Rest of World

Kamala Harris’s US presidential campaign said yesterday that it has raised more than half a billion dollars in just over a month, “a record for any campaign in history”.The eyewatering amount of $540mn, raised since Harris launched her campaign after President Joe Biden dropped out of the White House race …

PARIS — French authorities have extended the detention of Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the encrypted messaging app Telegram, following his arrest at Bourget Airport in Paris on Saturday evening. Durov, a 39-year-old Franco-Russian national, was detained around 8 p.m. (1800GMT) as he disembarked from his private jet …

Russia launches massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says  Reuters Russia launches deadly overnight aerial attack on cities and power grids across Ukraine  CNN Russia hits targets across Ukraine, including Kyiv, causing power outages  The Washington Post Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 912  Al Jazeera English Russia unleashes massive drone …

This picture taken last week shows Canadian National Railway (CN), Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) and Canadian Pacific (CP) railcars sitting idle near the Roberts bank Super Port in Delta, British Columbia. – AFP The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has ordered a halt to work stoppages at the …

Russia unleashes a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine. At least 3 people are killed  The Associated Press Russia launches deadly overnight aerial attack on cities and power grids across Ukraine  CNN Russia hits targets across Ukraine, including Kyiv, causing power outages  The Washington Post Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack …

Flood affected people take shelter inside a school building in Daganbhuiyan in Feni. – AFP At least 20 people have died and more than 5.2mn have been affected in Bangladesh by floods caused by relentless monsoon rains and overflowing rivers, officials said yesterday.The floodwaters have left many people isolated and …

Gunmen kill at least 31 people in 2 separate attacks in restive southwestern Pakistan  The Associated Press Gunmen Kill 23 People In Pakistan’s Restive Balochistan Province  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Gunmen kill 23 passengers after stopping vehicles in southwest Pakistan  The Times of India 39 Killed In ‘Coordinated’ Attacks In Southwestern …

Bangladesh’s metro railway in the notoriously congested capital Dhaka resumed yesterday, more than a month after it was closed during the peak of student-led protests that eventually toppled the prime minister.Much in the troubled South Asian nation remains in political turmoil since the revolution that ousted Sheikh Hasina and ended …

Israel-Gaza conflict latest: Ceasefire talks to continue after Cairo meeting ends without agreement  The Independent Israel  The Guardian The U.S.-Led Ceasefire Talks Are Just Buying More Time for Israel’s Genocide  The Intercept Gaza ceasefire hopes hang in balance as Hamas delegation leaves Cairo  Al Jazeera English Egyptian security sources say hostage-ceasefire talks in Cairo …

This frame grab from handout video footage taken and released yesterday by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows a Chinese coast guard ship (right) in a collision with the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel BRP Datu Sanday, near Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South …