Senegal police fire tear gas at constitutional reform protesters
DAKAR, June 29 – Senegalese police fired tear gas on Monday to disperse protesters outside parliament as lawmakers debated a constitutional amendment that would expand parliamentary powers and reduce those…
Engineers urge Venezuela to audit state housing after deadly quake
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela, June 29 – When late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez built this coastal housing development bearing his name as part of his socialist revolution, residents found a fresh…
Russia jails club owner and two employees under ban on ‘LGBT movement’
June 29 – A Russian court has jailed the owner of an LGBT nightclub and two of the club’s employees in what it said was the first case brought under…
A grizzly encounter, recorded in its entirety, shows a close call
A woman in Alberta, Canada, recorded the bear as it circled her and her dog near a campsite. Read More
On Greek island of Santorini, winemakers try to adapt to heat and drought
SANTORINI, Greece, June 29 – In a vineyard on the Greek island of Santorini, winemaker Yiannis Boutaris gestures to a dried-up ‘kouloura’ vine trained into the shape of a basket…
Spanish NGOs push undocumented migrants to apply for regularisation as deadline looms
MADRID, June 29 – Several non-governmental organisations in Spain are urging undocumented migrants to register in a final push for a special mass regularisation process that has attracted around a…
Canada backs Greenland mine producing metal crucial to defence industries
COPENHAGEN, June 29 – Canada has given C$7 million ($4.93 million) in grants to a Greenland molybdenum mining project, a critical metal used in aerospace, energy and defence, Greenland Resources…
Russia pounds on the gates of Ukraine’s ‘fortress belt’
KYIV/NEAR DRUZHKIVKA, Ukraine, June 29 – Russia is grinding its way into Kostiantynivka, a key stronghold in Ukraine’s eastern “fortress belt” long coveted by the Kremlin, even as its gains…
Iran cyberattacks on Israel surged in 2026, Israeli cyber chief says
June 29 – The number of Iranian cyberattacks against Israel has shot up since the launch of the U.S.-Israeli offensive against Iran this year, a senior Israeli security official was…
Trump cut a billion-dollar mining deal. His sons stand to profit
These kinds of deals are a warning sign, a US Representative said. Read More