US, Canada race against deadline to avert Trump’s 50% tariffs on 20…
WASHINGTON: The U.S. and Canada are negotiating in an effort to reach a truce on tariffs before a 12:01 a.m. Wednesday deadline set by…
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Japanese activist keeps protesting against Israel’s genocide in Gaza
Japanese activist keeps protesting against Israel’s genocide in Gaza
Only four in 10 health facilities globally meet basic sanitation standards: WHO,…
NEW DELHI: Only four in 10 health-care facilities globally met basic sanitation standards in 2025, while fewer than six in 10 met basic environmental…
Firefighters push to 'encircle' Belgian wildfire
Firefighters launched a potentially decisive push Tuesday to encircle Belgium’s largest wildfire in a century, despite wind and rain hampering air support operations over…
Ukraine aims a drone blitz at Moscow as Russian missiles kill 10…
Over the past year Ukraine has devised and deployed domestically produced long-range drones for strikes deep inside Russia
Firefighters push to ‘encircle’ Belgian wildfire
The blaze, charring the vast expanse of boggy peatlands, pine trees and hiking trails, grew over the weekend to half the size of Manhattan,…
OpenAI introduces 'ChatGPT for Teens' amid legal pressure
OpenAI introduced a new version of its marquee ChatGPT chatbot Tuesday designed exclusively for teens, with stronger safeguards and monitoring, after facing criticism and…
The 60-day deadline for an Iran peace deal is expiring. Here’s where…
The deal that U.S. President Donald Trump signed at Versailles in June set an ambitious 60-day deadline for ending the war with Iran and…
Fear grips children after deadly earthquake in eastern Indonesia leaves thousands displaced
LAMBA LEDA: Thousands of people remained displaced on the Indonesian island of Flores on Tuesday, three days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 70 people,…
Ukraine orders evacuations from centre-east region over Russia threat
KYIV: Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday ordered almost 2,200 children with their guardians to leave settlements in the country's centre-east Dnipropetrovsk region amid ramped-up Russian…