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TORONTO — Canada accused the Indian government Monday of homicide and extortion intended to silence critics of India living in Canada, escalating a bitter dispute that began last year with the...

MUMBAI, India — In the sweltering sugar fields of the western Indian state of Maharashtra, abusive practices such as debt bondage and child labor have long been an open secret. But in 2019, a state...

BRAMPTON, Ontario — A late-night Uber ride from Toronto’s Pearson Airport into the city usually guarantees a good fare for the driver. But not for Sachindeep Singh on the evening of Sept. 19. ...

CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Apple stuck her trunk out of the swollen river like a snorkel, paddling desperately to stay afloat. But the 2-ton, 15-year-old elephant was no match for the flooding that...

BEIRUT — Rescuers dug through piles of rubble in central Beirut on Friday, looking for survivors and bodies, a day after deadly airstrikes in two densely populated neighborhoods of the Lebanese...

Cities blasted to rubble. Burned bodies and flayed flesh. Invisible waves of radiation coursing through the air. And the indelible image of a mushroom cloud. The atomic bombs dropped by the United...

After years of promises, Tesla on Thursday unveiled a car that Elon Musk, the company’s CEO said will be able to drive itself without human supervision. Musk has said the vehicle will add trillions...

Geraldine Frank was looking forward to celebrating her 62nd birthday when her son noticed some yellowing in her eyes. He wasn’t too concerned but wanted her to see a doctor. It turned out that...

If you were to look up from Earth some 466 million years ago, you might have seen a gleaming ring stretching across the sky, some scientists say. A study links an uptick in impact craters during...

“Forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS, are everywhere. They’re in our water, our soil, and in everyday items like cookware, mascara, or waterproof clothing. And there’s mounting evidence...

SAN FRANCISCO — In February, artificial intelligence startup OpenAI unveiled technology called Sora that lets people generate photorealistic videos — like woolly mammoths trotting through a snowy...

It happens to all of us: Your alarm goes off for a morning workout and you roll over with a groan. You’re not just tired — your body feels off. If you’re starting to get sick, is it better to...

Astronauts embarking on long-haul journeys in deep space can’t pack all the calories they will need in the form of freeze-dried food. They also can’t grow everything they’ll need, as onboard...

Last month, Michele Francis, an environmental scientist at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, relocated to central Connecticut only to discover that her new home showed signs of termite damage....

Britain’s Conservative Party suffered the worst election defeat of its modern history less than three months ago. Yet one would be hard-pressed to find much evidence of it at the party’s annual...

An apple a day” might seem like overkill, but America’s most popular fruit — currently weighing down branches in orchards everywhere — is packed with health benefits. Here’s what nutrition...

About 3,600 years ago, a young woman died and was buried in the Tarim Basin, a desert in what’s now the Xinjiang region of northwestern China. The dry conditions and her sealed coffin preserved her...

In 6 billion years, the sun will expand into a red giant. That process should consume Mercury, and maybe Venus. For a long time, we have thought it might incinerate Earth, too. But perhaps all is...

Tuna is about as nutritious as a food can be. It’s packed with protein, minerals, and vitamins, said Chris Vogliano, a dietitian and research director at the educational nonprofit Food and...

Former President Donald Trump crisscrossed the battleground state of Michigan on Friday, casting himself as an economic protectionist to blue-collar voters while attacking Vice President Kamala Harris...