Category: World
Trump maintains hard line on Canada after meeting with Trudeau
Donald Trump said he had a “productive” meeting with Justin Trudeau after the Canadian prime minister paid a surprise trip to his Mar-a-Lago estate amid [more…]
Trudeau in Florida to meet Trump after tariffs threat – reports
The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has arrived in Palm Beach, Florida, ahead of a meeting Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort, according to media [more…]
Mauritian PM asks for independent review of Chagos Island deal with UK
The Mauritian prime minister has asked for an independent review of the Chagos Islands deal with the UK, according to parliamentary records. According to the [more…]
At least 27 people dead and 100 missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria
At least 27 people have died and more than 100 are missing after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria, authorities have said. About 200 passengers [more…]
Canadian media companies sue OpenAI in case potentially worth billions
Canada’s major news organizations have sued tech firm OpenAI for potentially billions of dollars, alleging the company is “strip-mining journalism” and unjustly enriching itself by [more…]
Bolivia’s former top anti-drug official to be extradited to US for drug trafficking
Bolivia’s highest court on Wednesday approved the extradition of the country’s former top anti-narcotics official to the US to face charges of trafficking narcotics. Maximiliano [more…]
China sentences journalist to seven years on spy charges, family says
A veteran Chinese state media journalist has been sentenced by a Beijing court to seven years in prison on espionage charges, his family has said. [more…]
Crypto entrepreneur eats banana art he bought for $6.2m
The cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun has fulfilled a promise he made after spending $6.2m (£4.88m) on an artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall [more…]
Weather tracker: Indonesia flash floods and landslides leave dozens dead
Last week, torrential rainfall across Indonesia’s largest island, Sumatra, triggered flash floods and landslides, causing widespread destruction. Twenty people died earlier this week in four [more…]
‘Climate-induced poisoning’: 350 elephants probably killed by toxic water
More than 350 elephants that died in mysterious circumstances probably drank toxic water, according to a new paper that warns of an “alarming trend” in [more…]
