Bangladesh floods leave 23 dead, 5.7 million people affected
DHAKA, Aug 26 (Reuters) – The death toll from devastating floods caused by relentless monsoon rain and overflowing rivers in Bangladesh has risen to 23,…
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Mum jailed for forcing daughter into fatal marriage
A mother has become the first person to be jailed under Australia’s forced marriage laws, for ordering her daughter to wed a man who would…
US President Joe Biden unveils proposals to reform the Supreme Court
US President Joe Biden has unveiled proposals to reform the Supreme Court, calling on Congress to impose term limits on justices and impose new ethics…
UK’s new Treasury chief axes projects to save costs and confirms deal to end doctors strike
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Labour government axed several construction projects Monday in order to plug what it says is a newly found 22-billion-pound ($28…
US arrests Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ and son of ‘El Chapo’ in Texas
July 25 (Reuters) – Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and a son of his former partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arrested on…
Typhoon Gaemi lashes China after pounding Taiwan, Philippines
BEIJING, July 26 (Reuters) – Typhoon Gaemi pummelled towns on China’s coastal Fujian province on Friday with heavy rains and strong winds as the most…
Harris tells Netanyahu ‘it is time’ to end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday said she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostages held…
Netanyahu seeks to bolster US support with Congress speech
Israel’s prime minister will address a joint session of the US Congress in a bid to bolster support for his war in the Gaza Strip….
Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces his first House of Commons grilling from lawmakers
LONDON (AP) — Newly elected British leader Keir Starmer faced a House of Commons milestone on Wednesday, fielding lawmakers’ queries at the boisterous weekly Prime Minister’s Questions…
Plane crashes just after takeoff from Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people. Pilot is lone survivor
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A plane crashed Wednesday just after taking off from Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot who was the…