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Mexico deploys troops to secure avocado region after US halts imports

Mexico deployed more than 1,500 troops to its main avocado-producing state after the US suspended export inspections.

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Bodies of climbers killed in avalanche retrieved from Broad Peak

A search team has retrieved the remains of renowned climber Nirmal Purja and several members of his team.

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Record-high heat soars through South Korea

A record-high heatwave is sweeping through the Korean Peninsula, sending temperatures skyrocketing, reaching 42.5C.

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Drone warnings and sheltering in airports as South Korea battles historic heatwave

Image source, ReutersImage caption, Drones attached with loudspeakers and thermal imaging cameras are one way South Korea is fighting the heatwave ByKelly Ng Published 39...

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Raid on Indian opposition leader triggers violence in Kerala

Raid on Indian opposition leader triggers violence in Kerala

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Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention centre to close

The US is set to shut down the federal migrant detention centre known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’.

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Israel orders evacuation of the Lebanese city of Tyre amid bombardment

Israel has ordered the evacuation of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre

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Can the US and India repair ties over trade and China?

Rubio’s visit to India comes as Washington seeks closer ties with New Delhi amid trade tensions and energy politics.

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Trump appears to threaten Oman over Strait of Hormuz impasse

The US president warns that Oman, a US ally, ‘will behave just like everybody else, or we will have to blow them...

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Alabama pushes US Supreme Court to approve congressional map for midterms

Republicans have revived a push to implement a congressional map that was rejected in 2023 for racial discrimination.

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Ghana welcomes first group fleeing South African anti-immigration protests

The repatriation came following a wave of anti-immigration protests in recent weeks.

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Trump says no one will control Strait of Hormuz

Donald Trump says he won’t allow Iran to control ⁠the Strait of ⁠Hormuz under the terms of any deal reached with Tehran.

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Why is Israel ramping up attacks in Lebanon despite a ceasefire?

Intensification comes while US-Iran indirect talks continue.

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Former assistant to TV star Matthew Perry sentenced to 41 months in prison

Sentencing of Kenneth Iwamasa concludes prosecution of five people in connection with Perry’s death from drug ketamine.

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