US readies $1bn weapons package for Ukraine: Report
Package, which could be confirmed on Monday, is expected to include more ammunition and armoured medical vehicles.
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‘Restraint and common sense’: Reaction to Israel’s Gaza attack
Global calls for de-escalation after Israel launches deadly air raids on Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Musk countersuit accuses Twitter of fraud
Musk claims that the number of users advertising on the site is about 65 million not the firm's 238 million figure.
‘No appetite for war’: Palestinians fear new Israeli offensive
Analysts question Israel's motivation for Gaza attack amid political turmoil and with new elections upcoming.
Canada sees surge in hate crimes during pandemic, new data shows
New statistics prompt calls by advocates for the government in Ottawa to pass anti-racism law.
What the blowout US jobs numbers actually mean
While recession fears may have cooled for now, the Fed is likely to be more bold with its rate hikes at future meetings.
Wildfire in Washington burns several homes, small town evacuated
A fast-moving fire burned six homes and eight structures before authorities ordered the town evacuated.
US: Biden to visit Kentucky, state battered by floods and heat
US President Joe Biden will travel to Kentucky on August 8 to meet with officials and families hit by disaster.
Canada’s unemployment falls for 2nd month as labour force shrinks
While more than 30,000 positions were shed, Canada's unemployment rate is still at a record low of 4.9 percent.
Lightning strike kills two, injures two others near White House
White House says it is 'saddened by the tragic loss' after fatal incident at Lafayette Park during a thunderstorm.
Texas and Arizona bus thousands of migrants to US capital
The move by Republican governors protesting Biden’s US border policies has been dismissed by some as 'political stunt'.
‘Before Bucha in Ukraine, there was Abkhazia in Georgia’
Thirty years after the war in Georgia’s breakaway territory of Abkhazia, victims are still waiting for justice.
US job growth surges, cooling recession fears
The high job growth means that the Federal Reserve is likely to continue to increase rates.
Israel hits Gaza with air attacks as tensions escalate
At least nine people killed - including an Islamic Jihad commander and a young girl - and 55 wounded in the raids.
What will be the future of the Thames Estuary settlements?
Residents of Eastchurch fear rising sea levels and flooding risk after a landslide caused a family to lose their home.
Thousands of al-Sadr supporters gather for mass prayer in Baghdad
Worshippers converge on a vast square inside Baghdad's Green Zone, home to government and diplomatic buildings.
Greece’s intelligence boss quits amid phone surveillance scandal
Panagiotis Kontoleon quits 'following mistaken actions found during lawful wiretapping procedures', PM's office says.
Brittney Griner Has Been Sentenced To 9 Years In A Russian Prison On Drug Charges
The WNBA player and two-time Olympic gold medalist made an emotional plea for leniency, saying she had made an "honest mistake."
Senegal: Governing coalition loses legislative majority
The opposition, which saw elections as a chance to check Macky Sall’s third-term aspirations, is without a majority too.
Families demand justice two years on from Beirut port blast
Thousands gather in Lebanon's capital to commemorate two years since a deadly port explosion, demanding accountability.