The Atlantic reaches a milestone for the latest date without a hurricane
And according to to the National Hurricane Center, no hurricanes are on the horizon.
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Turmoil over royal succession in one of Africa’s oldest kingdoms
A committee of elders has announced a successor to the late king of Tooro. His family says he had a son who should succeed him.
Continue ReadingIranian-backed Houthis fight to block Red Sea passage for Saudi oil
Houthi control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait would be a setback for the Trump administration in its war with Iran, which has already blocked the Strait of Hormuz.
Continue ReadingThe ancient spirit who’s helping protect Rio from the effects of El Niño
The city has announced a 25-year agreement for the services of Cacique Cobra Coral, a spirit channeled by a 71-year-old woman in Guarulhos, Brazil.
Continue ReadingPlane carrying Zelensky threatened by drone in Moldova, Norway’s premier says
The Ukrainian president was on his way to the funeral of Norway’s King Harald.
Continue ReadingSee how Canada is shifting its trade beyond the U.S.
Strife with the U.S., including Trump’s tariffs, has pushed Canada to find new trading partners. That could ultimately raise prices for U.S. businesses.
Continue ReadingPeter Thiel-backed firm to make low-cost missiles amid U.S. shortage
Defense start-up Covenant said it has inked about $150 million in orders to start being delivered in 2027.
Continue ReadingTPS expires for an immigrant group shielded from deportation for decades
Immigrants from El Salvador were the first group granted temporary protected status. The Trump administration has been canceling it for scores of immigrants fleeing war and disaster.
Continue ReadingU.S. announces bans on Canadian imports including alcohol, motorcycles
The proclamations from the Trump administration escalate the trade war between the United States and Canada.
Continue ReadingIceland summons U.S. envoy over Trump map depicting it in stars and stripes
A Trump post showed the country, along with Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Greenland, covered in red, white and blue, and labeled “United States of America.”
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