Canada has fired back at the United States with fresh tariffs on American goods. The new taxes took effect on Tuesday. The measures target almost C$28bn worth of US products. They cover items such as steel, furniture and cotton T-shirts. Some products will face tariffs as high as 50%. Fresh fish and lobster were initially…
North Korea and Russia have opened their first road bridge across the Tumen River, deepening transport and economic links as military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang expands. The new bridge will allow cargo and passengers to move directly between the two countries, replacing a makeshift road arrangement that used the existing rail bridge. North Korean…
Three men have gone on trial in Mexico over the alleged murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend during a 2024 surf trip. Callum Robinson, his younger brother Jake, and their friend Carter Rhoad from California disappeared while travelling through Baja California. Their bodies were later found at the bottom of a well…
The Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday after staff went on strike over the treatment of female workers during a visit by a Hindu religious delegation. Around 100 people linked to the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) visited the Paris landmark on Saturday. According to union representative Diane Davoine, female employees were asked to…
Thousands of people gathered in Belgrade on Monday for the funeral of convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić, whose public honours have drawn strong criticism from the European Union. Mladić died in late August at the age of 84 while serving a life sentence in The Hague for genocide, war crimes and crimes against…
Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the husband of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar. Vice-President Deogratius Ndejembi announced his death, saying Ameir had been suffering from a heart condition. Ndejembi said Ameir died at 08:00 local time (06:00 GMT) at Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital in Zanzibar. Funeral arrangements…
At least six people have died after a five-storey residential building collapsed in Delhi, with more students feared trapped under the rubble. The building, known as Hostel Daze, collapsed around on Sunday in the Satya Niketan neighbourhood of south-west Delhi. Eyewitnesses told local media that between 20 and 40 people may have been inside when…
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted and remains seismically active, stranding approximately 270,000 passengers across the country after volcanic ash forced more than 2,000 flight cancellations and extended airport closures into a second day. The volcano, located 150 kilometres from Jakarta, began erupting late on Friday, producing lava fountains and sending ash plumes into the…
An Amazon Air cargo plane overshot the runway while attempting to land at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, killing five people and seriously injuring five others. The crash also triggered a major emergency response that grounded all flights at one of the country’s busiest international airports. The Boeing 767-300, operated by charter company 21…
Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland party has won a decisive victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, securing 43.8 percent of the vote in state elections on Sunday. Preliminary results show the AfD falling short of an outright majority, heading for approximately 39 seats in the 83-seat state parliament. However, 42 is what is needed for…
