US-Russia hotline, which helped the world avoid destruction, turns 60 today
August 30, 2023 10:35 AM Set up in the 1960s, it played a part in helping the world avert destruction. Read More
Ukrainian drones attack Russian air base near Estonia
August 30, 2023 10:03 AM Footage shows smoke from a large fire as the sounds of sirens and an explosion ring out. Read More
Elon Musk lifts political ad ban at rebranded Twitter
August 30, 2023 9:45 AM This may welcome back potentially misleading political messages at X. Read More
Scores of sea lions die from bird flu in Argentina
August 30, 2023 7:50 AM Argentinians are to avoid beaches along the country’s roughly 5,000km coastline where cases have been reported. Read More
Stolen at birth: Chilean kidnapped during dictatorship meets mother after 42 years
August 30, 2023 7:37 AM A 42-year-old lawyer who was stolen at birth during the rule of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and raised in the United States has traveled thousands…
Canada detects first case of highly mutated coronavirus variant BA.2.86
August 30, 2023 7:33 AM The detection of BA.2.86 virus has not changed the risk to people in British Columbia. Read More
US raises concerns about acts to ‘undermine’ Guatemala’s democracy
August 30, 2023 7:13 AM U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday congratulated Bernardo Arevalo on his election as the next president of Guatemala, but added the United States…
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 30
August 30, 2023 7:11 AM A selection of news stories that happened overnight, Aug 30, 2023. Read More
Four die in war-related incidents in Ukraine, Kyiv says it is pushing south
August 30, 2023 6:51 AM Three people are killed by mines planted during Russian occupation, and another by shelling. Read More
Russia will not probe Prigozhin plane crash under international rules -Brazil agency
August 30, 2023 6:44 AM Russia informed Brazil’s aviation authority that it will not open an investigation into the plane crash that killed mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin under international rules…