Magnitude-6.6 earthquake hits South Pacific near Samoa. No damage reported
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck in the South Pacific near the island nation of Samoa on Friday, but caused no apparent damage.The quake oc...
Thailand says over 100,000 civilians flee clashes with Cambodia
More than 100,000 people have fled the bloodiest border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia in a decade, Bangkok said Friday, as the death toll rose and internationa...
Why the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial matters beyond the acquittals
Within minutes of starting to read her verdict, the words of Justice Maria Carroccia resonated across Canada as she bluntly assessed that, “I do not find the evidence o...
Brazil VP hails 'good' and 'fruitful' conversation with Lutnick on tariffs
By Bernardo CaramBRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said on Thursday that he had reiterated his country's willingness to negotiate proposed U....
Macron says France will recognise Palestinian state in September
France will recognise Palestine as a state, President Emmanuel Macron has said.Macron said in a post on X on Thursday that he will formalise the decision at the United...
'Hell on earth.' A Venezuelan deportee describes abuse in El Salvador prison
When Jerce Reyes Barrios and other Venezuelan deportees entered a maximum security prison in El Salvador in the spring, he said guards greeted them with taunts."Welcome...
France recognizing a Palestinian state is a bold move by Macron, with a hint of desperation
With a single post, French President Emmanuel Macron changed everything, and nothing at all.His late-evening announcement on X that France will recognize a Palestinian...
Elon Musk's Starlink network suffers rare global outage
(Reuters) -SpaceX's Starlink suffered one of its biggest international outages on Thursday when an internal software failure knocked tens of thousands of users offline,...
US, Mexico reach agreement on reducing sewage flows across border and into San Diego
By Daniel Trotta(Reuters) -The United States and Mexico on Thursday reached an agreement aimed at finding a permanent solution to a decades-long sewage crisis, in which...
Iran reaffirms right to enrich uranium ahead of key talks in Turkiye
Iran has reaffirmed its right to enrich uranium on the eve of a key meeting with European powers threatening to reimpose nuclear sanctions.Friday’s meeting, set to take...