Ukrainian airliner crashes in Iran, killing all aboard
A Ukrainian airliner crashed and burst into flames shortly after take-off from Tehran early on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board....
Avenging general’s killing, Iran strikes at U.S. troops in Iraq, Trump weighs response
Iranian forces fired missiles at military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for the U.S. killing of an Iranian general, raising...
Iraqi PM received word from Iran about missile attack: spokesman
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi received a verbal message from Iran in which it told him its response to the U.S. killing of its...
McDonald’s expands Beyond Meat burger trial to 52 more outlets in Canada
McDonald’s Corp said on Wednesday it was expanding its pilot of plant-based meat burgers using Beyond Meat patty in 52 restaurants across Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph and...
Varta warns of patent infringements by Chinese firms, shares plunge
German battery maker Varta said on Wednesday that it has warned electronic goods traders after finding products with batteries from Chinese manufacturers which infringe on...
Bollywood A-lister backs protesting students, faces boycott calls
A top Indian actress who joined students protesting against the government drew calls on social media on Wednesday for a boycott of her upcoming film,...
Bytedance’s video app TikTok bans ‘misleading information’
Popular video-sharing app TikTok issued a broad ban on Wednesday against “misleading information” that could cause harm to its community or the public, setting itself...
Keeping Lebanon without government ‘increasingly irresponsible’: U.N.
Keeping Lebanon without a government is “increasingly irresponsible” given developments in the region and the country, the United Nations’ senior official in Lebanon said on...
Don’t be put off by fires, Australia tells tourists
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged foreign tourists not to be deterred by deadly wildfires that have razed large swathes and sent smoke as far...
Brave as lions: Zoo heroics save animals from Australia’s raging fires
When everyone else in the Australian town of Mogo fled the flames that tore through surrounding bushland, Chad Staples didn’t consider abandoning his family....
