US Postal Service shares mail-in ballot restrictions despite court ruling
US President Donald Trump has called for restrictions on mail-in voting as part of bid to exert control over elections.
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former US senator from Kansas, dies aged 94
Kassebaum Baker became the first woman elected to the US Senate without following a spouse into office
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor’s daughter who became the first woman elected to the US Senate without following a spouse into office, has died. She was 94.
Kassebaum Baker died on Friday of natural causes, according to her son, Bill Kassebaum.
Continue reading...Trump says Canada wants ‘benefits’ of being US state after trade talks collapse
Canada's PM said he was "reluctantly" announcing retaliatory tariffs and accused the US of starting a trade war.
Iran grants permission for some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz
Iraqi President Nizar Amidi says his country's territory will not be used to launch attacks against any other state.
Carney faces crucial test after walking away from Trump’s deal
The Canadian prime minister will have to sell his gamble that walking away from talks with the White House will be worth the consequences.
Carney faces crucial test after walking away from Trump’s deal
The Canadian prime minister will have to sell his gamble that walking away from talks with the White House will be worth the consequences.
‘Pinned to the ground’: Badly-fractured 700-year-old skeleton could be first ever casualty of giant medieval catapult – New York Post
- ‘Pinned to the ground’: Badly-fractured 700-year-old skeleton could be first ever casualty of giant medieval catapult New York Post
- A 14th-Century Skeleton Had Injuries That Looked Like a Car Crash. What Killed Him? The New York Times
- Skeleton with 167 fractures discovered at Scottish castle may have been first victim of Edward I's 'War Wolf' trebuchet Yahoo
- This 700-Year-Old Skeleton May Be the First Man in History Smashed by a Giant Catapult Popular Mechanics
- News - Medieval Scottish Man May Be First Confirmed Case of Death by Trebuchet Archaeology Magazine
Why is Israel building new illegal settlements?
Israel opens construction bids for new illegal housing units in the occupied West Bank.
More than 200,000 newly displaced in Sudan’s Kordofan region
Intensified fighting in Sudan has displaced at least 200,000 people in the Kordofan region since late last year.
Israeli strikes kill two and injure others as Gaza attacks continue
Israeli drone attack targeted a family in the central city of Deir el-Balah, killing one person and wounding others.
Putin warns Ukraine has opened ‘Pandora’s box’, rejects peace proposals
In an interview with the Russian channel Vesti, Vladimir Putin threatened Ukraine's 'most vulnerable' economic sectors.
Envoy says Israel did not give the US notice before strikes on Syrian base
US official Tom Barrack has criticised Israel for failing to give his country adequate warning, a claim Tel Aviv denies.
Canada to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar,” PM Carney says
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match new US tariffs “dollar for dollar."
The hotel booking mix-up that could free mushroom murderer
A table tennis tournament and a throat lozenge could help Erin Patterson's lawyers overturn her convictions.
The hotel booking mix-up that could free mushroom murderer
A table tennis tournament and a throat lozenge could help Erin Patterson's lawyers overturn her convictions.
The Iran war is pushing U.S. allies and rivals to a risky new frontier for global trade: The Arctic – NBC News
Carney: Canada will enact retaliatory US tariffs starting September 8
The prime minister spoke hours after the US imposed 50 percent tariffs on nearly $20bn worth of Canadian goods.
Crew Saves Worn-Out Barn Owl 70 Miles Off English Coast – Newser
- Crew Saves Worn-Out Barn Owl 70 Miles Off English Coast Newser
- Owl Stranded in Open Water 70 Miles from Shore Finds ‘Nothing Short of a Miracle’ While Stuck at Sea People.com
- Owl aboard - British Army sailors rescue exhausted stowaway 70 miles out to sea Reuters
- 2026 Cadet Nationals at Plas Heli Sail-World.com
- Army sailing team save exhausted barn owl who was stuck 70 nautical miles out to sea Forces News
Israel, Turkiye and the new regional reordering
In Syria, Israel is not only at odds with Turkiye but also with the regional and international consensus.
Swedish police identify 17-year-old girl as victim in school sword attack
Brinell School's principal says 18-year-old suspected of carrying out Friday's deadly sword attack was a student there.