Major heat wave creates dangerous fire potential in Pacific Northwest and Canada

The Northwest US has mostly been able to dodge major heat this summer, but it has arrived with a vengeance and could help to stoke and start wildfires, including in parts of western Canada where hundreds of wildfires are raging out of control.

2023-08-15 04:18

China's Xi will skip G20 summit in India over soured relations and Premier Li Qiang will go instead

China says President Xi Jinping will skip this week's Group of 20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy

2023-09-04 16:19

India's Modi says there is 'unprecedented trust' between India, US - WSJ

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that ties between New Delhi and Washington are stronger and

2023-06-20 11:52

Supreme Court declines to consider longshot bid to disqualify Trump from running for president

The Supreme Court said Monday that it will not take up a longshot challenge to Donald Trump's eligibility to run for president because of his alleged role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

2023-10-02 22:18

Afghanistan is the fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine, UN drug agency says

Afghanistan is now the world's fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine

2023-09-10 14:19

Carol Vorderman scathingly compares Boris Johnson to a 'dose of diarrhoea'

During Friday's episode of Have I Got News For You, UK TV legend turned political commentator Carol Vorderman delivered a scathing takedown of former prime minister Boris Johnson amid his latest scandal. Johnson is currently embroiled in another lockdown-related controversy with claims that gatherings he held at Chequers broke Covid restrictions. Given that Johnson is back in the news again its no surprise that he was a subject of conversation on HIGNFY once more but not to the delight of Vorderman. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The 62-year-old TV presenter said: "Boris Johnson is like a dose of diarrhoea that keeps on giving, is he not? Every single time you switch on the news, he's still there. How does this happen?" Regularly HIGNFY panelist Ian Hislop wittily replied: "I think it's something to do with the system." Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

2023-05-27 21:19

Russian PM to visit Beijing as China renews criticism of Western arms sales to Ukraine

China says Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit Beijing next week for talks, marking the latest exchange in a relationship in which Russia is becoming increasingly reliant on China for economic and diplomatic support

2023-05-19 19:27

UAE: fossil fuel power and COP28 host

A gas-guzzling fossil fuel exporter trying to spearhead more ambitious climate action, the United Arab Emirates remains heavily dependent on...

2023-11-24 06:24

How did Annabelle Ham die? Influencer who created videos on life was 22, sister says she was 'light to the world'

Annabelle Ham had more than 73,000 followers on Instagram and an additional 77,000 subscribers on YouTube

2023-07-19 04:29

Taxiing airplane and shuttle bus collide at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, injuring at least 2, officials say

A taxiing airplane collided with a shuttle bus at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Friday evening, injuring at least two people, the city's fire department said.

2023-10-07 12:46

Video shows hero Irvine PD cops saving adorable puppy from fentanyl overdose

Irvine Police Department cops used Narcan to save a puppy from overdosing on fentanyl

2023-09-10 19:56

US Navy warship shoots down a drone launched by Houthis from Yemen

The U.S. military says a U.S. Navy warship sailing near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait shot down a drone launched from Yemen

2023-11-30 08:23