In blazing Greece, anger grows among residents forced to evacuate
Greece is facing a growing wildfire catastrophe after a week of destructive blazes across the country was compounded by a deadly mid-air collision between two firefighting helicopters. Fires have sparked across the country, including just seventy…
Ariana Grande to take a break from public life amid ‘endless’ scrutiny
This speculation has increased since the release of her latest album, Petal, which was released on Friday, and her appearance in promotional material for the launch. In the music video, Grande plays a performer who is repeatedly told in auditions that…
Infantino under growing pressure after FIFA scraps World Cup investor proposal – Sports
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Bandar Utama stabbing: Trial begins for Malaysian teen accused of murderring schoolmate Yap Shing Xuen
Police also confirmed a note was found on him at the time of his arrest. Reports about the note’s alleged content have fueled the wider discussion about the role of social media. Under Malaysian law, the boy cannot be publicly identified as he is…
Gironde megafire contained: Nearly 3,000 firefighters remain deployed
Meanwhile, France’s vast wildfire near Bordeaux remains contained. Most of the 200,000 people who were told to evacuate have now returned home, although parts of the fire are still burning. The blaze has scorched an area four times the size of Paris.…
US and Japan take action to prop up yen in rare joint move
Japan and the US have confirmed that they jointly intervened last week to halt a slide in the yen after it weakened to a fresh 40-year low. The joint intervention is the first since 2011, when both countries took coordinated action to weaken the yen…
Fast moving wildfires raze neighborhoods in US northwest city of Spokane
Fast-moving fires left a trail of destruction in the northwestern US city of Spokane on Sunday, with officials reporting hundreds of structures reduced to cinders. Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate their homes Saturday and overnight into…
‘My only son was shot standing up for justice’ – inside city gripped by deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
At Hussain’s bedside is his friend Ali. He wipes his tears away with his shawl. «We only asked for affordable flour, electricity and our basic rights,» he says, trying to steady his breath through his sobs. «Instead, our brothers are being killed.…
Sudanese army drone strike kills 35 at Darfur court, rights group says
The Sudanese army on Sunday struck a traditional court in western Darfur with drones, killing 35 people and wounding others, a rights group said. The Emergency Lawyers, which has documented abuses by both the army and its rival paramilitaries throughout…
Trump says US backed Japanese Yen in rare currency intervention
President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed that the United States had intervened to support the Japanese yen, calling the move a «signal of friendship» that would financially benefit the US and world economy. The Financial Times reported on Friday that…