20+ hour, 24+ min ago   (465+ words) A woman carrying a sunflower was the first to enter. She carefully placed the flower next to the coffin before standing to the side as others filed past. Behind her was Caterina Borelli, an artist from Rome. “I think she…...

21+ hour, 12+ min ago   (296+ words) Companies have traditionally imported goods from Asia through Gulf countries, such as the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. Now, some are trying a more direct approach. “The latest tensions in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, as well as those…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (682+ words) A motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they fired drones and missiles toward neighboring Saudi Arabia. An Iranian commercial ship…...

1+ day, 41+ min ago   (486+ words) Two people were killed in Russia’s Tatarstan, according to local officials, while Ukrainian authorities reported Russian drone attacks on the Black Sea port of Odesa and a fire near a border crossing with Poland. Russia has ramped up its air…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (506+ words) The Houthis’ capture of a key port city and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, in recent days has alarmed markets and Yemeni civilians who fear a return to devastating…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1174+ words) “The Stunt Driver” star discusses the battle to make Canadian movies with Sean Menard, whose Terry Fox doc “Run Terry Run” premieres at TIFF. Sean Menard and Jay Baruchel at the Toronto Star offices for our Star on Star conversation…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (812+ words) The recent departure of Venezuela and Chad brings the number of countries to pull out of the court in the past year to five, joining Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The surge in withdrawals comes as the ICC faces hostility…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (452+ words) Min Aung Hlaing has stepped up his engagements to normalize diplomatic relations and secure international legitimacy since he was sworn in as president in April following an election that critics say was designed to cement the military’s hold on power....

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (908+ words) This album cover image released by Love Tap Records/Virgin Music shows “O My Beloved” by Kings of Leon. (Love Tap Records/Virgin Music via AP) Frontman Caleb Followill was working on new music last spring and about to join…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (734+ words) The three former leaders of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China are set to be sentenced Friday over their convictions for inciting subversion under a Beijing-imposed national security law. Lee and Chow pleaded…...