McDonald’s feast undercuts Trump health pledge
Kennedy, an anti-vaccine campaigner, has long argued the US needs to curb obesity. Read More
Biden touts climate legacy in landmark Amazon visit
The 81-year-old Democrat is the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon. Read More
North Korea’s Kim urges improved military capabilities for war
SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged the country’s military to improve capabilities for fighting a war in a speech last week, state media KCNA said on Monday,…
Gabon votes yes to new constitution, says interior minister
LIBREVILLE – Gabonese voters approved a new constitution by a landslide 91.8%, the interior minister said on Sunday, after a referendum that the junta in power promised would be a…
UK confirms bird flu cases at commercial poultry farm
Britain said on Sunday it had confirmed a strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus in commercial poultry at premises near the town of St Ives in southwest England. Read…
Tanzania building collapse kills at least 13 people
DAR ES SALAAM – At least 13 people died when a building collapsed in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam and more than 80 people have been rescued, the country’s…
Tropical Depression Sara drenches Honduras and closes airports, at least one dead
TEGUCIGALPA – Slow-moving Tropical Depression Sara unleashed major rainfall over Honduras this weekend, causing at least one death while forcing thousands to flee their homes and destroying bridges and a…
Ukraine to face power cuts on Monday after Russian air strike
KYIV – All Ukrainian regions will experience temporary restrictions on power on Monday following Russia’s massive air strike on the energy system, the national grid operator said. Read More
Three arrested after flares land near Israel PM’s home: Police
A court ordered a gag on publishing any details of the investigation or the suspects’ identities for 30 days. Read More
Illegal miners ‘starving’ underground in stand-off with S. African cops; decomposed body taken out
The police are limiting food and water supplies to force out the hundreds of people believed to be in a disused shaft. Read More