The United States and Iran have signaled readiness to halt attacks on each other and resume talks to sustain their ceasefire following fresh clashes. According to US news site Axios, both countries have agreed to stop strikes, with a meeting planned in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday to resolve the dispute over the Strait of Hormuz.The…
A young bald eagle has taken flight, leaving an empty nest in Big Bear Valley, California. Thousands tuned in to a popular livestream set up by Friends of Big Bear Valley, to watch the juvenile eagle, nicknamed Luna, flap its wings and glide to a nearby tree for the first time. A group of bird…
Specially-trained search dogs are used to sniff out where potential victims may be located, says Ivory – who has been deployed to relief efforts following earthquakes in Haiti, Japan and Nepal and is currently helping to coordinate efforts in Venezuela from the UK. They can identify a person’s smell even when they are buried as…
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire a governor of the US central bank, in a ruling seen as affirming the Federal Reserve’s independence. In a 5-4 decision, justices from the country’s top court said the administration had not provided Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook sufficient “due process” for her…
In Russia, the impact of Ukraine’s missile and drone strikes on energy infrastructure from Moscow to the Black Sea and beyond has long been evident. Queues at petrol stations. Fuel rationing widespread. Refineries hit. Drivers in the Russia-annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea banned from filling their tanks so priority can be given to military vehicles….
CANBERRA / PORT VILA (News Desk): Australia and the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu have signed a landmark security agreement that explicitly bars the establishment of foreign military bases on Vanuatu’s soil, in what analysts are widely interpreting as a strategic move to counter China’s expanding security footprint in the region.Under the terms of the…
ROME (News Desk): Thousands of riders from across the globe took to the historic streets of Rome on Saturday to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Italy’s iconic Vespa scooter, transforming the Italian capital into a vibrant showcase of one of the world’s most beloved two-wheelers.The four-day celebrations kicked off Thursday with the inauguration of “Vespa…
Geneva / Paris / Berlin —Europe is reeling under an unprecedented heatwave that has claimed more than 1,300 lives since June 21, with health and transport systems buckling under extreme pressure, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautioned that the continent’s infrastructure — homes, offices and schools — was…
PARIS/BERLIN — Europe is reeling under an unprecedented heatwave that has shattered temperature records across multiple countries and claimed over a thousand lives in France alone, making it one of the deadliest climate events in the continent’s recent history.Germany’s meteorological service recorded a temperature of 41.5°C in Mückern-Driewitz, Saxony-Anhalt — the highest ever recorded on…
WASHINGTON — A 16-month-old girl from Schaumburg, Illinois is making history one national park at a time. Arya Sharma, of Indian origin, is on a mission to become the youngest person ever to visit all 63 US National Parks — and she has already checked off 34.Accompanied by her parents, software professionals Akshay Sharma and…
