The district of Summerland, which has a population of around 12,000, was ordered to evacuate. The power went out across the area, officials said early Saturday. Hundreds of residents living in Summerland care facilities, including senior housing, were being relocated to safer areas, according to Interior Health, a publicly funded health authority in BC. “Throughout … Read more
Chicago Sky player DiJonai Carrington sent a post on Threads that read “white privilege” and tagged the Indiana Fever after she was ejected from Saturday’s game for smacking Sophie Cunningham in the face.Carrington has previously garnered controversy for poking Cunningham’s teammate Caitlin Clark in the eye during the 2024 playoffs, and making controversial statements in … Read more
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A schoolgirl died from critical wounds on Saturday after a student opened fire at a high school and his home outside Bangkok the day before, bringing … Read more
Spain on Saturday started border checks on travellers arriving from Italy, responding to similar measures Rome imposed following an unprecedented migrant rush into the Spanish north African enclave of Ceuta. “I don’t see a lot of the word ‘diplomacy’ used in these decisions, not by the Italian government, nor by the Spanish government,” said one … Read more
Typhoon Dolphin has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured at least five people after hitting Japan’s Okinawa island on Saturday.Flights to and from Okinawa’s main airport – Naha International Airport – were cancelled as it closed on Friday as the storm arrived.The storm had maximum wind speeds of 162km/h (101mph) on Saturday … Read more
Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2, 2026.Berkshire Hathaway’s operating earnings climbed 16% in the second quarter as strength across its energy, railroad and manufacturing businesses more than offset weaker insurance results.But the bigger takeaway from the results is that CEO Greg … Read more
A kneecap belonging to an Abbot at a medieval British abbey has been returned by the widow of a man who stole it from an excavation site on the premises as a child. George Box, who died last year, was 11 when he swiped the bone while on a school trip to Glastonbury Abbey in … Read more
When thousands of unarmed students marched toward the Indian Parliament building last month in a rare challenge to the government, they were met by a wall of riot police officers determined to stop them.Officials had blocked internet in the area, initially slowing the emergence of details of the crackdown. But videos taken by protesters and … Read more
A towering image of Donald Trump with his mouth sewn shut looms over Valiasr Avenue, one of Tehran’s busiest thoroughfares. The US president’s mouth is covered by a blue veil in the shape of the Strait of Hormuz. Beside his image, a slogan in Persian – which graphic designers have made sure to also … Read more
Houthi attacks on Yemen’s Marib province killed at least 10 people Friday, according to a minister and military source, as the rebels escalated strikes on the oil-rich region a day after their deadliest attack in years. The latest violence has raised the spectre of a return to war in the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country, where … Read more