Wealthy businessman goes on trial over murder of Maltese journalist
VALLETTA, July 1 – A wealthy Maltese businessman accused of ordering the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia went on trial on Wednesday, nine years after the death of the journalist…
US, Canada, Mexico review trade pact, likely putting it into limbo as Trump demands changes
WASHINGTON, July 1 – Trade chiefs from the U.S., Mexico and Canada are due to review their trade agreement on Wednesday in an exercise expected to launch a decade-long sunset…
With closer EU ties ‘crucially important’, Britain sets sights on new summit
Britain wants to press on with a reset in relations with the EU trade bloc. Read More
Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran’s unseen leader shadowed by late father
Experts doubt he matches his father’s power or leadership style. Read More
Mass school kidnappings in Nigeria in recent years
LAGOS, July 1 – At least 36 children and a staff member are missing after being kidnapped by gunmen from a school in Nigeria’s northeast, the third such mass school…
French government seen facing no-confidence vote over heatwave handling
PARIS, July 1 – French Green party lawmakers have announced plans to file a no-confidence motion against the government over its handling of a severe heatwave in late June, as…
France introduces extra parental leave to boost birth rates
This would allow mothers and fathers to share an extra one or two months beyond existing leave entitlements. Read More
As deportation protections end, Haitians confront fear and uncertainty
MIAMI, July 1 – Uthy spent seven years in medical school training to become a doctor in Haiti. On the cusp of graduation, she fled the country three years ago…
Spain attributes over 1,000 excess deaths to heat in second-hottest June ever
MADRID, July 1 – Spain recorded 1,029 excess deaths last month attributable to heat, official data showed on Wednesday, as a five-day heatwave with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius (104…
Two dead in World Cup celebrations in Mexico City: Authorities
A 19-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man died of asphyxiation. Read More