SpaceX lifts 24 satellites into orbit after ‘most difficult launch’
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, putting 24 experimental satellites into orbit after what Elon Musk’s...
Wickenheiser heads six-member Hockey Hall of Fame class
Former Canadian women’s star Hayley Wickenheiser headlines the six-player class chosen to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday....
Martens sends Netherlands through to maiden quarter-finals
The Netherlands reached the women’s World Cup quarter-finals for the first time when Lieke Martens’ last-gasp penalty earned them a 2-1 victory against Japan on...
Trump says he doesn’t need an ‘exit strategy’ for Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday he wants Iran to talk to him “decently,” but he doesn’t need an...
MSCI upgrades Kuwait equities to its main emerging markets index
MSCI Inc upgraded Kuwaiti equities to its main emerging markets index on Tuesday, which could trigger $2.8 billion of inflows from passive funds....
Bomb blast kills four Iraqi federal police officers: security sources
Four Iraqi federal police officers were killed on Tuesday after a bomb went off southwest of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, two security sources told...
Saudi-led coalition intercepted Houthi drone launched toward residential area
Saudi Arabia’s air defenses intercepted a drone launched toward a residential area in the Khamis Mushait by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Tuesday, the spokesman for...
Tobacco, vape shops sell more to minors than other retailers
U.S. regulations require retailers to check ID for everyone under age 27 who tries to buy tobacco products, but half of tobacco and vape shops...
France falls short of its own emission targets – climate council
France is falling way short of its self-set climate targets as carbon emissions from transport and buildings are not dropping as planned and the government...
Census citizenship question fight rages in U.S. Congress, courts
A U.S. House of Representatives panel on Tuesday moved to hold two members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas...