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Sep 20, 20241 min read
Four Russian grain regions in state of emergency due to heavy rains
MOSCOW - Russia's vast Krasnoyarsk region declared a state of emergency on Thursday due to heavy rains killing winter crops during...


Sep 20, 20242 min read
Kamala Harris, Oprah Winfrey to hold virtual event aimed at battleground states
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will join celebrity billionaire Oprah Winfrey for an online event with grassroots...


Sep 20, 20244 min read
Exclusive-US keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise, tests wartime deployment
MANILA - The United States has no immediate plans to withdraw a mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines, despite Chinese...


Sep 20, 20243 min read
Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new sexual assault charge
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to a new sexual assault charge on Wednesday, nearly five months after the disgraced...


Sep 19, 20242 min read
Nigeria flags flood risk in 11 states as Cameroon releases dam water
LAGOS - Nigeria's hydrological services agency has warned of potential flooding in 11 states after neighbouring Cameroon said it was...


Sep 19, 20242 min read
Sri Lanka presidential contenders wrap up campaigning ahead of Saturday vote
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's presidential candidates wrapped up their campaigning on Wednesday, 48 hours before the election, pledging to fix...


Sep 19, 20242 min read
US says Iran emailed stolen Trump campaign material to Biden camp
Iranian hackers sent emails containing stolen material from Republican former President Donald Trump's campaign to people involved in...


Sep 19, 20243 min read
Explainer-What's at stake in Austrian parliamentary election?
VIENNA - Austrians elect a new parliament on Sept. 29 in a vote that could put the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) in pole position to form...


Sep 19, 20243 min read
Analysis-Sri Lanka's presidential election to test economic green shoots
LONDON/COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's knife-edge election on Saturday has raised doubts over when its long-awaited debt deal with bondholders will...


Sep 19, 20243 min read
Hezbollah pager attack puts spotlight on Israel's cyber warfare Unit 8200
LONDON/JERUSALEM - The mass pager attack against Hezbollah in Lebanon has turned the spotlight on Israel's secretive Unit 8200, the...


Sep 19, 20243 min read
Frenchwoman in mass rape case denounces husband, other suspects as 'degenerates'
AVIGNON, France - Gisele Pelicot, who was drugged and raped by dozens of men recruited by her husband, on Wednesday called the men...


Sep 19, 20244 min read
Hezbollah devices explode again in Lebanon, raising fears of wider Israel conflict
BEIRUT - Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon's south in the country's deadliest day ...
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