Oil hits $100 a barrel for first time since July after US and Houthi strikes
Brent crude – the global benchmark for prices – rises after the US hit five Iranian tankers on Tuesday
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US to ban imports of some Canadian alcohol, dairy goods and motorbikes
It is the latest strike in a long trade war, and comes after Canadian counter-tariffs on US goods come into force.
Tycoon to pay ex-wife $1.87bn in record South Korea divorce settlement
The billion dollar payout marks the largest divorce settlement in the country’s history.
Baby orangutans found in Indian forest spark trafficking inquiry
The critically endangered apes were found far from their natural habitat in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.
Trump bans Canadian booze in trade war escalation
The US has revealed plans to outlaw imports of Canadian alcoholic drinks as part of an escalation of their trade war.
Lone juror in Lindsay Clancy trial ‘admitted reasonable doubt’
A lone juror who blocked the acquittal of Lindsay Clancy “admitted he had reasonable doubt”, the jury’s foreperson has said.
Why Nepal is demanding climate justice and compensation after deadly floods
Nepal’s politicians have said the country is bearing the brunt for climate change caused by other nations.
Asian Games athletes forced to evacuate amid record rainfall in Japan
Rainwater leaked into competition venues a day before some preopening ceremony competitions beginning on Thursday.
As SDF disband in Syria, Kurds ponder how to secure their rights
As the Kurdish forces dissolve, experts express concern if their rights will be won through democratic means.
Trump says firefighters near ground zero carried him to safety ‘right after’ 9/11 attacks
Trump, who said that he was “down there right after this happened,” later said on Truth Social that he wasn’t at the World Trade Center
South Park creators rename show ‘South America’ in apparent dig at Trump
Since beginning his second term, the US president has said he wanted to use the word ‘America’ to rename a lake, a gulf and even
Pappas questions whether Americans are feeling Trump’s ‘golden age’ after primary win
Rep. Chris Pappas asked voters if they feel they are living in Tweety McTreason’s “golden age” after his projected win in New Hampshire’s Democratic Senate
US strikes Iranian oil tankers as Tehran targets American base in Jordan
Oil prices edged closer to $100 a barrel after an escalation in the tit-for-tat strikes between the US and Iran.
Hong Kong’s first leader after British handover dies
The tenure of Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first leader after Britain handed over the city to China, was marked by crises and protests.