Category: World

An oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least 4 crewmen, Egypt says

CAIRO (TIP): An oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least four crewmen and leaving four others…

Stabbing attack wounds several in Finland; suspect held

HELSINKI (TIP): Several people were stabbed and wounded on Thursday near a shopping centre in the Finnish city of Tampere,…

Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. arrested by ICE for deportation, federal officials say

LOS ANGELES (TIP): Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for overstaying his visa and lying on…

Adanis, Indigo rule Indian aviation as government agencies are getting elbowed out

A lot has been said and written about air disasters in general, and the recent crash of AI 171, a…

Shocking’ COP30 lodging costs heap pressure on Brazil’s host city Belem

RIO DE JANEIRO (TIP): "Belem is ready," Brazilian officials have insisted ahead of the COP30 gathering in November -- but…

Israel allegedly drugs flour bags distributed as aid to Palestinians; at least 62 killed today in Gaza

Gaza Strip (TIP): Gaza’s Government Media Office (GMO) on Friday confirmed reports regarding narcotic pills of the type "Oxycodone" being…

Chinese flight makes emergency landing at Nanjing airport following ‘aircraft malfunction’

BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese domestic flight made an emergency landing on Friday after experiencing an 'aircraft malfunction', with passengers reporting…

6.1-magnitude earthquake hits off southern Philippines

MANILA (TIP): A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck deep off the coast of the southern Philippines on Saturday, the United States Geological…

Bespoke bash for a billionaire: Jeff Bezos weds Lauren Sánchez in lavish Venice ceremony

VENICE (TIP): The sky itself is no limit for billionaire Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sánchez, who have traveled into…

Swedish criminal who helped inspire ‘Stockholm syndrome’ theory dies: Report

Stockholm (TIP): Clark Olofsson, who is one of the two criminals involved in the kidnapping and bank robbery during the…

Driven to starvation, Sudanese people eat weeds and plants to survive as war rages

CAIRO (tip): With Sudan in the grips of war and millions struggling to find enough to eat, many are turning…

History This Week- June 27 to July 3

Remembering the Victims of the 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182

With tears running dry and emotions flying high, relatives and friends of the victims of the Air India Flight 182…

Lawrence Bishnoi hawks media headlines, this time in Canada

TORONTO (TIP): When were discussing the restoration of diplomatic ties with the appointment of High Commissioners in each other’s countries,…

India, Canada look back with admiration for each other; To appoint new High Commissioners

G7 summit adopts seven comprehensive resolutions, including transnational crime, countering foreign interference  No comprehensive joint communique  as Donald Trump cuts…

Canada to retaliate against U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs if Carney, Trump can’t reach deal

When the negotiation period has ended, counter-tariffs will be adjusted 'to levels consistent with progress made in the broader trading…

Vietnam scraps two-child limit as birth rate declines

HANAOI (TIP): Vietnam's communist government has scrapped its long-standing policy of limiting families to two children, state media said Wednesday,…

French singer Nicole Croisille, of ‘A Man and a Woman’ fame, dies at 88

PARIS (TIP): Nicole Croisille, a French singer who sang on the soundtrack of the hit 1966 film "A Man and…

Newly elected South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll bolster US-Japan ties and pursue talks with North

SEOUL (TIP): South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung vowed Wednesday to restart dormant talks with North Korea and bolster a…

New Zealand MP Laura McClure displays deepfake AI nude image of herself in Parliament to urge legal reform

New Zealand (tip) : In a bold move to highlight the threat of deepfake technology, New Zealand Member of Parliament…

Russian strike kills five, including one-year old in Northern Ukraine, hours after Trump calls Putin

KYIV (TIP): At least five people, including a one-year-old child, were killed in a Russian drone strike on the northern…

Israel says it has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip

TEL AVIV (tip): Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack that…

South Korean lawmakers approve special investigations into martial law, Yoon’s wife

SEOUL (TIP): South Korea's liberal-led legislature overwhelmingly passed bills Thursday to launch special investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol's…

Minister Sidhu advances Canada’s trade priorities with G7 trade ministers

OTTAWA (TIP): This week, Maninder Sidhu, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, hosted a meeting with G7 trade ministers in Paris,…

MPs of Indian descent miss a place in the list of Parliamentary Secretaries named by Prime Minister Mark Carney

OTTAWA (TIP): Disappointments were galore as none of the MPs of Indian descent could find a place in an exhaustive…

Ceremonial touch enthuses Canadians to the throne speech by King Charles

OTTAWA (TIP): Blending royalty with solemnity, King Charles endorsed Prime Minister Mark Carney’s vow to protect Canadian sovereignty by reinforcing…

Trump dangles Golden Dome for Canada: Join US, enter $175B defense plan for free

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, May 27, invited Canada to join his proposed USD 175 billion…

Rockfall at Indonesian limestone quarry kills 13

CIREBON (TIP): At least thirteen people were killed and a dozen injured Friday in a rockfall at a limestone quarry…

South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country’s south, killing 4

SEOUL (TIP): A South Korean navy plane crashed during a training flight on Thursday, killing all four crew members on…

China to resume Japanese seafood imports it halted over Fukushima water discharge

TOKYO (TIP): China will resume Japanese seafood imports that it banned in 2023 over worries about Japan's discharge of wastewater…