Flames and heavy smoke billow out of the plant owned by US Steel as firefighters struggle to extinguish the fire. Multiple explosions at a US Steel plant near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have killed two people and injured 10, according to the company and local authorities. The blasts at the Clairton CokeRead More →
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reveals details of phone conversation with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said that Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, is “in denial” about the suffering inflicted on Gaza, and the international community is now saying, “Enough is enough”. A day after announcingRead More →
Russian President Putin ‘is definitely not preparing for a ceasefire’, says Zelenskyy, as US, and Russian leaders scheduled to meet in Alaska. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Vladimir Putin is not preparing for a ceasefire but is readying his troops for “new offensive operations” in Ukraine, even as the RussianRead More →
Here are the key events on day 1,265 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Tuesday, August 12: Fighting Two ambulance workers were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Horlivka, in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region, Russian-installed administrator Ivan Prikhodko said in a post on Telegram.Read More →
The designation comes as US President Donald Trump seeks closer ties with Pakistani government. The United States has upped pressure on the Pakistan-based Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), labelling it a “foreign terrorist” organisation. The designation, announced by the Department of State on Monday, comes after the BLA, which is alsoRead More →
US President Donald Trump signed an extension just before midnight in Beijing, when a pause on tariffs was set to expire. United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order extending the China tariff deadline for another 90 days. The extension came only hours before midnight in Beijing, whenRead More →
US President Donald Trump said last week that Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan was ‘highly conflicted’ because of his ties to Chinese firms. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is due to visit the White House after United States President Donald Trump last week called for his removal. The executive of the techRead More →
Fires threaten a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Spain as temperatures hit new records. A new heatwave has gripped parts of Europe, sending temperatures up to 43 degrees Celsius (109.4 degrees Fahrenheit), with wildfires wreaking havoc and forcing evacuations as the impact of global warming is keenly felt on theRead More →
Government had hoped to get files released about Jeffrey Epstein associate to quell furore that had grown over the case. A United States judge has denied a request by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to unseal transcripts from a grand jury that indicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned formerRead More →
Gaza mourners have laid to rest five Al Jazeera staff killed in an Israeli air strike on a media tent outside al-Shifa Hospital. Hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza City have attended the funeral of five Al Jazeera staff killed in an Israeli air strike outside al-Shifa Hospital. On Monday, largeRead More →
