US & World

The wife of a Russian soldier delivered an emotional appeal for his return from Ukraine on Saturday at the election headquarters of President Vladimir Putin, a defiant gesture in a country where open criticism of the war is banned. At Putin’s election headquarters in Moscow, Maria Andreyeva makes a defiant …

Analysts say Belgorod lies on a part of the map that is within Ukraine’s reach and also where Russia has placed logistical and military elements that are worthy of disruption by Kyiv. Add that all up, and it becomes apparent why the bounds of the conflict have extended into this …

A brutal heat wave building over Australia could come perilously close to toppling the country’s all-time high temperature record—no small feat when the nation routinely broils beneath the hot summer sun. The heat doesn’t get to stand alone. There’s also a stubborn tropical system lurking hundreds of kilometres inland, thriving …

After more than three horrible months of war in Gaza, Israel’s stated military objectives remain unfulfilled: Hamas is not defeated, the hostages have not been released and the militants who planned the Oct. 7 attacks are still alive. Much of Gaza is destroyed but Israel’s stated war aims remain unfulfilled. …

One of the most severe droughts to ever hit Panama has stirred chaos in the 80-kilometre route, causing a traffic jam of vessels.  Shipping companies already dealing with attacks on vessels in Red Sea. With shipping companies already dealing with disruptions in the Red Sea due to attacks on ships, …

Japan became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon but the probe was not generating solar power, its space agency said, during a mission to prove a “precision” landing technology and revitalize a space program that has suffered setbacks.  U.S., Soviet Union, China and India the only …

North Korea said Friday it has tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone in response to a combined naval exercise by South Korea, the United States and Japan this week, as it continues to blame its rivals for raising tensions in the region.  Announcement comes days after dictatorship said it was …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today criticized Benjamin Netanyahu’s position on Palestinian statehood after the Israeli president claimed in a nationally-televised speech that the so-called “two-state solution” is dead.  ‘That has long been his position,’ Trudeau said. ‘We believe in a two-state solution.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized Benjamin Netanyahu’s position …

A scathing federal report into the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas two years ago found law enforcement agencies and other officials displayed a lack of co-ordination, leadership and urgency.  U.S. Justice Department finds ‘cascading failures’ in law enforcement’s response to shooting. Kimberly Mata-Rubio wasn’t surprised by …

U.S. President Joe Biden, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for a second term with little in the way of serious opposition, does not appear on the ballot in New Hampshire. That means he could lose the state’s primary, unless a write-in campaign is successful.  Biden could lose New Hampshire …