Otago Daily Times-World Focus

US remembers ‘catastrophic day’

AMERICANS marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on Saturday, NZ time, with sorrow and sombre reflection, honouring the nearly 3000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania...

NOT SO NEIGHBOURLY IN NORTH AMERICA

WHEN United States President Donald Trump first began calling former prime minister Justin Trudeau the ‘‘governor’’ of the ‘‘great state of Canada’’ in December 2024, I remember telling friends we should be concerned. One friend told me I was...

Himalayan toll still climbing

RESCUERS in Nepal and China raced on Sunday to find thousands of people missing after a glacier collapse unleashed a catastrophic mudslide across the Himalayas, as they faced challenging weather conditions and rising water levels. Authorities said the...

Tit-for-tat

CANADA will impose tariffs on some United States goods in retaliation for 50% levies ordered by President Donald Trump on Canadian products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday, after trade talks collapsed. The ‘‘dollar for dollar’’ tariffs on...

Indonesia hit by 7.7 quake

ABOUT 5000 people have been evacuated after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit an area in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 51, blocking roads and causing landslips, authorities said on Sunday. Thirtysix people were seriously injured in the Saturday...

Emergency declared as wildfire spreads

DEFIANT AFTER ATTACK

HUNDREDS of thousands of revellers lined Amsterdam’s canals on Saturday for the flagship event of WorldPride, resulting in a boisterous LGBT celebration and protest that organisers and participants said was particularly urgent after last week’s deadly...