A major storm swept across the U.S. Northwest battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages, closing schools and downing trees that killed at least two people.
A Pakistani court granted bail to former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case where he is accused of hiding income but he won’t be freed from jail as he is under arrest in other cases.
Ukrainian companies at the annual U.N. climate talks are lobbying governments for investment in renewables. Unlike coal-fired plants and other centralized systems, with wind and solar installations, each turbine or panel separately generates electricity. If some go down, others continue working.
The census is expected to have profound implications for Iraq’s resource distribution, budget allocations and development planning. Minority groups fear that a documented decline in their numbers will bring decreased political influence.
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit India for the first time since he ordered the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a further sign of that U.S.-led efforts to isolate him on the world stage are failing.
A breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Pakistan has witnessed a steady increase in violence from militant groups in its northwest and southwest in recent years.
The Israeli demand to have freedom to strike Hezbollah came as signs of progress on a cease-fire emerged. Meanwhile, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the historic Syrian town of Palmyra, killing 36 people.
The U.S. is providing about $275 million in air-defense weapons, ammunition and drones in the latest round of military aid for Ukraine. The aid will be provided through the presidential drawdown authority.
Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai is testifying at his landmark national security trial. He is accused of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security. Authorities have used a Beijing-imposed national security law to prosecute many of Hong Kong’s leading activists, including Lai.
Russia’s FSB says it arrested a German national it accused of planning to sabotage energy facilities in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad on orders from a Ukrainian national. It also alleged the man was involved in an explosion at a gas distribution station in Kaliningrad in March.