Residents in the Pacific Northwest of the US and Canada are bracing for what could be record-setting floods as an atmospheric river dumps heavy rain on already swollen rivers. On Thursday, the National Water Center reported major, in some cases record, flooding along the Skagit and Snohomish rivers in the state of Washington that is … Ler mais

Reuters The US has proposed Ukraine withdraw from the eastern Donetsk region and create a “special economic zone” in the areas it currently controls, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Zelensky said territory and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant remained the two main unresolved issues in the peace plan proposal for Ukraine. In … Ler mais

Scientists have captured rare footage of killer whales and Pacific white-sided dolphins hunting together near the coast of British Columbia, Canada. Despite their common name ‘killer whale’, orca are actually the largest species of dolphin. The findings, published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports, is the first recorded evidence of the two working together, according … Ler mais

A judge has ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported in March and brought back to the US to face criminal charges, from immigration custody. US District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland said since returning to the US, Mr Abrego Garcia was re-detained “again without lawful authority”. The order means … Ler mais

Imran Rahman-Jonesand Liv McMahon,Technology reporters Getty Images Nvidia boss Jensen Huang is among the tech bosses the magazine has put on its biggest cover of the year Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2025 is not a single person. Instead, the magazine has recognised the year’s most influential figure as “the architects” of artificial … Ler mais

Pakistan’s former spy chief has been sentenced to 14 years in prison by a military court, on charges including violation of state secrets and interfering in politics. Faiz Hameed led Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency from 2019 to 2021, during the tenure of now-jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. He was known to be a … Ler mais

Andrew HardingParis correspondent, Marseille AFP via Getty Images Drug crime has skyrocketed in Marseille, France’s second largest city Warning: This article contains disturbing details from the start. A group of children spotted Adel’s body on their way to school, just as his parents were heading to the police station to report him missing. A grotesque, … Ler mais

Jonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondent Getty Images Thailand and Cambodia have blamed each other for breaking a US-brokered ceasefire, which had brought a pause to violent clashes that broke out earlier this year Once again the boom of artillery, rockets and air strikes sounds along the Thai-Cambodian border. Villages in a corridor stretching for hundreds … Ler mais

Watch: “We want safety” – Trump addresses social media checks for tourists to the US Tourists from dozens of countries including the UK could be asked to provide a five-year social media history as a condition of entry to the United States, under a new proposal unveiled by American officials. The new condition would affect … Ler mais

Italian cooking has been awarded special cultural heritage status by the United Nations’ cultural agency Unesco. National favourites including pizza are already on Unesco’s list of “intangible cultural heritage”, but now Italian cooking traditions and the way they are practiced and transmitted have been awarded. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has been pushing for her … Ler mais