Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 9
A mountaintop cable car plunged to the ground in northern Italy on Sunday, killing at least nine people and sending two children to the hospital, authorities said.
Iran rolling blackouts blamed on heat, drought, crypto-mining
Iran has started rolling blackouts, local media reported Sunday, which officials blamed on heat, drought impacting hydropower generation, and surging electricity demand blamed in part on crypto-currency mining.
US investors look to Europe for next leg of stock gains
As U.S. stocks are hit with a bout of volatility, some investors are looking to European equities, attracted by lower valuations and the region’s nascent emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read More
Court allows Suez Canal to keep holding Ever Given
An Egyptian court on Sunday rejected a complaint by the Japanese owner of a container ship that blocked traffic in the Suez Canal for six days in March against the … Read More
Iran says IAEA access to nuclear sites images has ended, but extension possible
Iran’s parliament speaker said on Sunday that a three-month monitoring deal between Tehran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog had expired as of Saturday, Iran’s state TV reported, adding that the … Read More
Traumatised by Israeli bombing, Gaza children ‘scared of dying’
When an Israeli air strike targeted a security office near her home in Gaza this month, 10-year-old Zeina Dabous frantically scribbled a note and slipped it under her mother’s pillow.
Daily readings at tomb honor Dante 700 years after his death
As she has each evening for the last eight months, Giuliana Turati opened her well-worn copy of Dante’s “Divine Comedy” as the last of 13 peals of a church bell … Read More
Middleton winner lifts Bucks over Heat, Nets rally to beat Celtics
Khris Middleton nailed a clutch two-pointer with less than one second remaining as the Milwaukee Bucks snatched a thrilling 109-107 overtime victory against the Miami Heat in their NBA Eastern … Read More
Gaza truce holds as Israel admits Jewish visitors to flashpoint site
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire held into a third day on Sunday as Israeli police admitted Jewish visitors to a contested Jerusalem holy site where earlier confrontations with Palestinian protesters helped to … Read More
Photos show Dubai princess, focus of UN concern, at malls
Photos on social media appear to show a missing Dubai princess who months earlier described herself in a video as being held against her will out at two major malls … Read More