Japanese get trained in ‘Hollywood’ smiles as masks slowly come off
People in Japan who became so used to wearing face masks during the pandemic are signing up for lessons to teach them how to...
Canada on track for its worst-ever wildfire season
Canada is on track for its worst-ever year of wildfire destruction as warm and dry conditions are forecast to persist through to the end...
Iran presents its first hypersonic ballistic missile, state media reports
Iran presented what officials described as its first domestically-made hypersonic ballistic missile on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported, an announcement likely to...
Ramaphosa and African leaders meet ahead of trip to Russia and...
President Cyril Ramaphosa and the leaders of five countries in Africa said they are still committed to travel to Russia and Ukraine to meet...
Ukraine dam supplying water to Crimea, nuclear plant breached, unleashing floods
A torrent of water burst through a gaping hole in a dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern...
Former VP Mike Pence officially enters 2024 race, challenging Trump
Former US vice president Mike Pence on Monday declared himself a candidate in the 2024 Republican race for the White House, setting up a...
Shelling, looting in Sudan’s capital as military factions battle for eighth...
Shelling hit western areas of Sudan’s capital on Monday after rival military factions fought through the night, residents said, with reports of deepening lawlessness...
India investigates rail disaster as trains crawl through crash site
The official investigation into India’s deadliest rail crash in over two decades began on Monday after preliminary findings pointed to signal failure as the...
Russia says it thwarts major attack in Ukraine but loses some...
Moscow said on Monday it had thwarted a major offensive against its forces in eastern Ukraine, but Ukrainian officials dismissed the report and both...
Fighter jets chase small plane in Washington area before it crashes...
The United States scrambled F-16 fighter jets in a supersonic chase of a light aircraft with an unresponsive pilot that violated airspace around Washington...
