Indonesia seeds rain clouds, beefs up firefighting teams in anticipation of El Nino
July 01, 2023 5:00 AM JAKARTA – In the sky above Sumatra, cloud-seeding aircraft have been trying to induce rain, even in these wetter months, to fill up dams and…
Ukraine’s Zelensky orders tighter security at border with Belarus
July 01, 2023 4:33 AM Fighters from the Russian paramilitary group Wagner have been offered exile in Belarus. Read More
Hurricane Beatriz strengthens off coast of Mexico
July 01, 2023 4:04 AM MEXICO CITY – One of the first Pacific hurricanes of the season gained strength Friday off Mexico’s western coast, threatening to bring strong winds, heavy…
US rejoins Unesco, reversing Trump withdrawal
July 01, 2023 3:55 AM Donald Trump pulled the US out in 2017, accusing the body of bias against Israel. Read More
US Supreme Court steers society sharp right
July 01, 2023 3:15 AM One year after erasing abortion rights, it scraps long-established progressive polices in three emphatic rulings. Read More
School in Ukraine’s Donetsk region suffers direct hit from Russian missile, two dead
July 01, 2023 2:17 AM Two women, including a teacher, were killed and six people injured, Ukrainian police said. Read More
Ex-president Bolsonaro’s career wrecked as majority of Brazil court votes to bar him for 8 years
July 01, 2023 12:44 AM They vote to bar him from public office until 2030 over his conduct during last year’s fraught election. Read More
Arriving passenger kills two at Moldova’s main airport before being arrested
July 01, 2023 12:24 AM A man from Turkey is said to have grabbed a gun from a border guard after being denied entry. Read More
Woman, child who fell from Baltic Sea ferry dead, murder probe launched
July 01, 2023 12:01 AM Initial media reports said a child had fallen into the sea and the woman had jumped in after him. Read More
A devastated mother bids farewell to twin daughters killed in Russian strike
June 30, 2023 10:50 PM The girls were dressed in wedding dresses for their burial, a custom in Ukraine for girls who die too young to marry. Read More