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US aid cuts leave South Africa's most vulnerable struggling for HIV drugs

South Africa's government has vowed it won't let the US withdrawal of about $427 million in support collapse its HIV programme, the largest in the world

European postal services suspend shipment of packages to US over tariffs

Postal services in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Italy said they will stop shipping most merchandise to the US effective immediately

US heatwave smothers Pacific Northwest, poses risk in California, Arizona

Around 1.2 million people were under extreme heat risk Saturday, meaning temperatures are expected to stay dangerously high with no relief overnight

'Never saw Trump act improperly', says Maxwell on Jeffrey Epstein ties

Ghislaine Maxwell told DOJ she never saw Donald Trump act inappropriately during his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, denying any connection to Epstein's crimes or misconduct

12 dead, 4 missing as under-construction railway bridge collapses in China

The bridge is 1.6 kilometres long and its deck is 55 metres above the surface of the river below, the English-language China Daily newspaper said

South Korea's Lee visits Tokyo to boost ties with Japan before US summit

For Ishiba, who faces pressure from rightwing rivals within his governing party to resign over its July election loss, Lee's visit and a successful summit could shore up his support

Baltic states seek to fight back against Russian 'electronic warfare'

Lithuania last month accused Russia of orchestrating a spike in GPS jamming, causing a 22-fold increase in such incidents since the previous year

Judge halts Trump's bid to cut funds to 34 'sanctuary' cities, counties

The Trump administration has ratcheted up pressure on those communities as it seeks to make good on President Donald Trump's campaign promise to remove millions of people in the country illegally

Tour bus overturns in New York, kills five; Indians among passengers

State police said most of the passengers on the bus were of Indian, Chinese and Filipino ethnicity, and authorities brought in translators to help with the emergency response

North Korea accuses South of 'serious provocation' over warning shots

n recent months, South Korea's military has occasionally used loudspeaker warnings and fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers crossing the military demarcation line

Bosnia's Serb lawmakers set vote that risks plunging country into chaos

The Oct 25 referendum in Republika Srpska will ask 1.2 million voters if they accept decisions by envoy Christian Schmidt and Bosnia's top court that banned leader Milorad Dodik from office

Climate change drives rise of 'coolcations' as tourists flee heatwaves

Heatwaves forced closures of sites like the Acropolis and Eiffel Tower, with Europe facing a growing tourism divide as climate change impacts north and south differently

US acquires 10% stake in Intel under Trump's new approach to chip strategy

The move marks rare government intervention in the private sector to boost domestic manufacturing of semiconductors

Putin sees 'light at the end of the tunnel' in strained Russia-US ties

Relations between Moscow and Washington have sharply deteriorated over issues ranging from the Ukraine conflict, Nato's eastward expansion, and sanctions against Russia

'Stay out': Chicago slams Trump's threat to target city in crime crackdown

Trump has repeatedly described some of the nation's largest cities - run by Democrats, with Black mayors and majority-minority populations - as dangerous and filthy

Trump hints at major decision on Russia-Ukraine war within two weeks

Trump said that his decision is dependent on what happens in the next two weeks and pushed for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Intel has agreed to a deal for US to take 10% equity stake, says Trump

The move marks a clear change of direction just weeks after Trump called for the resignation of the company's new chief Lip-Bu Tan over his "highly conflicted" ties to Chinese firms

Refining profit sharing scheme: Navarro slams India over Russia oil buying

The fresh salvo is the latest from the trade hawk and comes after India has signalled it'll keep buying Russian oil, a step

UN body declares first famine in Gaza as ceasefire demands rise

More than 640,000 people in the Palestinian territory will face "catastrophic levels of food insecurity" by the end of September

Trump threatens to sack Fed Governor Lisa Cook if she refuses to resign

Cook on Wednesday said she took any questions about her financial history seriously as a member of the Federal Reserve and was gathering the accurate information to answer any legitimate questions