Did Taliban divert international aid? US watchdog blames Afghanistan rulers of using force; blocking assistance to minorities

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities are reportedly diverting international aid through coercion and other methods, denying assistance to minority communities, and may be working with UN officials to solicit kickbacks, a US…

Southern Europe wildfires: 3 killed, thousands evacuated in Greece, Spain, Turkey, Albania; EU sends aid

Wildfire in Greece (AP photo) Wildfires intensified across southern Europe on Wednesday, killing at least three people and forcing thousands to evacuate homes in Greece, Spain, Turkey and Albania. In…

‘Crime in Washington highest’: Trump says DC’s homicide rate worse than Mexico City, Islamabad; claims city safe under federal rule

Donald Trump (AP file photo) US president Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Washington’s crime rate was among the highest in the world. He claimed DC’s homicide rate was worse…

Canada wildfires: 20,000 on standby as fire threatens Port Alberni; smoke spreads to US, Europe

Canada wildfires (AP photo) Almost 20,000 people in western Canada were on standby on Wednesday as a wildfire swept across Mount Underwood, overlooking the city of Port Alberni. Authorities say…

Mid-air chaos: LA-bound flight forced to divert due to unruly passenger; waved skateboard, shouted racial slurs

A Breeze Airways flight bound for Los Angeles was diverted to a Colorado airport after an unruly passenger, waving a skateboard and shouting racial slurs, clashed with fellow passengers and…

Trump and Putin could decide others’ fates, echoing Yalta summit

The world’s superpowers met in 1945 in the Black Sea port of Yalta to divide up Europe after the defeat of Nazi Germany. They drew lines on the map that…

School bus carrying over 40 children crashes in Texas; multiple injuries reported

A school bus with over 40 children and one adult aboard overturned in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, the first day of the new school year, injuring 12, as per officials,…

‘Connections wide and deep’: Melania Trump puts Hunter Biden on $1B notice over Jeffrey Epstein link; calls claims ‘false and defamatory’

Melania Trump, Hunter Biden (AP) US First Lady Melania Trump has issued a $1 billion legal notice to Hunter Biden, alleging that he made “false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements”…

UFC cage fight 2026: Is Ivanka set to host the White House event – Here’s what Donald Trump wants

Ivanka Trump with her father, Donald Trump (Instagram: ivankatrump) President Donald Trump reportedly wants his daughter, Ivanka Trump, to participate in planning and organizing an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) cage…

Michigan mishap: Pickup truck surpasses stop sign, collides with a van; 6 dead

At least six people were killed when a pickup truck ran a stop sign and collided with a van in a rural area of Michigan, authorities said.The accident occurred Tuesday…

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