Category: Global News
Southeast Asia’s leaders confront fallout from Iran war at ASEAN summit
Bloc is expected to call for deeper energy cooperation and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Ex-prisoners recount abuse in Israeli detention centres
Former Palestinian detainees are speaking out about torture and sexual violence they faced in Israeli detention.
Thunder pull away from Lakers in NBA playoffs, while Pistons down Cavs
Oklahoma City Thunder and Detroit Pistons take 2-0 leads in respective NBA playoff semifinal series.
‘A calamity’: Why is a record heatwave sweeping South Asia?
Countries including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh have experienced temperatures soaring well above seasonal averages.
Trump says ceasefire still in effect, but Iran ‘better sign agreement fast’
US President Donald Trump says the ceasefire with Iran is still in effect, despite clashes in the Strait of Hormuz.
Oil prices jump as US, Iran trade fire in Strait of Hormuz
Brent crude rises amid clashes in critical waterway.
Tennessee approves map dismantling majority-Black district
Tennessee has approved a new congressional map that breaks apart a majority-Black district centred on Memphis.
As US and Iran weigh peace deal, stranded seafarers wait in limbo
Some 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Gulf amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Palestinian shot dead hours before his son was born
Nayef Samaro, 26 was shot dead hours before his son was born.
Huge fire at Mexican fair kills five people
At least five people were killed after a massive fire broke out at a fairground in Villahermosa, southeastern Mexico.