The Latest Breaking News on World

Swimmer killed in shark attack in South Africa

Warnings have been issued at nearby beaches following a ‘serious incident’, according to early reports

The Independent UK · Oct 20

Alberta rejects separation bid: Voters back unity in referendum; separatists vow to fight on

Voters in Canada's oil-rich Alberta province have overwhelmingly rejected a move towards independence. They delivered a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney's push for national unity amid US President Donald Trump's trade war and threats to annex Canada.

The Times of India · Oct 20

Oregon backyard railway grows into 32-mile miniature railroad across 2,200 acres

What began as one man's backyard hobby in Southern Oregon has grown into a sprawling railway landscape where tiny trains travel through thousands of acres. According to the official website, Train Mountain is far removed from the idea of a garden railway: its 32 miles of 7.5-inch-gauge track wind across…

The Times of India · Oct 20

NFL in Paris: League eyes big debut as Steelers-Saints game comes amid security concerns

The NFL hopes to bring a “mini-Super Bowl” vibe to Paris this week for its first regular-season game in France, even as authorities consider imposing curfews following civil unrest

The Independent UK · Oct 20

Kansas Democrat’s pitch to voters amid historic Senate bid: ‘I’m gonna just fight like hell’

Kansas has not sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1932 – does Adam Hamilton have the courage, brain and heart to cause an extraordinary upset?

The Guardian - US · Oct 20

‘For Panama, it is life or death’: how drought is choking the canal that feeds a nation

Failed rains and a dire El Niño threaten the waterway that sustains the country, with farmers selling cattle to survive

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20

Fleeing the frontline: Yemeni families cross Red Sea to Djibouti as Houthi conflict rages

Their overland routes to safety blocked off, several thousand people have boarded boats to escape gunfire, bombing and a dire humanitarian situation

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20

The women getting their wombs removed so they can keep cutting sugarcane: ‘My body is enslaved to the system’

WOMBS OF DEBT: To avoid missing work and losing daily wages, female sugarcane cutters in Maharashtra feel forced to undergo hysterectomies to stay in the fields. They tell Noopur Jambhekar how they are trapped in a cycle of debt – but still dream of better futures for their children

The Independent UK · Oct 20

Vatican upholds excommunication of deacon who left Church after priest abused his son

The Vatican has upheld the excommunication of Scott Peyton, a former Catholic deacon from Louisiana who left the Church after a priest admitted sexually abusing his teenage son in 2018. Peyton, who joined another Christian congregation, had appealed against the decision. He has questioned why he was excommunicated while the…

The Times of India · Oct 20

Drunk Vegas tourist faces four years in prison after kidnapping flamingo from casino and taking it to his room

State prosecutors characterized the incident as a malicious act, while defense lawyers maintained it was an act of drunken foolishness

The Independent UK · Oct 20