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September 11, 2024

Canada's Poilievre signals plans for no-confidence vote against Trudeau government

Canada's Conservative Party is planning a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday.

September 11, 2024

Partial bridge collapse in eastern Germany causes major traffic disruption

Officials in Dresden, eastern Germany, are investigating a partial collapse of the Carola Bridge that occurred on Wednesday. The collapse disrupted a major traffic route.

September 9, 2024

National police director, fugitive banker among 9 dead in El Salvador helicopter crash

El Salvador's police director, other top-ranking officials and fugitive banker Manuel Coto were reportedly killed in a military helicopter crash Sunday night.

September 6, 2024

New Zealand queen ascends to Māori throne at age 27

New Zealand’s Māori king, Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, 69, has died. His daughter, Ngā wai hono i te po, 27, is the new queen and the second woman to become Māori monarch.

September 6, 2024

Kenya school dormitory fire kills 17 students, seriously burns 13, death toll may rise

A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya has killed 17 seriously burned 13 others, according to police. The cause is still under investigation, and they fear the death toll may rise.

September 5, 2024

Harvey Weinstein has sexual assault charges dropped by UK prosecutors

Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service has decided to discontinue criminal proceedings against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, authorities say.

September 4, 2024

Another migrant boat spotted on English Channel day after mass-casualty wreck

Another boat carrying suspected migrants has been spotted in the English Channel, just a day after a dozen others died trying to cross the same body of water.

September 4, 2024

Government, regulatory failures made London's Grenfell Tower a 'death trap,' report says

Decades of bureaucratic and regulatory failure turned London's ill-fated Grenfell Tower into a "death trap," according to a report released Wednesday.

August 31, 2024

Germany deports 28 Afghan nationals to their homeland, the first since the Taliban takeover in 2021

For the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, Germany has deported Afghan nationals to their home country; the 28 individuals were described as 'convicted criminals.'

August 31, 2024

Explosive experts safely detonate a rare World War II bomb at major chemical plant

Following the recent discovery of a World War II bomb in northwestern Czech Republic, experts detonated it at a chemical plant in a controlled explosion.