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Sun, 10 Jul 2022 19:48:54 EDT
Trump ally Steve Bannon reverses course, now says he's willing to testify before Jan. 6 panel
Steve Bannon, a former White House strategist and ally of former U.S. president Donald Trump who faces criminal charges after months of defying a congressional subpoena over the Capitol riot, has told...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 03:36:34 EDT
Japan ruling party wins big in polls in wake of Shinzo Abe's assassination
Japan's governing party and its coalition partner scored a major victory in a parliamentary election Sunday imbued with meaning after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe amid uncerta...

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 06:51:19 EDT
Sri Lanka protesters vow to occupy presidential, PM's residences until new government formed
Leaders of Sri Lanka's protest movement said on Sunday they would occupy the residences of the president and prime minister until they finally quit office — the day after the two men agreed to resig...

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 12:00:00 EDT
Uber deliberately dodged authorities, ignored rules in early years, leaked documents show
A leak of more than 80,000 internal emails from Uber lays bare the ride-hailing company's law-skirting methods for insinuating itself into new markets and courting powerful figures to try to get its w...

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 09:45:52 EDT
Deadly Russian rocket attack hits Eastern Ukraine; Kyiv criticizes Ottawa over turbine return
Dozens of Ukrainian emergency workers laboured on Sunday to pull people out of the rubble after a Russian rocket attack smashed into apartment buildings in Eastern Ukraine. The strike killed at least ...

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 12:25:31 EDT
Djokovic outlasts Kyrgios to claim 4th consecutive Wimbledon title
Novak Djokovic used his steady brilliance to beat the ace-delivering, trick-shot-hitting Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Sunday for a fourth consecutive Wimbledon championship and seventh overa...

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 05:16:08 EDT
Gunmen kill 19 people at taverns in South Africa
Gunmen killed 19 people in two apparently random shootings within hours of each other at taverns in South Africa, police said on Sunday, reinforcing the country's bleak status as a global centre for m...

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Refurbishing Buckingham Palace helps push royal spending up 17%, cut into reserves
Money — along with how taxpayers' money is spent — can often be at the root of controversy and debate. So it came as no surprise when recent headlines focused on the Royal Family's finances, along...

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 06:20:42 EDT
Shinzo Abe's party appears headed to major victory after assassination
Japanese went to the polls Sunday in the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was gunned down while making a campaign speech. Abe's governing party appeared to be cruis...

Fri, 8 Jul 2022 08:36:25 EDT
Japanese police chief acknowledges 'problems with our security' after Shinzo Abe's assassination

Sat, 9 Jul 2022 08:40:29 EDT
Sri Lanka's president, PM to step down after tumultuous protests over economic crisis
Sri Lanka's president and prime minister agreed on Saturday to resign after the country's most chaotic day in months of political turmoil, with protesters storming both officials' homes and setting fi...

Sat, 9 Jul 2022 14:50:15 EDT
Day 136 of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Day 136 of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Sat, 9 Jul 2022 16:35:31 EDT
Russia assembling reserves near Ukraine for future offensive, says U.K. military intelligence
Russia is moving reserve forces from across the country and assembling them near Ukraine for future offensive operations, British military intelligence said on Saturday.

Sat, 9 Jul 2022 12:19:59 EDT
At least 16 killed, thousands rescued at flood-hit Hindu pilgrimage in Kashmir
Emergency workers rescued thousands of pilgrims after flash floods triggered by sudden rains swept through their makeshift camps during an annual Hindu pilgrimage to an icy Himalayan cave in Indian-co...

Sat, 9 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Why some Democrats are frustrated with Joe Biden
Whether it be a spate of deadly mass shootings, Supreme Court decisions including the overturning of Roe v. Wade, some Democrats are frustrated over U.S. President Joe Biden's response to recent and ...

Sat, 9 Jul 2022 11:13:33 EDT
Kazakhstan's Rybakina wins women's Wimbledon title, 1st Grand Slam
Elena Rybakina beat Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday in London to become the first tennis player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles championship.

Fri, 8 Jul 2022 12:02:32 EDT
Putin's top diplomat clashes with Western counterparts over Ukraine at G20 meeting
Ukraine urged its allies on Friday to send more weapons as its forces dug in to slow Russia's military advance through the eastern Donbas region, while a belligerent Moscow warned Western nations of c...

Fri, 8 Jul 2022 17:41:14 EDT
Twitter says it will sue Elon Musk after he sends letter seeking to end $44B acquisition deal
Elon Musk's tumultuous $44 billion US bid to buy Twitter is on the verge of collapse after the Tesla CEO sent a letter to Twitter's board saying he is terminating the acquisition. Twitter isn't accept...

Fri, 8 Jul 2022 18:16:30 EDT
Biden signs executive order on abortion that aims to safeguard access, deter prosecution
Under mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful in response to the Supreme Court ruling reversing Roe v. Wade, U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order to try to protect ac...

Fri, 8 Jul 2022 16:13:46 EDT
Sri Lankan police impose curfew ahead of planned protest
Police imposed a curfew in Sri Lanka's capital and surrounding areas on Friday, a day before a planned protest demanding resignations of the country's president and prime minister because of the econo...



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