Smoke, fire, floods: US faces triple extreme summer weather threats
July 17 – Wildfire smoke blanketed the eastern U.S. from the Great Lakes to Washington, D.C. on Friday, floodwaters tore through Texas’s Hill Country for a third day, and new…
Trump threatens to revoke licences of US networks for not carrying primetime speech
Trump said in his speech that networks that did not air his speech were engaged in a “plot”. Read More
Mother of man who killed student Henry Nowak in UK is jailed for hiding knife
Nowak’s attacker, Vickrum Digwa, falsely told police he had been the victim of racial abuse. Read More
Senior Merz ally under pressure in Germany over surrogate baby
BERLIN, July 17 – A senior member of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ruling conservatives faced pressure to resign on Friday after having a baby born through a surrogate mother in…
Musk’s X, major labels end dispute over music on social media platform
The filings asked the courts to dismiss the claims with prejudice, which means they cannot be refiled. Read More
UN sanctions armed groups’ leaders in eastern Congo
KINSHASA, July 17 – The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on leaders of armed groups operating in eastern Congo including Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 rebels and the Democratic Forces for…
FDA approves new pill to slash cholesterol levels
Lipfendra’s list price will be US$315 for a 30-day supply, and it will be available in a few weeks. Read More
Andy Burnham bets political future on remaking Britain’s centralised state
LONDON/MANCHESTER, July 17 – Andy Burnham, Britain’s next prime minister, is staking his premiership on a goal that has eluded most British leaders: transforming one of the most centralised countries…
Wildfires, drought and storms hound Europe even as heatwave recedes
EGEA DE LOS CABALLEROS, Spain, July 17 – Firefighters backed by 30 aircraft struggled on Friday to contain a wildfire in northeastern Spain that has ripped through an area the…
Assailants board chemical products tanker off Yemen in suspected pirate hijacking, sources say
LONDON, July 17 – Armed assailants are believed to have boarded the chemical tanker Asana off the southern coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden on Friday and are…