World Affairs

Ebola Outbreak in Congo Has Now Passed 1,100 Cases — and Reached Europe

An Ebola outbreak centred in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has become the second-largest on record and has now spread beyond Africa's borders for...

Twin Earthquakes Kill Hundreds in Venezuela as International Rescue Teams Arrive

Venezuela was struck by two powerful earthquakes in rapid succession on Wednesday evening, with a 7.2-magnitude tremor followed just 39 seconds later by an...

“It’s Totally Open,” Trump Insists — But Iran Says Hormuz Will “Never Return to Pre-War Conditions”

President Trump declared on June 23 that Iran has "fully and completely" agreed to international nuclear inspections and that...

One Heatwave, One Shooting, One Election, One Disputed Peace — The World on June 24

Four unconnected stories from a single news day — a record-breaking European heatwave, a targeted shooting in Montreal, a...

Europe’s Heatwave Just Shattered a 50-Year-Old UK Record — Here’s How Bad It’s Gotten

The United Kingdom broke its hottest-ever June temperature record on June 24, recording 35.8°C and shattering a mark that...

The UN Is Evacuating 11,000 Seafarers Still Stranded in the Gulf — One Week After the War “Ended”

The United Nations has launched an evacuation operation for an estimated 11,000 seafarers who remain stranded aboard commercial vessels...

13 Killed Restarting a Qatar Gas Plant That Iran Bombed Three Months Ago

An explosion tore through Qatar's Ras Laffan gas processing complex on June 21, killing 13 workers and injuring 66...

Alan Greenspan, the Fed’s “Maestro” Who Defined and Then Defaulted on an Era, Dies at 100

Alan Greenspan, who chaired the Federal Reserve for nearly 19 years under four US presidents and became, for a...