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Britain urges EU to change post-Brexit trade rules with N. Ireland

British Foreign Minister Liz Truss told the European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic on Monday the bloc must be willing to change post-Brexit rules governing t

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Hillary Clinton tests positive for COVID-19

Hillary Clinton said on Twitter she's tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms, but added that she's "feeling fine."She said former Pres

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Brazil's Bolsonaro cleared for release from hospital

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Wednesday he has been cleared to leave the hospital after being treated for an intestinal blockage."Authorized to leave now. Thanks to everyone," the 66-year-ol

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Ousted Afghan president apologizes, regrets 'how it ended': statement

Ousted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled the country last month as the Taliban entered Kabul, tweeted an apology on Wednesday, expressing regret that he "could not make it end differently.""Lea

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Peru President pledges support for earthquake victims

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones on Sunday pledged support for citizens affected by a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in the country's north.According to the U.S. Ge

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Russia tracks U.S. destroyer in Black Sea amid NATO drills

Russia's Black Sea Fleet is tracking the movement of U.S. guided-missile destroyer USS Porter that entered the Black Sea on Saturday, said the Russian Defense Ministry.

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Flight evacuated after passenger's Samsung mobile phone catches fire

The device was "burned beyond recognition" although the fire was eventually extinguished inside a battery containment bag.

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Canada to accept more than 20,000 Afghan refugees

Internally displaced Afghan families, who fled from the northern province due to battle between Taliban and Afghan security forces, sit next to temporary tents in the courtyard of the Wazir Akbar

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Algerians battle deadly wildfires

00:39 Wildfires fanned by blistering temperatures killed at least 65 people in Algeria, including 28 soldiers. Authorities said that the fires had criminal origins, saying the ‘arsonist

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At least 35 killed in bomb explosion in Iraqi capital

At least 35 people were killed and dozens wounded in a bomb explosion in a marketplace in eastern Baghdad on Monday, local media reported citing authorities.The Islamic State group claimed responsibi

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El Salvador approves law to make bitcoin legal tender

El Salvador has approved a law that will classify Bitcoin as legal tender in the Latin American country, its president announced, making it the world's first nation to adopt a cryptocurrency."The #Bi

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Canada lowers flags to commemorate deaths of 215 Indigenous children

The Canadian government lowered flags at half-mast on Sunday to commemorate the deaths of 215 Indigenous children whose remains were found in a former residential school in Kamloops city in the count

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2 dead, 10 missing after U.S. boat capsizes near Key West in Florida

Two people died and 10 others were missing after a boat capsized near Key West in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida, authorities said on Thursday.The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted that it responded t

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France, Germany and Spain strike deal over joint combat jet

France, Germany and Spain said on Monday they had reached a deal over the next steps of the development of a new fighter jet, Europe's largest defence project at an est

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Police seek suspects after reported shooting at Vancouver airport

Police were looking for one or more suspects after a reported shooting at Canada's Vancouver International Airport, CBC News reported on Sunday.Vancouver International Airport (YVR) said in a tweet t

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Somalia revives ties with Kenya after nearly six-month break

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo addresses the lower house of Parliament in Mogadishu, Somalia May 1, 2021. /Xinhua Somalia said on Thursday it was restoring diplomatic relations

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Two dead after vessel overturns off San Diego coast

Two people were killed and 23 others were transported to hospitals after a vessel overturned Sunday off the coast of San Diego, U.S. authorities said.Multiple agencies including San Diego Lifeguards