Australian travellers will soon have to seek permission to enter the United Kingdom under changes designed to strengthen border security. Under the scheme first launched last November, those intending to travel to the UK who do not require a visa would need permission to travel before arrival, in the form of an Electronic Travel Authorisation … Read more
LONDON — LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has announced plans to visit Australia and Samoa next month on a trip that will span a dozen time zones and test the monarch’s stamina as he recovers from cancer treatment. The Oct. 18-26 tour, which Buckingham Palace outlined Tuesday, marks a watershed moment for the 75-year-old … Read more
Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris will meet in their first and perhaps only debate – a clash that could prove pivotal in their pitched battle for the White House. The ABC News-hosted debate on Tuesday local time takes place just eight weeks before the November 5 election, with … Read more
LONDON — Public displays of affection on a royal video? My, how times have changed! When the Princess of Wales announced that she had completed chemotherapy treatment in a soft-focus, Insta-ready video, she ventured into realms not previously inhabited by Britain’s royal family, traditionally known for the stiff-upper-lip, “never complain, never explain” ethos of the … Read more
TOKYO — Olympic sponsor Panasonic is terminating its contract with the IOC at the end of the year, the company said in a statement Tuesday. Panasonic is one of 15 companies that are so-called TOP sponsors for the International Olympic Committee. It’s not known the value of the Panasonic sponsorship, but sponsors contribute more than … Read more
PARIS — Parisian business owners and hotel managers were promised a summer like no other. Millions of tourists would flood the French capital for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, generating huge profits for the region. With the Games officially over, the time has come to run the numbers. And many in the Paris service industry … Read more
The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change, a new study finds. Tuesday’s study finds that in 2020, the last year complete data is available, the world put 670 million tons (608 million metric tons) of methane in the air, … Read more
Israeli air strikes on a tent camp for displaced Palestinians have killed and wounded 65 people in southern Gaza, the enclave’s civil emergency service reports, as the Israeli military says it targeted a Hamas command centre. Residents and medics said a tent encampment near Khan Younis in the Al-Mawasi area, a designated humanitarian zone, was … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s main beaches bustle with commotion on sunny weekends. But activity ground to a near standstill on one stretch of sand. People held up their phones to record athletic feats they’d never before witnessed, or even imagined. The game? Footvolley, a combination of soccer and beach volleyball. The athlete? … Read more
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are set to face off in a debate that will shape the upcoming US Election race. The presidential candidates will meet for the first time face-to-face on Tuesday night (US time) for perhaps their only debate, a high-pressure opportunity to showcase their starkly different visions for the country after a … Read more
