2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (232+ words) Prime minister’s office says tragedy ‘result of strong winds and marine warnings not being heeded’ Emergency teams were searching for more than 30 people after an inter-island ferry sank in Vanuatu, leaving at least one person dead. The MV Matui went…...

3+ hour, 15+ min ago   (159+ words) Authorities say vessel’s last known position was in Java Sea Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation on Sunday after a passenger ship carrying 240 people lost contact while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island, officials said. The…...

9+ hour, 55+ min ago   (686+ words) Danish drama ‘Woman Unknown’ won the Golden Lion prize for Best Film May el-Toukhy’s Woman Unknown, a drama exploring Denmark in the wake of the Nazi occupation, won the prestigious Golden Lion at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on Saturday. The…...

10+ hour, 34+ min ago   (11+ words) A look at everyday moments across countries, cultures and communities worldwide....

13+ hour, 47+ min ago   (442+ words) Waymo does not allow riders to carry weapons in its vehicles Two minors were arrested last week in San Francisco after a Waymo allegedly detected they were carrying a gun and alerted the police. On September 3, a Waymo employee was…...

18+ hour, 7+ min ago   (704+ words) Donald Trump’s last-ditch midterms pitch to voters comes as Republican candidates are falling behind in polling red-purple states, writes John Bowden Donald Trump’s latest desperate act has even Republicans scratching their heads. As he cajoled voters from the Dallas stage…...

18+ hour, 44+ min ago   (1045+ words) US President Donald Trump has said he would "love" to ⁠see a united Ireland and that he thinks it will ⁠happen eventually. Talking to the press during a weekend visit to Dublin and his Irish golf course, the president called…...

18+ hour, 44+ min ago   (273+ words) Niger’s junta leader appointed a new armed forces chief, less than two weeks after a deadly mutiny threatened the junta’s grip on power. Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani named Brig. Gen. Mamane Sani Kiaou chief of staff of the armed forces in…...

19+ hour, 9+ min ago   (273+ words) Fin whales, the primary target of Iceland's whaling industry, are classified as vulnerable A bill to be submitted by Iceland's government in February could outlaw whaling, leaving Norway and Japan as the world's only remaining nations to permit commercial hunts....

20+ hour, 1+ min ago   (593+ words) US President Donald Trump has said he would "love" to ⁠see a united Ireland and that it will ⁠happen eventually. "Well, I ​don't ⁠want to cause any problems, ⁠but I will ​tell you, ⁠I'd love to ‌see it unified," Trump…...