U.S. on Friday evening, just hours before the Trump administration’s new round of tariffs were set to go into effect. This decision followed weeks of intense negotiations between the two nations over President Trump’s proposed 50 percent tariffs on over $20…
From fondue to casseroles: Classic 1960s foods that defined a generation
From fondue at the 1964 World's Fair to Julia Child's "The French Chef," these midcentury dishes defined American home cooking in the 1960s and '70s.
Belgian car salesman becomes prince after DNA test proves royal parentage
A car salesman has formally become a prince at the age of 26 after being formally acknowledged as the son of the Belgian King’s brother Prince Laurent.
Torfaen becomes global hotspot for carbon emissions after wildfires
The smell of burning from the Blaenavon wildfire was reported 30 miles away in Cardiff.
Durham military museum turned art and culture space The Light opens
The Light, formerly the Durham Light Infantry Museum, opens its first art exhibition.
Move over, Usain Bolt: Humanoid robots smash human records at Beijing games
BEIJING — Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including beating Usain Bolt’s 100-meter sprint world record, on the opening day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday.
South Africa’s former world boxing champion Tete shot dead outside his home
Former world boxing champion Zolani “Last Born” Tete was shot dead outside his home in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province on Friday, police and the country’s sports minister said.
Barnsley Council set to rescind 2019 climate emergency declaration
Barnsley Council says a review is under way to asses climate and net zero-related activity.
Big crisis brewing in Rawalpindi? Pakistan deploys army for âsensitive dutiesâ
Pakistan News: The Pakistan government has authorised the deployment of the army in Rawalpindi for six months following a request from the Punjab home department for.
Screwworm is squeezing ranchers on both sides of the border
On Monday, the US government will reopen part of the southern border to Mexican livestock following a screwworm outbreak. It has reignited a decades-old debate in the cattle industry.
Before Xi-Trump talks, US Navy flies through Taiwan Strait, puts China on notice
China News: A US Navy aircraft flew through the Taiwan Strait on Friday, putting one of the most sensitive issues in US-China relations back in focus just weeks b.
Spain’s ‘wolf boy of Sierra Morena’ dies aged 80
For most of his childhood, Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja lived in remote Spanish mountains, isolated from human contact. He spent 12 extraordinary years being raised by wolves, after early tragedy had led to his abandonment.