International

Thirteen people have died in Kerr County in the US state of Texas, according to authorities, after severe weather and flooding hit parts of the state, reports BBC. More people are unaccounted for, including at a summer camp where Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick confirmed around 20 children are missing. “Within 45 minutes, the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet and ...

Israel’s opposition leader said Friday he met with the United Arab Emirates foreign minister in Abu Dhabi and discussed efforts for a ceasefire in Gaza. The UAE normalised ties with Israel in 2020 as part of the US-brokered Abraham Accords. Abu Dhabi also has close ties with Washington, which has been pushing for an end to the war that erupted ...

Thailand’s newly appointed Cabinet was sworn in on Thursday, including suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who is currently under investigation for an alleged breach of ethics related to her comments during a diplomatic call with a senior Cambodian leader. Paetongtarn was suspended from her role as prime minister on Tuesday, the same day King Maha Vajiralongkorn formally endorsed the new ...

A relentless European heat wave helped fuel a deadly wildfire in Spain while the European Union presented plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under scorching temperatures on Wednesday, reports AP. The blaze that broke out late on Tuesday created an enormous thick plume of ash and smoke that reached 14,000 meters (45,000 feet) of altitude, making it the largest registered ...

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a trade agreement with Japan was unlikely before the July 9 deadline, threatening to impose tariffs as high as 30 to 35 percent on Japanese imports if a deal is not reached. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump criticized Japan for its resistance to importing US rice and cited an ongoing ...

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he expects to travel to the United States next week for meetings with President Donald Trump, after a “great victory” in a 12-day war with Iran last month, reports Reuters. Netanyahu said in a statement ahead of a cabinet meeting that the visit will also include talks with other top officials, such ...

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office pending an ethics investigation over a leaked phone call with a senior Cambodian official, heaping pressure on Thailand’s governing political dynasty. The court said in a statement that it had accepted a petition from 36 senators, which accuses Paetongtarn of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards, in violation of the ...

A major United Nations conference on financing for development began on Monday in Seville, Spain, aiming to rally renewed global support for combating poverty, hunger, disease, and climate change. However, the sector faces a serious crisis as funding cuts led by the United States threaten progress toward the UN’s 2030 sustainable development goals. More than 50 world leaders, including French ...

China is planning to invite US President Donald Trump to a military parade scheduled for September 3 in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The United States, meanwhile, has proposed that Chinese President Xi Jinping visit the country during the same month, coinciding with a UN General Assembly meeting in New ...

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi says Iran likely will be able to begin to produce enriched uranium “in a matter of months,” despite damage to several nuclear facilities from US and Israeli attacks, CBS News said Saturday. Israel launched a bombing campaign on Iranian nuclear and military sites on June 13, saying it was aimed at keeping Iran from ...