Bus crash in Iran kills at least 28 Pakistani pilgrims
A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims overturned in Iran, killing 28 passengers, Iranian state media report. The crash happened on Tuesday night in the central Iranian province of Yazd and was…
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Animated plane crash video misrepresented as 2024 Brazil air disaster
Screenshot of the false Facebook post, taken August 19, 2024 The posts circulated after a plane crashed in Brazil's Sao Paulo state on August 9, 2024, killing all 62 people on board…
Japan Should Keep Rates, Prices Moving, Prime Minister Hopeful Kato Says
(Bloomberg) -- Japan should aim for interest rates and prices to “keep moving,” according to Katsunobu Kato, a potential candidate for the country’s next prime minister. Most Read from…
Spanish bull festival celebration falsely shared as 'protest against Gaza situation'
A video of a crowd celebrating the opening of Spain's famous bullfighting spectacle has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in posts that falsely claimed it shows a protest in…
Cleanup hopes for neighbors of Mexico's 'toilet bowl' wastewater dam
On the banks of a wastewater dam in central Mexico, under a dense cloud of mosquitoes, Yury Uribe is finally seeing hope after spending decades in "environmental hell." The 43-year-old…
Dozens of former FARC fighters abandon 'reincorporation' village in Colombia after death threats
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Dozens of former guerrilla fighters and their families were forced to abandon their village in southern Colombia on Tuesday, after receiving death threats by a…
Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya amid Ukraine's cross-border incursion
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday made an unscheduled trip to Chechnya, a mainly Muslim republic within the Russian Federation, his first visit in nearly 13 years,…
Anti far-right AfD demonstrators block state leader Höcke from event
Police in the eastern German city of Jena used pepper spray and batons to break up a demonstration of some 2,000 people protesting the appearance of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)…
Missing Scissors Shut Down Japan's Second-Largest Airport For Two Hours
A missing pair of scissors brought an international airport in Japan to a standstill last Saturday. The unusual security situation at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido forced 36 flights to…
French Caretaker Government Readies Stable Budget for Next Year
(Bloomberg) -- France’s caretaker government is preparing a stable budget for next year that would help the country meet a target to narrow its deficit below 3% of economic output by 2027,…
Russian forces claim another town captured in east Ukraine
Russia's military says it has captured a small town in eastern Ukraine called Niu-York, as part of its push towards big population centres in the Donetsk region. Ukraine's military has not…
Day after Putin's visit, Azerbaijan applies to join Russia and China in the BRICS alliance
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Azerbaijan formally applied Tuesday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a day after Russian leader Vladimir Putin's visit to the oil-rich South Caucasus…
Kenyan police accused of helping suspected serial killer escape
Eight police officers in Kenya have been suspended on suspicion of helping a suspected serial killer escape from custody, police have said. In July police said Collins Jumaisi Khalusha had…
Europe just slashed tariffs on cars made by Tesla in China
The European Union may have just given Tesla’s future sales in the region a boost by setting tariffs on its China-made vehicles considerably below those imposed on rival electric…
Russia's top court extends detention for Navalny's lawyers, pending trial on extremism charges
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the pre-trial detention of three lawyers who once represented Russia’s slain opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, and are now facing…
No foreign holidays for Gabon government officials
Gabon's interim president who seized power in a coup a year ago has barred members of his transitional government from holidaying abroad. Gen Oligui Nguema has also limited government…
China Greenlighting Far Fewer Coal Plants
China appears to be tapping the brakes on coal. The amount of new coal power approved so far this year is down 80 percent from the same period in 2023. From January through June, Chinese…
Greek authorities detain migrants on the southern island of Crete as smugglers seek new routes
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities on the southern Greek island of Crete detained 76 migrants early Tuesday after they arrived on three boats as smugglers seek new routes in the region to…
Gazprom and Azerbaijan’s SOCAR ready to expand strategic partnership
Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom and Azerbaijan’s SOCAR, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic, have agreed to enhance their extensive strategic partnership, in an…
Goldman Sachs: Only a quarter of Saudi Arabia’s $1 trillion capex plan will go into oil
In what Goldman Sachs Research calls a “capex super-cycle,” Saudi Arabia is expected to invest $1 trillion across six strategic sectors by 2030. But the oil industry is likely to receive a…
Six hostages' bodies retrieved, Israel's military says
The bodies of six hostages have been retrieved from the Gaza Strip, Israel's military has said. A statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the bodies of Yagev Buchshtab,…
What’s the state of play in India’s potato chips market? – just-food deep-dive, part one
The State of Play in India's Potato Chips Market India's appetite for potato chips is growing rapidly - with some major players building a nationwide presence to cater to rising demand,…
Nio and Volkswagen key to future for JAC
Nio and Volkswagen : Key to the Future for JAC A shake-out which began twelve months ago is seeing many brands disappear from China's monthly sales charts. For a while, Anhui Jianghuai…
In Uganda's chaotic capital, boda-boda motorcycle taxis are a source of life and death
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The young men perched on motorcycles looked dazed in the morning heat. But at the sight of a potential passenger, they furiously kick-started their machines and…