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Tens of millions of people in North America are being urged to wear face masks outdoors after large areas of the US and Canada were blanketed by thick smoke from wildfires. There are dozens of wildfires currently burning across Canada, but the prevailing wind has pushed smoke from several large ones in Ontario and Quebec south across the border with...

The Republican accused Mr Trump of being unfaithful to the US constitution and of abandoning conservative values. The former Indiana governor and congressman formally commenced his White House campaign on Wednesday. The move pits him against his two-time running mate, who he served under in the White House from 2017-21. At a speech in Ankeny, Iowa, Mr Pence argued that...

The UAE is gearing up for another scorching summer, with temperatures set to approach 50°C this week. The National Centre of Meteorology has forecast an increase in the mercury across the Emirates, with dust storms also expected. Temperatures are set to peak at 48°C in Sila, in the western region of Abu Dhabi, on Thursday. The weather bureau, in its latest five-day...

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths said the scale of the catastrophe at the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine would only become clear in the coming days. Thousands have fled flooded homes in the area, an active war zone. There are fears water levels could rise further. Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of blowing up the dam on Tuesday....

Jackson, who served as physician to the president under both Barack Obama and Donald Trump, expressed concerns about Biden’s physical and mental capabilities President Joe Biden’s recent fall on stage has sparked a heated debate about his fitness to hold office, with Representative Ronny Jackson, a former White House physician, making waves on social media with his scathing remarks. Jackson,...

With a debt ceiling deal freshly signed into law Saturday by President Joe Biden, the US Treasury is about to unleash a tsunami of new bonds to quickly refill its coffers. This will be yet another drain on dwindling liquidity as bank deposits are raided to pay for it — and Wall Street is warning that markets aren’t ready. The...

A meeting of foreign ministers of the Brics group of nations in South Africa has called for a rebalancing of the global order away from Western nations. South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said the group’s vision was to provide global leadership in a world fractured by geopolitical tension, inequality and global insecurity. Brics is an acronym for Brazil, Russia,...