Heavy rains and flash floods across central and southeastern Mexico have killed at least 27 people and left dozens more missing, officials said, as rescue […]
Trump administration begins mass layoffs of federal workers amid government shutdown
The White House moved this week to begin widespread reductions in force across multiple federal agencies, laying off thousands of career employees as the U.S. […]
Nineteen missing after huge blast at Tennessee explosives plant, officials say
A massive explosion ripped through the Accurate Energetic Systems explosives plant in rural Tennessee on the morning of October 10, leaving at least eighteen and […]
Peru’s president removed from office amid soaring crime
Peru’s Congress removed President Dina Boluarte from office early on Friday, amid increasing public outrage over soaring violent crime, corruption scandals, and her government’s failure […]
Federal judge dismisses Drake’s defamation suit over Kendrick Lamar diss track
A federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed rapper Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” ruling that […]
South African farm worker says he was forced to feed two women to pigs, court hears
A farm supervisor has told a South African high court he was ordered to dispose of two women’s bodies by throwing them into a pigsty […]
Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood charged with four counts of rape
Former BBC and Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with multiple sexual offences, including four counts of rape, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) […]
Last of 10 New Orleans escapees captured after nearly five-month manhunt following Atlanta standoff
The last of 10 inmates who fled the Orleans Parish jail in mid-May was taken into custody Wednesday after a multi-agency operation and a brief […]
Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to first phase of Gaza peace deal, paving way for ceasefire
Trump late Wednesday declared that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of a U.S.-brokered peace plan for Gaza, a breakthrough he called […]
Social media content restricted in Afghanistan, Taliban sources confirm
Afghan users and monitoring organisations say major social media platforms have been restricted across much of Afghanistan after a nationwide telecoms blackout last week, and […]