Philippines sends trash back to Canada after Duterte escalates row
The Philippines has started returning dozens of shipping containers full of trash to Canada after a long-running row over waste exports that has tested diplomatic...
Burning tires: the murky oil business polluting parts of Asia
When local investigators scoured a riverbed in southern Malaysia for clues in a chemical dumping case that hospitalized over one thousand people earlier this year,...
Adani wins one of last two permits it needs for Australia coal mine
The Australian state of Queensland on Friday approved Adani Enterprise’s management plan for an endangered bird at the site for a controversial coal mine, leaving...
U.S. vows first oil lease sale in Alaska Arctic refuge this year
The U.S. Interior Department is determined to sell oil leases for the first time this year in the ecologically sensitive but presumably petroleum-rich coastal plain...
U.S. measles cases in 2019 highest since 1992
The United States recorded 971 cases of measles in the first five months of 2019, surpassing the total for any year since 1992, which was...
Saudi Arabia says firm Arab stand needed to deter Iran
Saudi Arabia’s king told an emergency Arab summit on Thursday that decisive action was needed to stop Iranian “escalations” in the region following attacks on...
Iraq opposes final statement from Arab leaders’ emergency meeting: live TV
Iraq opposed on Friday a final statement released by Arab countries that were gathered for an emergency meeting in Saudi Arabia, which condemned Iran’s “interference”...
Trump to impose 5% tariff on Mexican imports over illegal immigration
President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States will impose a 5% tariff on all goods coming from Mexico starting on June 10 until...
Pence calls on Canada to do more to engage Cuba over Venezuelan crisis
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday called on Canada to do more to engage directly with Cuba over what Pence called the island nation’s...
Extinction Rebellion considers using drones to shut London’s Heathrow Airport
Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion are considering using drones to shut London’s Heathrow Airport this summer in a campaign against plans to build a third...