The deadly Air India crash involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft has left air industry experts describing the disaster as “puzzling” given the plane’s safety record. Air India Flight 171 crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday shortly after takeoff, with more than 240 people on board. According to Vidhi Chaudhary, a top … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says one Canadian was on board an Air India plane that crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday morning, writing in a post on X that he’s “devastated” at the news. Carney said his thoughts are with the loved ones of the more than 240 passengers on board the plane that crashed, with … Read more
The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board of governors on Thursday formally found that Iran isn’t complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that could lead to further tensions and set in motion an effort to restore United Nations sanctions on Tehran later this year. Iran reacted immediately, saying it … Read more
By Staff The Associated Press Posted June 12, 2025 7:59 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The U.N. refugee agency says the number of people forcibly displaced by violence and persecution around the world has risen to more than 122 million, up by about two million from last year … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government survived an attempt to dissolve parliament early Thursday morning, with most of his ultra-Orthodox coalition partners joining him in voting against a bill that would have forced them to register for military service while the country is in conflict with Hamas. The vote was the most serious challenge to … Read more
The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest, the State Department and military said Wednesday. The State Department said it has ordered the departure of all nonessential personnel from the U.S. … Read more
Police in Northern Ireland say 17 officers were injured during a second night of anti-immigrant violence in the town of Ballymena, where rioters threw bricks, bottles, petrol bombs and fireworks and set several vehicles and houses on fire. Police used water cannon and fired rubber bullets to disperse a crowd of several hundred people. The … Read more
A new report is shedding light on why birth rates are falling around the world, and suggests it comes down to a “lack of choice, not desire.” Financial limitations, job insecurity, gender inequality, fears of the future and other barriers are the driving reasons behind the declines, according to new research published Tuesday by the … Read more
Senior U.S. and Chinese negotiators have agreed on a framework to get their trade negotiations back on track after a series of disputes that threatened to derail them, both sides have said. The announcement came at the end of two days of talks in the British capital that wrapped up late Tuesday. The meetings appeared … Read more
Tony Meola knows the pressure of competing in front of his home fans. Back in 1994, when the United States hosted the FIFA World Cup, Meola, the national team’s starting goalkeeper, and his teammates had not one but two jobs: beat the competition and help grow the game. “It was relentless,” he told NBC News. … Read more