Work begins in Finland on a new Canadian icebreaker for Arctic defense
HELSINKI, Finland — Dignitaries at a steel-cutting ceremony Wednesday in Finland marked the start of work on a new Canadian icebreaker to be named the Polar Max and aimed at…
Pakistan issues flood alert for southern districts as rescuers search for missing in the northwest
BUNER, Pakistan — Pakistan issued a flood alert Wednesday for some southern districts, warning of torrential rains, as rescue teams continued searching for missing people in the country’s northwest, where…
Texas House passes GOP redistricting maps to give party five more seats
The Republican-controlled state House in Texas has passed new congressional maps that aim to pad the party’s majority in Washington by as much as five seats in the midterm elections,…
Israel takes first steps in new offensive against Hamas in Gaza
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US court allows Trump to end temporary protections for 60,000 migrants
Appeals court pauses an order that had protected status for Nepalese, Hondurans and Nicaraguans. A United States appeals court has sided with the Trump administration and halted, for now, a…
Israel pounds Gaza, killing 81, as it begins assault to seize Gaza City
At least 81 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israeli attacks and forced starvation since dawn as the Israeli military said it had begun the first stages of its…
At least 600 CDC employees being terminated in US, union says
The sackings come as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr pushes to significantly downsize department. At least 600 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Authorities arrest 13 suspects over killing of Mexico City officials
Mayor Clara Brugada says ‘government will not rest’ until justice is served for the killing of two municipal officials. Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada has announced that authorities arrested 13…
UN criticises new US sanctions on the ICC
NewsFeed The United Nations says new US sanctions against members of the International Criminal Court will undermine justice. In announcing the measures, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the ICC…
Divided Fed worried about tariffs, inflation and the labor market, minutes show
Federal Reserve officials worried at their July meeting about the state of the labor market and inflation, though most agreed that it was too soon to lower interest rates, minutes…