It’s been a decade since two new people were elected to the Washington County Board at the same time. In 2012, Ted Bearth defeated Bill Pulkrabek and Fran Miron defeated…
Continue ReadingSouth Koreans flocked Monday to memorials honouring the 154 people killed in a crowd surge at Halloween celebrations, as authorities faced accusations that lax crowd control had caused the disaster.…
Continue ReadingMore than 150 people have been killed in a stampede at a Halloween event in Seoul, officials said Sunday, with South Korea’s president vowing a thorough investigation into one of…
Continue ReadingBrazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for "peace and unity" after narrowly winning a divisive runoff election Sunday. All eyes will now be on how Jair Bolsonaro and…
Continue ReadingRussia has announced it is suspending its involvement in the internationally-brokered deal that allows Ukraine to export grain from its Black Sea ports. It comes after Russia accused Ukraine of…
Continue ReadingTwin car bomb explosions near a busy junction in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killed at least 100 people, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said. Among the victims "who were massacred [were]…
Continue ReadingAt least 153 people were killed and another 150 injured during a stampede when Halloween partygoers crammed into a narrow alleyway in Seoul, South Korean officials said. Read the full…
Continue ReadingMore than 150 people have died in a crush as huge Halloween crowds surged into a narrow street in South Korea’s capital, Seoul, officials have said. At least another 82…
Continue ReadingUkraine has carried out a "massive" drone attack on the Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, damaging one warship, Russia has said. Nine drones were used,…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s forces continue to gain more ground into territory occupied by Russia, with Vladimir Putin warning the world is facing its most dangerous decade since World War 2. Ready for Rishi was…
Continue ReadingUkrainian troops are stepping up attacks on Russian forces in the southern city of Kherson. Experts say the battle there could be the most consequential since the start of the…
Continue ReadingBrazilians will vote on Sunday in the second and final round of presidential elections. Polls suggest former leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is ahead of his far-right rival…
Continue ReadingThis Sunday Brazil holds the second round of its most divisive election in years. A presidential runoff between former leader, left-wing Lula da Silva, who won the first round, and…
Continue ReadingThere’s been intense fighting in the East of the country where Russian forces have been looking for a symbolic victory in the Donetsk region. The city of Bakhmut has come…
Continue ReadingBrazilians will vote on Sunday to elect their next president, in a competition between left-wing former President Lula da Silva and right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. A lot of Brazilians are…
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