Lifeboat crew defends ‘compassionate’ migrant rescues
It says it has saved the lives of 58 people crossing the Channel “in their most distressing times”. BBC News
Thailand accuses Cambodia of violating hours-old ceasefire
Cambodia says there have been “no armed clashes” between the two sides since the midnight ceasefire. BBC News
How England’s Lionesses won the UEFA Euro 2025 title
Chaos followed England from the beginning of Euro 2025, but like true Lionesses, they roared back every single time. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from…
NYC shooting: What to know about Shane Tamura, gunman who killed 4 including NYPD cop in Midtown Manhattan
A lone gunman walked into a midtown Manhattan office building Monday afternoon and opened fire, killing four people – including an NYPD officer – before turning the gun on himself.…
China offers parents $500 a year in bid to boost births
The scheme is China’s first nationwide subsidy of its kind as the government tries to tackle a looming demographic crisis. BBC News
North Korea says US must accept its status as a nuclear weapons state
North Korean leader’s powerful sister says talks aimed at denuclearisation would be interpreted as a ‘mockery’. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Watch: Nursing home residents rescued from China floods
At least 30 people have been killed in floods that have inundated large parts of northeastern China. BBC News
Five dead in New York city shooting, including police officer, suspect
The attacker was armed with an M4 rifle when he opened fire inside a skyscraper at 345 Park Avenue, Manhattan. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video…
Thai army accuses Cambodia of ceasefire violations
Thai troops have retaliated ‘appropriately’ and in ‘self-defence’, Major-General Winthai Suvaree said in a statement. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Unprecedented violence rocks tropical paradise as brutal nightclub attack leaves multiple dead
Three people are dead, and 10 others wounded after a mass shooting erupted at a popular nightclub in the Turks and Caicos Islands early Sunday morning, an attack officials are…
As Trump’s August 1 deadline looms, tariffs are here to say, experts say
Trump’s protectionist moves likely to keep pushing countries to lessen their reliance on the US, analysts say. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Mamdani’s past ‘defund the police’ stance resurfaces after deadly Manhattan shooting
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mandani is facing renewed scrutiny for his past stances on policing in the wake of an office building mass shooting in midtown Manhattan…
Israeli settler kills West Bank activist who worked on Oscar-winning film
Palestinian Odeh Hadalin was from Masafer Yatta, a community whose resistance to settlers was featured in No Other Land. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from…
University of Saskatchewan researchers study bats to combat future pandemicsPayton Zillich
To most people, bats are seen as a creepy creature lurking in the night, but they could be a key component in pandemic research according to a VIDO research team…
Ex-Colombian president Álvaro Uribe guilty of witness-tampering
The 73-year-old has become the first Colombian president to be convicted of a crime. BBC News
More measles exposures reported in WinnipegKevin Hirschfield
The province says four locations in Winnipeg were recently exposed to measles.
Development permit appeals surge in Calgary amid delay concernsAdam MacVicar
According to the Calgary Inner-City Builders Association, every day of delay caused by an appeal process costs $500, and appeals on average take 68 days to complete.
Metro Vancouver blasted for shelving review of sewage treatment plant debacleCatherine Urquhart
Metro Vancouver claims it’s putting the review on hold because of ongoing litigation with the project’s former contractor, Acciona. The trial isn’t scheduled to start until 2027.
Trump’s reported snub of Taiwan president spurs concerns over deference to China
The Trump administration is reportedly blocking Taiwan’s president from stopping over in New York City, en route to a diplomatic meeting in Central America, following pressure from China. The Financial…