By Ryan Patrick Jones and Maria Cheng July 19 (Reuters) – The Canadian government said on Sunday it would deny entry to any foreigner who has been to Congo within the past 21 days as part of new, temporary border measures to combat the spread of Ebola. The ban contravenes advice from the World Health…
At least five people were killed and 21 injured after two earthquakes struck a mountainous region of Peru, the country’s civil defense chief said on Sunday. People pray next to the bodies of four victims of the earthquake of magnitude 5.6 that struck Central Peru on Saturday. (REUTERS) The quakes, measuring magnitudes 5.1 and 3.7,…
Gas prices in the United States are rising again after fighting between the US and Iran started once more. Earlier, many Republicans believed falling gas prices would help improve voters’ views on inflation before the midterm elections. But that hope has weakened because the Iran peace deal backed by President Donald Trump has fallen apart…
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has spoken of how hostile the environment was even when he and other officials from Tehran were holding talks with US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff. He said he asked Witkoff during the talks whether he had ever sat in talks with “a chance of being bombed at any…
South Korea’s Incheon Airport is considering changes to its check-in areas after a series of incidents in which passengers allegedly bypassed queues, leaving several airline employees injured as they tried to restore order. The issue came under the spotlight after a video recorded on July 2 began circulating online. (Screengrab@Gfreedman9) Airport authorities are considering installing…
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (File Photo) The Trump administration has agreed to allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium on its own soil, sidestepping the tough international safeguards countries normally must accept to keep nuclear weapons development in check, according to sources and documents reviewed by CNN. Trump still…
KYIV, July 19 (Reuters) – Russia battered Ukraine’s capital Kyiv overnight with one of its biggest ballistic missile barrages of the war, killing at least one person and wounding 16 others, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday. A series of powerful explosions thundered across the darkened city in an attack that involved 41 missiles of…
The US State Department has issued a worldwide travel alert for Americans, warning that Iran-supportive groups could target US citizens abroad, as fighting between the US and Iran intensifies. The US has issued a worldwide travel caution for Americans. ((Reuters/AFP)) State Department issues worldwide caution alert The US State Department on Saturday issued a “Worldwide…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — One person was killed and 16 others wounded in an overnight Russian attack on Kyiv that included ballistic missiles, local authorities said. The attack began at around 1:30 a.m. local time and continued for several hours, with explosions echoing across the capital. Russia launched 41 missiles and 125 attack drones across…
Andy Burnham will enter 10 Downing Street on Monday with a wave of enthusiasm behind him and a mountain of challenges ahead. Burnham inherits an economy that was improving until the Iran war upended forecasts and growth is now widely predicted to slow sharply over this year while inflation rises. (REUTERS) His coronation as British…