New Zealand | Extremist stayed in the country despite immigration fraud

The Islamic State-inspired extremist who attacked shoppers in a New Zealand supermarket had been fighting deportation for immigration fraud, leaving the nation’s leader expressing frustration at the process. The new details

India | Kashmir leader’s family charged under anti-terror law

Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir charged family members of late resistance leader Syed Ali Geelani under a harsh anti-terror law for raising anti-India slogans and wrapping his body in the Pakistani

The Buzz | Prince Charles’ ex-aide quits charity role amid honor claims

A former close aide to Prince Charles stepped down temporarily from his role as chief executive of a royal charity amid reports that he helped secure an honor for a

Climate change | More sharks, rays threatened with extinction: Report

The world’s sharks and rays have seen declines in their populations since 2014 and more and more are now threatened with extinction, according to a new red list released this

This day in history | 1954 National Trust buys remote island

The National Trust for Scotland has taken control of Fair Isle, famous for its bird life and knitted sweaters. The remote island situated between Shetland and Orkney was bought by George

Diplomacy | Biden meets Ukraine leader in long-sought Oval Office visit

President Joe Biden used his first meeting with a foreign leader since ending the war in Afghanistan to send the message yesterday that the United States — unburdened of

The Buzz | WHO launches hub in Berlin to help prevent future pandemics

The World Health Organization inaugurated a new “hub” in Berlin that aims to help prepare the globe better to prevent future pandemics. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and German Chancellor Angela

Record breaker | Ronaldo becomes highest scoring man in international soccer

Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest-scoring man in the international soccer history with his 110th goal for Portugal yesterday . The Portugal captain scored in the 89th minute against Ireland in a

This day in history | 1945 Japan signs unconditional surrender

Japanese officials have signed the act of unconditional surrender, finally bringing to an end six years of world war. In the presence of 50 Allied generals and other officials, the Japanese

Afghanistan | Biden defends departure from ‘forever war,’ praises airlift

A defensive President Joe Biden called the U.S. airlift to extract more than 120,000 Americans, Afghans and other allies from Afghanistan to end a 20-year war an “extraordinary success,” though

The Buzz | Spain announces 107 arrests in major marijuana raids in July

More than 100 people were arrested when police in Spain busted an illegal drug ring this summer, Europol said yesterday. The European policing authority said that the arrests occurred on July

OMG! | Pope inadvertently quotes Putin to chide West’s Afghan war

Pope Francis has criticized the West’s two-decade-long involvement in Afghanistan as an outsider’s attempt to impose democracy — although he did it by citing Russia’s Vladimir Putin while thinking he

This day in history | 1976 Water crisis deepens

The first of 11,500 standpipes have been connected in Yorkshire as local reservoirs reach their lowest levels in years. Yorkshire Water Authority (YWA) have said that current measures to save water

USA | Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought hundreds of people trapped by Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters to safety yesterday and utility repair crews rushed in, after the furious storm

Birds of prey face global decline from habitat loss, poisons

Despite a few high-profile conservation success stories – like the dramatic comeback of bald eagle populations in North America – birds of prey are in decline worldwide. A new analysis of

This day in history | 1997 Princess Diana dies in Paris crash

She was taken to hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning where surgeons tried for two hours to save her life but she died at 0300 BST. In a statement

Afghanistan | Rockets fired at Kabul airport amid US withdrawal hit homes

Rocket fire apparently targeting Kabul’s international airport struck a nearby neighborhood yesterday, the eve of the deadline for American troops to withdraw from the country’s longest war after the Taliban

The Buzz | Universal Studios sets opening for first theme park in China

Universal Studios announced yesterday that its first theme park in China will open in the country’s capital in September. The company set the opening date for Sept. 20, according to a

EU set to recommend reinstating restrictions on US travelers

The European Union plans to recommend that its member states reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infection levels in the country, EU diplomats said yesterday. A

This day in history | 1976 Notting Hill Carnival ends in riot

More than 100 police officers had to be taken to hospital after clashes at the Notting Hill Carnival in west London. Most were released after treatment but at least 26 have

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