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Nasa's decision to not use Boeing capsule to rescue astronauts adds to woes

Once a symbol of American engineering and technological prowess, Boeing has seen its reputation battered since two 737 Max airliners crashed in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people

California faces summer of extremes, from heat waves and wildfires to snow

Torrential rains upended last year's festival, turning the celebration and its temporary city into a muddy quagmire

Brazil, Colombia urge Venezuela to release vote tallies, denounce violence

The two leaders also warned against repression as the Venezuelan government has jailed thousands of protesters

Canada railroads ordered to resume work, Union to comply but plans lawsuit

Both railroads have said they would follow the Canada Industrial Relations Board's orders

French authorities arrest suspect behind arson attack at synagogue

Prosecutors were investigating the attack as an attempted assassination linked to a terrorist group

Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza ahead of high-level ceasefire talks

The war in Gaza began when Hamas and other militants staged a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, killing some 1,200 people, primarily civilians

Mushfiqur, Mehidy help Bangladesh take 94 runs lead against Pakistan

Mushfiqur's marathon 341-ball knock, featuring 22 fours and a six, ended in the final session when he attempted a square cut against Khurram Shahzad

Ukraine marks its 33rd Independence anniversary as war against Russia rages

The president symbolically chose to record his address in the northeastern town of Sumy, just a few kilometers from the Russian border, where Ukrainian forces crossed into Russia on August 6

Doesn't have vote to liberalise Poland's abortion law, says Donald Tusk

Changing the law to allow abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy was one of his campaign promises

Nikki Haley supports Trump in Taiwan, says isolationist policy unhealthy

While the US doesn't formally recognise Taiwan, it is the island's strongest backer and main arms provider

Israel evacuation orders cram Palestinians into shrinking humanitarian zone

At least 84 per cent of Gaza now falls within the evacuation zone, according to the UN, which also estimates that 90 per cent of Gaza's 2.1 mn residents have been displaced over the course of the war

Pak flies home injured and bodies of 28 pilgrims killed in Iran bus crash

State-run PTV broadcast the ceremony at the Jacobabad airport, where relatives of the victims cried and hugged each other

Hawaii's Big Island under storm warning as Hone approaches with rain, wind

It's expected to become a Category 1 hurricane for a 12-hour period on Sunday but will likely be past the Big Island by that point, said Laura Farris, a weather service meteorologist in Honolulu

Harris not backing from Biden's democracy focus, but putting her spin on it

Harris is putting her spin the central messaging strategy for Democrats, focusing on the existential threat a second Trump term could pose to the country's foundational institutions and traditions

Fisheries plane threatened by flares from Chinese base, says Philippines

Chinese officials did not immediately issue any reaction, but they have accused Philippine ships and aircraft of encroaching into what they said was Chinese territory in the sea passage

UN rights chief raises alarm about trapped Rohingya civilians in Myanmar

The statement cited an August 5 attack along the Naf River bordering Bangladesh, when dozens were reportedly killed, including by armed drones, but said it was unclear who was responsible

US sanctions hundreds of firms accused of supplying war machine for Russia

Friday's action is the latest in a series of thousands of US sanctions that have been imposed on Russian firms and their suppliers in other nations since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022

ICC prosecutor insists court can issue warrants against Israeli leaders

In his May request for arrest warrants, Prosecutor Khan accused Netanyahu, Gallant and three Hamas leaders Yehya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh of war crimes, and crimes against humanity

White House says it is making progress on Gaza ceasefire as talks continue

There has been progress made, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said, we need now for both sides to come together and work towards implementation

US elections: Harris' racial, cultural firsts were onstage throughout DNC

I think the thing that we cannot forget is oftentimes these pendulum swings that we see, the word that continues to force the pendulum swing is race, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said in an interview