Trump says US military may or may not deploy to Chicago
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military might deploy to Chicago and is ready to go anywhere on short notice to crack down on…
Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads guilty to US charges
NEW YORK – Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada admitted in a U.S. courtroom on Monday to ordering murders and shipping millions of kilograms of cocaine during his…
SpaceX aims to overcome Starship setbacks with tenth flight test
Nasa hopes to use the rocket as soon as 2027 for its first crewed moon landing since the Apollo programme. Read More
French government risks collapse with budget confidence vote in September
PARIS – France’s minority government could be ousted next month after three main opposition parties said they would not back a confidence vote which Prime Minister Francois Bayrou announced for…
French PM calls risky confidence vote over budget cuts to tackle debt
PARIS – French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will hold a high-stakes confidence vote in parliament on September 8 over unpopular plans to clean up France’s public finances. Read More
Suspects blame technical faults for Baltic Sea cable breaches
HELSINKI – The captain of an oil tanker and two officers accused of severing five undersea power and telecoms cables in the Baltic Sea last December, blamed technical faults for…
Russian-backed head of Donetsk says Moscow must capture canal from Ukraine to solve water crisis
DONETSK, Russian-controlled Ukraine – The head of the Russian-held Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine said a water crisis that is forcing people to queue at water trucks can only be…
Suspects blame technical faults for Baltic Sea cable breaches
HELSINKI – The captain of an oil tanker and two officers accused of severing five undersea power and telecoms cables in the Baltic Sea last December, blamed technical faults for…
UK migrant arrivals on small boats reach new record
LONDON – A record 28,076 migrants have crossed the Channel to Britain in small boats this year, a 46% rise on the same period in 2024, government data showed on…
Israel says it would reduce troops in Lebanon if Beirut takes steps to disarm Hezbollah
JERUSALEM – Israel on Monday signalled it would scale back its military presence in southern Lebanon if the Lebanese armed forces took action to disarm Iran-backed Shi’ite militant group Hezbollah.…