Beijing has confirmed that a balloon spotted flying over Latin America is Chinese, two days after the United States shot down a similar device that American officials described as a spy balloon. China has expressed fury at the US decision to shoot down the device…

A bombing near a vehicle carrying Pakistani paramilitary troops in southwestern Baluchistan province killed a soldier and wounded 11 people, mostly civilians, police and security officials said Monday.The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place on Sunday.Pakistan has been battling an insurgency…

Extremist rebels in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province have killed a worker for the international charity Doctors Without Borders, shortly after a former vice president of the organization was asked to produce a report into the humanitarian situation in the conflict-hit region.Mozambique’s Islamic extremist insurgency,…

Waterloo Region is currently considering many options to reshape the way garbage will be collected over the coming years. A reported was presented to the planning committee which noted that garbage collection contracts will be up for renewal in March 2026, and that any changes…

The Australian embassy in Turkey continues its search for Australians unaccounted for in the Turkey-Syria earthquake aftermath, says Australian Ambassador to Turkey Miles Armitage.“Today we had a number of instances where we were able to make contact with people or find out that they were…

A project based on ‘gendered language’ in the Church is set to be launched and debated this spring, with the possibility it could include suggestions on the use of ‘He’ and ‘Him’ in reference to God.Priests could stop using male pronouns ‘He’ and ‘Him’ when…