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New US restrictions on mailed ballots took effect on Thursday, leaving state and local election officials racing to comply – or persuade a federal judge to intervene – weeks before millions of ballots are due to be sent to voters ahead of November’s midterm elections. The US Postal Service rules require election authorities to assign unique bar codes to outgoing and return ballot envelopes, submit...
New US restrictions on mailed ballots took effect on Thursday, leaving state and local election officials racing to comply – or persuade a federal judge to intervene – weeks before millions of ballots are due to be sent to voters ahead of November’s midterm elections. The US Postal Service rules require election authorities to assign unique bar codes to outgoing and return ballot envelopes, submit...
Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong confirms increase to number of Australians missingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVoluntary assisted dying laws have been passed in the Northern Territory jurisdiction following debate over a gag clause barring doctors from raising end-of-life options with patients, Australian Associated Press reports.The rights of the terminally ill b...
US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to update the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" in the country's geographic naming service. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pushed back, citing the name's Indigenous origins, as the row between the neighbors roiled on.
The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of changes backed by President Donald Trump, but new challenges have been filed.
Fires severely impacting people's health in West Kalimantan, with pregnant women and children particularly vulnerable.
CCTV footage of the April incident captured the moment the nun was forced to the ground from behind, causing her to hit her head on a stone wall before being kicked.
As intense summer heat sweeps through the region, many households are grappling with skyrocketing electricity bills. Raelynn McMurchy's monthly statement doubled, igniting discussions on much-needed policy reforms. Oklahoma's power provider continues to disconnect customers in alarming numbers, leaving local charities to struggle for emergency support. Residents are calling for robust measures to ...
Switzerland's long-standing position has been one of well-armed neutrality and the European country has mandatory conscription for men.
Two belugas and four dolphins from Canada’s Marineland were relocated to an aquarium in Spain.
Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports from an Indonesian clinic treating children struggling to breathe amid wildfires
Order declares a national emergency over an 'unusual and extraordinary foreign threat' to the grid.
Zambia's entire judiciary closed on Monday on the last valid day to file a court challenge against Hichilema's victory.
A Lebanese woman has been killed, and several other people injured by Israeli strikes on Nabatieh, southern Lebanon.
Trump's order comes after the trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed late last week.
The US Federal Aviation Administration is taking steps to fire two air traffic controllers determined to have left their shifts early before an Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in March, according to people familiar with the matter. The moves are in keeping with a broader push by the Trump administration to crack down on controllers leaving shifts...
A series of flash floods has destroyed villages in parts of Nepal and Tibet, as experts say a falling glacier likely triggered a chain reaction of events that could get worse.
The rebrand comes as the US and Canada engage in a cross-border trade war after Trump increased tariffs last week.
Trump’s new 50% tariffs could put nearly 90,000 Canadian jobs at risk.
Peter Cullen, who voiced characters in Winnie the Pooh and Transformers, has died aged 85, his agent and family have confirmed.
Peter Cullen, who voiced characters in Winnie the Pooh and Transformers, has died aged 85, his agent and family have confirmed.
Peter Cullen, who voiced characters in Winnie the Pooh and Transformers, has died aged 85, his agent and family have confirmed.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the disaster was caused by a glacial collapse that triggered a vast flow of icy debris.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the disaster was caused by a glacial collapse that triggered a vast flow of icy debris.
President Bola Tinubu's office says he has ordered 'comprehensive reform' of the country's football administration.
Engineers in Albany revitalized Patroon Creek by daylighting it, restoring its natural flow and creating vital green spaces. This innovative project significantly bolstered flood protection for surrounding neighborhoods. Post-restoration water monitoring assured that the creek effectively managed heavy rains, tackling water quality concerns while promoting a healthier aquatic ecosystem. The initia...
Grand jury declined to indict anyone but said there was a ‘sophisticated scheme’ to use funds for political activityUS politics live – latest updatesA Florida grand jury has found that the administration of the governor, Ron DeSantis, “misappropriated” $10m in taxpayer money from a Medicaid settlement into the Hope Florida Foundation, a charity with ties to DeSantis’s wife, before the money was re...
Canada has awarded 64 global scholars with C$504 million (US$362 million) in funding to relocate their work to Canadian universities and advance projects in areas such as health and artificial intelligence. Some 48 of the researchers were poached from the US, including from elite institutions such as Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The other 16 researchers are com...
Scientists believe a glacier and rock collapse near the Nepal-China border triggered a massive flood.
