Mexico Becomes Latest Country to Restrict Phones in Schools
President Claudia Sheinbaum has sharply limited the use of cellphones and screens in schools. The measures will go into effect in November.
Five lives, one empty kitchen: Ahsanabad deaths baffle police
KARACHI: An almost empty kitchen, a lone egg in the refrigerator and five members of a family found dead – a grim scene inside a flat in Ahsanabad has left police searching for answers. The deaths of Dr Umar, his wife and their three children have prompted a police probe, with investigators recording statements from … Read more
US F-16 crashes at Spangdahlem air base in Germany
A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon of the 52nd Fighter Wing based at Spangdahlem. PHOTO:WIKIMEDIA COMMONS A US F-16 fighter jet crashed on Tuesday near Spangdahlem Air Base in western Germany, military authorities said in a statement. The jet, assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing, went down at about 2:30pm local time (1230GMT), according … Read more
South Korea’s leader is seeking a new approach to North Korea.
South Korea’s leader is seeking a new approach to North Korea.
Fatal crash takes suspicious turn
A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a speeding car in the limits of RA Bazaar Police Station, but the emergence of CCTV footage has raised questions about whether the incident was a genuine road accident. Police have registered a case against the unidentified driver under the relevant section for causing death and launched … Read more
Trump Once Vowed to ‘Own’ Greenland. He Settled for Something Much Less.
President Trump signed a Greenland security deal that falls well short of his demands to turn the island into a U.S. territory.
At U.N., Carney Lays Out a Broad Plan for a Divided World
Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, said the world is now at a point ‘that comes once or twice a century.’
Two cops on polio duty martyred in Noshki
QUETTA: Two police officers providing security to a polio vaccination team were killed after unidentified armed men opened fire in Noshki district of Balochistan, officials said on Tuesday. The incident came as a week-long sub-national polio vaccination campaign was underway in 115 districts across Pakistan. More than 31 million children under the age of five … Read more
Yemeni government forces seize strategic mountain overlooking Bab el-Mandeb: Official
Yemeni official says forces seized Jabal Zalat after clashes with Houthis, putting Al-Omari camp in firing range Armed tribesmen, loyal to the Huthi rebels, brandish their weapons at a gathering in the capital Sanaa to mobilize more fighters to battlefronts to fight pro-government forces in several Yemeni cities, June 20, 2016. PHOTO: AFP Yemeni government … Read more
As Trump Lobs Threats, Other World Leaders Mostly Avoid Talk of Iran
Some leaders criticized the global impact of the war and called for negotiations to resume, but they stopped short of criticizing President Trump’s remarks.