2+ hour, 40+ min ago   (458+ words) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is exploring closer ties with the European Union, including becoming an “associate member” of the bloc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The status does not currently exist, but the EU could be open…...

13+ hour, 2+ min ago   (662+ words) NEW DELHI: Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement. Chinese President Xi…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (801+ words) US President Donald Trump has called on Ukraine to stop attacking diesel refineries as part of its military’s counteroffensive operations against Russia, accusing the attacks of contributing to diesel shortages around the world. “Zelenskyy has to do one thing. He…...

3+ hour, 41+ min ago   (340+ words) Authorities in Louisiana have launched a manhunt for a person of interest in a stabbing spree that left four people dead and a child hospitalized in critical condition. Kaegan Jude Solet, 47, has been named as a person of interest in…...

10+ hour, 29+ min ago   (584+ words) The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates unchanged for the sixth time this year, but experts said it “needs to be ready” to hike rates if energy prices continue to surge. Most economists are expecting the Bank’s…...

7+ hour, 11+ min ago   (224+ words) SYDNEY: People who feel strongly attached to well-known fast-food and sugar-sweetened beverage brands may have poorer overall diets, despite nutrition warnings, a new study suggests, reported Xinhua. The study found that psychological loyalty to fast-food brands was a strong predictor…...

6+ hour, 22+ min ago   (415+ words) NEW DELHI: BRICS has no plans to introduce a common currency, with India making clear that the grouping is instead focused on expanding trade in national currencies to cut transaction costs and reduce reliance on the US dollar. Ministry of…...

6+ hour, 17+ min ago   (248+ words) The medical officer at the location pronounced both victims dead. JERTIH: Two women were found dead of suspected electrocution at a fish rearing pond area in Pantai Air Tawar here this afternoon, police said. Besut district Supt Mohd Rozaime Ab…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago   (395+ words) Global insurance brokerage and risk management firm Willis Towers Watson has filed a lawsuit in Boston after 18 employees resigned within 44 minutes and moved to a rival brokerage down the street. As first reported by Insurance Journal, Willis Towers Watson Northeast…...

8+ hour, 58+ min ago   (485+ words) BRICS leaders including China, Russia, India and Iran have called for “maximum restraint” over the escalating Middle East conflict, overcoming divisions within the expanding bloc to reach a rare consensus at their summit in New Delhi. The joint statement issued…...