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News analysis In April, Chinese defense minister Wei Fenghe announced in a meeting with a Pakistani naval chief that Beijing was open to providing “security guarantees” for its flagship economic investment project, the One Belt One Road Initiative (OBOR). Wei’s statement furthered skepticism about the Chinese regime’s claim that OBOR is a civilian undertaking without […]

President Donald Trump imposed additional sanctions on Venezuela on Monday shortly after socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro won an election that senior American administration officials called a sham. Trump signed an executive order aimed at blocking Maduro’s latest scheme at stealing Venezuela’s wealth, namely the sale of accounts receivable held by Venezuela’s government. A senior American […]

Winnipeg—A group of players nobody wanted — the self-proclaimed ‘Golden Misfits’ — are heading to the Stanley Cup final. Ryan Reaves scored the game-winning goal, Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves and the expansion Vegas Golden Knights continued their improbable run by defeating the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Sunday to win the best-of-seven Western Conference final […]

Flash floods in Ankara, Turkey struck again on May 20. The floods haven’t stopped people from getting through their day as they drive through the strong currents. Buses and cars stuck within the underpass are being abandoned because the amount of water within the tunnel has made it impossible for any of the vehicles to […]

Roads were submerged and cars stuck in floodwaters as a water main burst near Newcastle, England, on Monday, May 21. Northumbrian Water confirmed the accident around 9 a.m. It said it was working with local authorities “to pump water away from the area” around 10:30 a.m. “Our team is working to restore water to properties […]

WELLINGTON—New Zealand’s dairy-fuelled economy has for several years been the envy of the rich world, yet despite the rise in prosperity tens of thousands of residents are sleeping in cars, shop entrances and alleyways. The emerging crisis has created a milestone that New Zealanders won’t be proud of: the highest homelessness rate among the 35 […]

This hilarious video shows a hapless woman trying to drive through a half marathon—and being pushed back by runners. The woman, driving a blue Ford, pushes a traffic cone out of the way before trying to join the throng of athletes. One man tries to stop the driver by pushing against the car, but to […]

After a pitch invasion by 180 cows wrecked a football match, the teams settled it in time-honoured British fashion—they shook hands, called it a draw, and went to the pub. The local amateur derby on the island of Guernsey was interrupted just after half-time by a herd of cows that broke through the wooden fence […]

Just a few miles from one of Europe’s most famous surfing towns, in a town overlooking a three-mile golden beach, a local head teacher was shocked to discover some of his pupils had never been to the beach. So he decided to put surfing on the curriculum. Cornwall in the southwest peninsula of England is […]

LONDON—People who lost family and friends in the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 71 people in London last year, will pay tribute to their loved ones at the start of hearings at a public inquiry into the causes of the disaster. Only a charred, gutted ruin remains of Grenfell Tower, a 24-storey social housing block […]

LONDON—Russian money hidden in British assets and laundered through City of London financial institutions damages the government’s efforts to take a tough stance against Moscow’s aggressive foreign policy, a committee of lawmakers said on Monday. Britain’s financial centre has been a major beneficiary of the massive flight of Russian cash since the 1991 fall of […]

Residents living near Dandenong Creek in Melbourne’s East suspect chemical dumping is to blame after the creek spewed foam for three days. Vice president of the group First Friends of Dandenong Creek Anthony Bigelow said the pollution began on Saturday morning, May 19, before slowing on Monday, May 21. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has […]

CARACAS, Venezuela—As Venezuela’s socialist leader Nicolas Maduro announced a new six-year term on Sunday, his main rivals and many Venezuelans disavowed the election, alleging massive irregularities in a process critics decried as a farce propping up a dictatorship. Victory for the 55-year-old former bus driver, who replaced Hugo Chavez after his death from cancer in 2013, […]

At least 26 people have died and dozens more have been sickened from an Ebola virus outbreak in the Congo, according to reports. The Associated Press reported the latest death toll, saying that there are a total of 46 reported cases of the hemorrhagic fever. They include 21 confirmed cases of Ebola, 21 probable cases, […]

New Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Johnny Manziel says he relishes getting the chance to “play ball again.” The former Hesiman trophy winner and NFL draft pick said on Saturday he’s “excited” to play under head coach June Jones.

A resident of a Brandon, Manitoba, apartment building that caught fire in a downtown blaze on Saturday says she was scared as smoke filled the halls. Leanne Marlow says she lost her cat and her home in the fire. (May 20, 2018)

WASHINGTON—The U.S. trade war with China is “on hold” after the world’s largest economies agreed to drop their tariff threats while they work on a wider trade agreement, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday. Mnuchin and President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, said the agreement reached by Chinese and American negotiators on Saturday set […]

WASHINGTON—The U.S. trade war with China is “on hold” after the world’s largest economies agreed to drop their tariff threats while they work on a wider trade agreement, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday. Mnuchin and President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, said the agreement reached by Chinese and American negotiators on Saturday set […]

Eight people were killed and dozens more wounded by multiple explosions at a cricket match in the eastern city of Jalalabad late on Friday night, officials said. The blasts occurred after evening prayers at a football stadium in the city that was hosting a cricket match at the start of the holy month of Ramadan, […]

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was hospitalized due to complications after minor surgery. This is the third time the 83-year-old has been hospitalized in the past week. According to officials, the most recent visit was due to a “very high temperature.” A source in the Palestinian Authority (PA) earlier said that the leader was suffering […]