A 19-year-old has been charged with arson and aggravated arson for allegedly starting one of the largest wildfires in New Jersey in the past two decades. Authorities on Thursday said the wildfire in Ocean County began after Joseph Kling set fire to wooden pallets and left the area without first ensuring the fire had been … Read more
Bernd Debusmann Jr and Mike Wendling BBC News Reporting fromWashington, DC Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he will step back from his role with the Trump administration’s cost-cutting team known as Doge. Those at the White House, including the president, have said it has long been the plan that Musk would soon step … Read more
Israel’s military has admitted killing a United Nations (UN) worker with tank fire, having previously denied responsibility, in an incident in the Gaza Strip last month. After a UN staff member was killed when a UN compound in Deir al-Balah was damaged on 19 March, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had not struck … Read more
The UK has lifted asset freezes on Syrian government bodies including the defence and interior ministries, in the latest easing of sanctions on the country. Sanctions are also being lifted on sectors including financial services and energy production, which the UK government said would help facilitate investment and rebuild Syria’s economy. It comes nearly five … Read more
Police shot and killed a 30-year-old man at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Thursday morning, police said. Three officers shot at the man, who they said seemed upset and was armed, before 07:00 local time (12:00 GMT), Ontario police’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU), said in a statement. No police officers were injured, and “there is … Read more
The gunman who killed seven people at a 2022 Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Thursday. Robert Crimo III, 23, pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder charges in March. After listening to witness testimony over two days, Judge Victoria Rossetti gave him seven back-to-back … Read more
The export of video game controllers from the UK to Russia has been banned as they can be repurposed to pilot drones used to launch attacks on Ukraine. It is part of a package of around 150 trade sanctions against Russia announced by the Foreign Office on Thursday. The European Union enforced a similar ban … Read more
Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Getty Images Vladimir Putin initially denied having anything to do with Russia’s capture of Crimea in February 2014, when mysterious masked commandos in unidentified green uniforms seized the local parliament and fanned out across the peninsula. Those “little green men” marked the start of Russia’s war on Ukraine, which culminated … Read more
Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Getty Images Canadians head to the polls on 28 April Canadians are set to vote on Monday in an election seen as one of the most consequential in years, as the country looks to its future amid a trade war with the US. So what are the main federal political … Read more
Pakistan has responded with tit-for-tat measures against India as tensions soared following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists. Islamabad suspended all visas issued to Indian nationals under an exemption scheme with immediate effect, as well as expelling some of its neighbour’s diplomats and closing its airspace to Indian flights. Indian police … Read more