World

India launches rescue operation as bulk carrier sinks off east coast

India’s maritime rescue ​agency lost communication on Saturday with a ‌Panama-flagged cargo vessel that sank off the coast of eastern India, the Indian Coast Guard said.

August 23, 2026 10:00 am
 

World

Tentative agreement covers 4,600 GM workers in Ontario

Canadian union Unifor said on Saturday it ​reached tentative agreements with ‌General Motors (GM.N), opens new tab on behalf of 4,600 members in Ontario.

August 23, 2026 9:00 am
 

World

Former Pakistan PM Khan moved back to Adiala prison

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been moved ​back to prison after spending a few ‌hours overnight at a hospital, a spokesman for his party said on Friday.

August 21, 2026 7:40 pm
 

World

Samsung board to discuss $70b shareholder return package

Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab will hold a board meeting on Friday afternoon to ​discuss a new shareholder return package, a person familiar with the matter ‌said, after media reports put the plan’s worth at more than $70 billion.

August 21, 2026 6:25 pm
 

World

Hyundai workers stage first full strike in ten years

Hyundai Motor’s (005380.KS), opens new tab South Korean union ‌staged its first full strike in a decade on Friday after wage talks stalled, as it seeks a higher retirement age and job protections against artificial intelligence and automation.

August 21, 2026 5:40 pm
 

Australia

Sydney airport faces fourth air traffic control incident in one month

Australia’s transport safety regulator said on Friday it ​had launched an investigation into a fourth incident involving air traffic control at Sydney airport in less ‌than a month after two planes were directed towards the same intersection on the ground.

August 21, 2026 4:30 pm
 

World

Breaking: Charter plane carrying eight crashes in western Alaska

A charter ​plane ‌carrying eight people ​crashed ​near a ⁠remote ​radar ​site in western Alaska, ​the ​Associated Press ‌said ⁠on Thursday, citing the ​National ​Transportation ⁠Safety ​Board.

August 21, 2026 3:21 pm
 

World

US says it will impose 'toughest sanctions in history' on Iran

U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent said the United States will impose “the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran, a move he suggested would lessen the need for new major military operations.

August 21, 2026 1:40 pm
 

Australia

Warning on addiction help amid funding uncertainty

Half a million Australians have no access to desperately needed drug and alcohol addiction help, and funding uncertainty is intensifying the risk to existing services, a peak health provider warns.

August 21, 2026 12:30 pm
 

Australia

PM to push for investigation into aid worker's death

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labelled Israel’s response to the attack as a “so-called” and “nothing to see here” report.

August 21, 2026 9:47 am
 

Australia

Australia summons Israeli ambassador over Gaza aid worker death

Australia summoned Israel’s ambassador and expressed outrage at a decision by its military not ​to pursue criminal proceedings over the death of an Australian aid worker in ‌a 2024 airstrike in Gaza.

August 20, 2026 6:00 pm
 

World

Serbia turns to Russia to help fight wildfires

Serbia has turned to Russia for help in fighting wildfires because of a lack of available planes from the European Union, its interior ministry said.

August 20, 2026 3:30 pm

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