U.S. President Donald Trump escalated a diplomatic row with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday, accusing her of repeatedly seeking a photograph with him and linking the dispute to tensions over Iran and NATO. Read More
Iran said it has closed the Strait of Hormuz for shipping transit due to what it called a violation of the ceasefire by Israel, even as it dispatched a negotiating team to Switzerland for prospective peace talks with the U.S. Read More
A punishing heatwave sweeping across much of Europe has prompted emergency meetings in France, nationwide warnings in Germany and strains on tourists and residents in Italy, as temperatures climb towards record levels. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was due to hold a crisis meeting on Saturday, local time, after the national weather agency Meteo France…
A train driver has died and nine people are in a critical condition after two passenger trains collided in central England, police said. Police and accident investigators are working to understand why a commuter train bound for London’s St. Pancras Station slammed into the back of another train headed for the same destination on Friday…
Beth Mooney has played down any concerns about her back injury after Australia crushed the Netherlands by 98 runs in their T20 Women’s World Cup clash in Southampton. In reply to Australia’s 6-219 on Saturday, the world number 14 side were restricted to 3-121 despite a brave effort from the associate nation. Australia’s third win…
Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 16 people on Saturday, hours after a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect, with Israel saying it was responding to projectiles fired by the Iran-backed group. Lebanon’s state news agency NNA said Israeli warplanes and drones hit multiple locations in the south and the Bekaa Valley. A statement from…
The federal government is winding back its discount to the fuel excise, after three months of relief for motorists. The 50 per cent discount, which has knocked 32 cents off each litre of petrol, will drop back to 16 cents between July 1 and August 2, before tapering off altogether. The Heavy Vehicle Road User…
Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon on Saturday morning killed at least 16 people, including two children, according to Lebanese civil defense and media, one day after the U.S. said Israel and Hezbollah had implemented a fresh ceasefire at President Donald Trump’s request. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and…
His company, Magna, went global and its success lifted investors, his workers, York Region, where his headquarters was, and most of all, Stronach himself. In 1997, he was paid as much as the bosses of the big three automakers — General Motors, Ford and Chrysler — combined and wasn’t shy in saying he deserved it…
Argamani was raised in Be’er Sheva, a city of some 230,000, located about 80 km northeast of Jerusalem. At age 16, she began computer coding, crediting her Jewish-Chinese mother who encouraged her to learn English, math and “be an excellent student.” Upon enrolling at Ben-Gurion University, she “felt that I made her proud,” pursuing a…