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World Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s scheduled conversation with Elon Musk on the billionaire entrepreneur’s social media platform X on Monday evening ran into technical difficulties at the outset, with some users having difficulty accessing the livestream. Users report difficulty accessing livestream of conversation between former U.S. president, XContinue Reading

World U.S. prepared for possible Iranian retaliation on Israel, White House saysThe United States has prepared for what could be significant attacks on Israel by Iran or its proxies in the Middle East as soon as this week, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday. Iran vowsContinue Reading

World Canada won a gold medal. Australia became a meme. At times, even the commentators weren’t sure what to say. Love it or LOL it, it’s safe to say breaking’s debut made its mark at the Paris Olympics — although it may never return. Breaking isn’t on 2028 Games roster, a decisionContinue Reading

World Russia on Monday evacuated civilians from parts of a second region next to Ukraine after Kyiv increased military activity near the border, just days after its biggest incursion into sovereign Russian territory since the start of the 2022 war. Evacuations said to be taking place in the Krasnaya YarugaContinue Reading

World·Updated A fast-moving wildfire fuelled by searing summer heat and strong winds has spread to the edge of Athens, torching trees, houses and cars and forcing the evacuations of more than 25 towns and villages, Greek authorities say. Numerous areas and 3 hospitals evacuated as 700 firefighters battle blazeThomson ReutersContinue Reading

World Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of starting a fire on the grounds of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Sunday, as Ukraine urged residents to remain calm and reported no sign of elevated radiation. UN nuclear watchdog reports smoke at facility, says no damage reportedThomson Reuters ·Continue Reading

World The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital of Kampala has risen to 21, police said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig for survivors. People had long complained about landfill site located in residential areaThomson Reuters · Posted: Aug 11, 2024Continue Reading

World Weather alone may not explain why Brazil plane crashed, killing 62, expert saysFamilies of victims of an airliner crash in Brazil are gathering Sunday at a morgue and hotels in Sao Paulo as forensics experts work to identify the remains of the 62 people killed in the accident. AircraftContinue Reading

World President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that Ukrainian forces were fighting in the surprise offensive in Russia’s Kursk, as attacks on the border region continued with authorities rushing to evacuate people. Russian President Vladimir Putin cast the offensive as a major provocationThomson Reuters · Posted:Continue Reading