Why Is Putin in Vietnam?
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia wrapped up a state visit to one ally, North Korea, and moved on to another, Vietnam, arriving early Thursday hoping to shore up crucial…
Tropical Storm Alberto Brings Floods to Texas as Mexico Braces for Landfall
More than two million people were under a tropical storm warning along the Texas Gulf Coast in the early hours of Thursday as Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm…
Spicy Noodles and Pickled Fish: Chinese Eateries Move Into Hong Kong
The ravenous came for a taste of home in a dish of spicy fried beef or steamed fish head. Waiters, speaking in Mandarin, delivered plates heated with green and red…
Moment baby moose is rescued from Alaska lake
A man and a police officer are seen pulling the animal to safety after it was trapped between a boat-plane and a dock.
Climate change stoked US, Mexico heatwave – report
Human-induced climate change made recent extreme heat in the US southwest, Mexico and Central America around 35 times more likely, scientists say. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) group studied excess…
Storm Alberto claims lives in Mexico and drenches Texas coast
Three people have died after the Mexican coast was hit by the first named storm of the North Atlantic hurricane season, which is also drenching southern Texas with heavy rain.…
Louisiana orders Ten Commandments poster in every classroom
Every public school classroom in Louisiana has been ordered to display a poster of the Ten Commandments – a move that civil liberties groups say they will challenge. The Republican-backed…
Canada lists Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity
Canada has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, after years of pressure from opposition legislators and some members of the Iranian diaspora. Announcing the decision…
Free air con? US cities look at new ways to prevent heat deaths
15 hours ago By Ana Faguy, BBC News, Washington Getty Mary Carter has survived scorching Phoenix summers for 40 years, but she found herself paralysed by the heat when the air conditioning…
Boeing 737 Max crash victims ask US to impose $25bn fine
The families of victims in two Boeing 737 Max plane crashes have asked for prosecutions and a fine of $24.8bn for “the deadliest corporate crime in US history”. The families’…