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World and US ·Isaias strengthens as Gulf Coast braces for late-week landfall
The first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 is forecast to reach the northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday, bringing the threat of dangerous surge, damaging winds and flooding.
World ·Riyadh airport disruption cancels more than 275 flights after blasts
Explosions were heard at King Khalid International Airport as airlines suspended Riyadh services. The Houthis claimed a missile strike; Saudi officials said missiles were intercepted.
World ·Canada plans indefinite assisted-dying exclusion for mental illness alone
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says legislation planned for this autumn would keep the scheduled 2027 eligibility expansion from taking effect. A separate proposal would let provinces decide whether to offer assisted dying on advance requests.
US ·Christa Pike awake and speaking after failed Tennessee execution
Pike’s lawyers say she is conscious and speaking in hospital, six days after Tennessee gave her two doses of execution drugs. They are seeking an order to preserve evidence from the attempt.
World ·Ukrainian minister says Russian strikes killed 28 across Ukraine
A five-storey block was destroyed in Pryluky, where officials say 20 people, including five children, were killed. Rescue workers pulled 29 people from rubble.
World and US ·Bellingham resident charged over alleged role in Tumbler Ridge shooting
A US complaint alleges James Cody Bryant advised the shooter, helped prepare a livestream and sent money before the February attack that killed eight people in British Columbia.
World ·France school protests draw 266,000 as police use tear gas
Students, families, teachers and union members joined a nationwide march over school conditions. The government counted 266,000 people; organisers put the crowd at 450,000.
World ·Kenya confirms first Ebola case after patient dies in Nairobi
A Kenyan man who travelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo via Uganda died in Nairobi. Officials identified 28 contacts and began tracing people on his flight.
World ·Government allies take Mekelle as TPLF fighters withdraw
Government forces and allied fighters entered Tigray’s capital after the TPLF pulled out, shifting control of the regional seat as fighting resumed.
World and US ·Supreme Court hears oil firms’ bid to block Boulder climate suit
The case tests whether Boulder County can pursue climate claims under state law. The Court’s eventual ruling could shape dozens of similar lawsuits, but it has not decided the case.
World ·Yemen forces claim gains near Bab al-Mandeb strait
Saudi-backed forces say they have taken positions in Dhubab, a coastal district overlooking a vital shipping route. The extent of their advance remains contested.
World ·Brazil’s Election Pits Lula Against Bolsonaro in High-Stakes Vote
Nearly 159 million Brazilians are eligible to vote in a contest with consequences for domestic policy, the Amazon and relations with Washington.
World ·US Returns All Bombers from RAF Fairford After Security Investigation
The Pentagon confirmed that every US bomber deployed to the Gloucestershire base has returned to the United States. The move came as British police investigated a suspected attack plot nearby.
World ·US returns all bombers from RAF Fairford to America
The Pentagon says every US bomber deployed at the Gloucestershire base has returned to the United States. About a dozen B-1s had been there as British police investigated a suspected attack.
World ·Coast Guard searches for missing air ambulance off Nantucket
A Canadian-registered medical jet carrying six people lost contact on a flight from Bermuda to Boston. By Saturday evening, Coast Guard crews were still searching south of Nantucket.
World ·Flash flood kills 102-year-old woman; crews make about 90 rescues
A sudden flood inundated homes and public buildings in Madrigueras, where emergency crews are now clearing mud and wreckage as severe weather continues elsewhere in Spain.
World ·G7 plans 100 million-barrel oil and fuel release
The four-month plan puts diesel first as the G7 responds to tight fuel supplies. Its public statement does not say how much each country will provide—or whether the 100 million barrels are additional to an earlier pledge.
World ·Tebboune says Algeria sent fighter jets to Niger after mutiny
Algeria says four Su-30 fighters flew to Niamey at Niger’s request. The aircraft arrived after the main clashes, and public accounts describe a support mission, not combat sorties.
World ·Australian watchdog finds uneven child-safety measures across gaming services
A review of company-reported safeguards at Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite and Steam found no common baseline for protecting children from online harms.
World ·Delhi police detain hundreds at protests over India’s voter rolls
Demonstrators in Delhi and Mumbai called for election chief Gyanesh Kumar to resign over a nationwide voter-list revision. Delhi police blocked access to the protest site and detained opposition politicians, students and activists.