Category: World

Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors worry about growing nuke threat

HIROSHIMA (TIP): Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with…

Sudanese airstrike hits Darfur airport, kills 40 suspected mercenaries, officials say

CAIRO (TIP): A Sudanese airstrike hit an airport in the country’s Darfur region controlled by a notorious paramilitary group, destroying…

Plastics Treaty: Uproar over fossil fuel lobbyists in delegations

Switzerland (TIP): At least 19 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have secured places in national delegations at the final…

Zelensky calls for Putin meeting to end war

KYIV (TIP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called for a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin to end war, after…

Israeli army will ‘take control’ of Gaza City: PM statement

JERUSALEM (TIP): Israel's security cabinet has approved a plan proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the military to "take…

Come festival season, and cricket lovers will have a rich feast of the shortest and latest version of instant cricket

TORONTO (TIP): Diwali is the time when people of Indian origin go all out for the festivities. Adding to their…

Another big haul of cocaine comes from the US

TORONTO (TIP): Smuggling of contraband across their international borders has been a concern for both the United States and Canada.…

Xi says China and EU must deepen trust but bloc chief urges ‘real solutions’

BEIJING (TIP): Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and the EU must deepen trust in a turbulent world but the…

Passenger plane crashes in Russia killing all 48 people on board, officials say

MOSCOW (TIP): A passenger plane crashed Thursday in Russia's Far East, killing all 48 passengers and crew on board, officials…

‘They are walking corpses’: UNRWA says one in five Gaza children malnourished, over 100 died of starvation

Gaza Strip (TIP): “People in Gaza are neither dead nor alive. They are walking corpses.” This was the haunting message…

Russian attacks kill five, including family, in east Ukraine

KYIV (TIP): Russian attacks killed at least five people, including three members of a displaced family, in separate attacks across…

Zelenskyy promises safeguards after Ukrainians protest over new anti-corruption law

KYIV (TIP): Opponents of a new law they say strips Ukraine’s anti-corruption watchdogs of their independence called for a third…

6.6 magnitude earthquake hits South Pacific near Samoa, no damage reported

MELBOURNE (TIP): A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck in the South Pacific near the island nation of Samoa on Friday, but caused…

World History this Week- July 18 to July 24

Longest Ballot Paper campaign is not leaving Pierre Poilievre alone, as Battle River-Crowfoot is all set to script history on August 18

108 candidates have registered so far, beating the previous record of 91 TORONTO (TIP): Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is…

Is Canada, like Punjab, also fighting a war against drugs?

TORONTO (TIP): If Punjab is waging a war against drugs, Canada, too, appears to be in an unending battle to…

Now, Kapil Sharma’s new café in Surrey comes under attack

SURREY (TIP): Renowned laughter man Kapil Sharma is a worried man now. His newly set up Kap’s Café in Surrey,…

Damien Kurek paves the way for Pierre to enter the House of Commons

TORONTO (TIP): Decks have been cleared for the leader of the Conservative Party, Pierre Poilievre, to return to the House…

India not on first list of countries to get a new Canadian High Commissioner

TORONTO (TIP): India did not figure in the list of countries where the new Liberal Government, headed by Mark Carney,…

Albanese will meet with Xi next week on a trip focused on Australia-China business ties

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese will meet with China's leader Xi Jinping on an upcoming trip he said Friday would…

Europe unveils deal for more food and fuel for Gaza as Israeli strike kills 15 waiting outside clinic

DEIR AL-BALAH (TIP)- European officials struck a new deal with Israel to allow desperately needed food and fuel into Gaza,…

‘Russia has conducted direct assault on Ukraine’s culture’: Ukrainian ambassador

Kyiv (TIP)- Ukrainian ambassador Oleksandr Polishchuk responded to his Russian counterpart’s letter (‘Ukraine has repressed Russian-speaking people’, July 10). The…

US resumes ammo supply to Ukraine

The Trump administration has resumed sending some weapons to Ukraine, a week after the Pentagon had directed that some deliveries…

India, Kuwait discuss important bilateral developments, matters for diaspora welfare

Kuwait (TIP)- Ambassador of India to Kuwait, Adarsh Swaika, called upon the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Interior…

Netanyahu says Israel open to ‘permanent’ Gaza ceasefire only if territory is demilitarized

JERUSALEM (TIP)- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday, July 10, that Israel was ready to negotiate a permanent ceasefire in…

South Korea, US and Japan top military chiefs meet in Seoul

SEOUL (TIP)- The top military chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan met in Seoul Friday, July 11,…

A look at the tensions with Cambodia that led to Thailand prime minister’s suspension

BANGKOK (TIP): Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office Tuesday pending an ethics investigation over a leaked…

South Korea’s leader says trade deal with US remains unclear ahead of Trump’s deadline

SEOUL (TIP): South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that it remained unclear whether Seoul and Washington could conclude their…

Indonesian rescuers intensify search for 30 people missing after ferry sinks near Bali

GILIMANUK (TIP): Indonesian authorities intensified on Friday a search operation for 30 people missing after a ferry sank near the…

‘This is not life’: Gazans reel from Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter

Gaza City (tip): Young children wandered through the charred shell of what had been a school sheltering displaced Palestinians on…