Exhausted crews battle Canadian wildfires as experts issue climate warning
Global heating and human changes to the landscape have invited more destructive fires, making fire season worse Weeks of unprecedented wildfires in Canada have burned...
Month : June 2023
Nine people killed in attack by al-Shabaab in Somali capital Mogadishu
Islamist militants claim responsibility for blast at popular restaurant on Friday night that injured 20 people Nine people were killed in an attack claimed by...
Hero who saved hundreds of children during Rwandan genocide dies aged 61
Orphanage run by Damas Gisimba and his brother became refuge from militias during genocide that killed 800,000 Rwandans Damas Gisimba, who sheltered and saved the...
Canadian official investigating Chinese election ‘meddling’ resigns abruptly
David Johnston blames resignation on ‘highly partisan atmosphere’ surrounding his investigation in China’s alleged election interference A Canadian official appointed to investigate allegations that China...
Food aid suspended in Ethiopia after ‘widespread and coordinated’ thievery
UN and US halt food assistance in the country, where 20 million people rely on aid, in order to investigate ‘diversion’ of supplies Food aid...
Justin Welby criticises Ugandan church’s backing for anti-gay law
Archbishop of Canterbury expresses dismay over church’s support for Ugandan law enacted last month The archbishop of Canterbury has urged the Anglican church in Uganda...
Canada battles hundreds of wildfires as smoke still chokes major cities
Quebec minister described ‘unprecedented’ situation amid warnings that country must be prepared in future • Wildfires latest news – live Wildfire crews in Canada continue...
Russian man dies after being mauled by shark off Egyptian Red Sea resort
Authorities close off 46-mile stretch of coastline after man attacked by tiger shark near Hurghada A Russian man has died after being mauled by a...
China reportedly reaches secret deal with Cuba to host spy base on island
Eavesdropping facility on island 100 miles from Florida would allow China to gather electronic communications from the US China has reached a secret deal with...
Tens of millions under air quality alerts in US as Canada fire smoke drifts south
Eastern US states including New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut issue alerts as hundreds of wildfires burn in Canada Tens of millions of people in the...
