COP28 president denies using climate talks to push oil deals
The Emirati host of the UN climate conference in Dubai denied Wednesday reports that he used his presidency of the...
Russia ramping up attacks in eastern Ukraine
Russian forces were ramping up attacks in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, Moscow and Kyiv said, as they vie to secure...
Violence bleeds through generations in West Bank’s Jenin
In the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, heavily pregnant Madleen Sabbagh fears years of violence are bleeding through the...
Kerry says US and China must ‘win climate battle’ together
China and the United States -- the world's two biggest greenhouse gas polluters -- will work together at the UN...
OSCE caught in tug-of-war between Moscow and West
Ministers of the world's largest regional security body are to meet Thursday in Skopje as the 57-member organization faces its...
Mayor Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Staying Safe for the Holidays
The upcoming holiday season is a festive time of year. It’s getting colder, so we try to stay warm, we...
Lost in the metro? Paris translation app aims to help visitors
The Paris metro has launched an instant translation app ahead of next year's Olympic Games to help hapless foreign visitors...
Crimean treasures return to Kyiv after years of legal battles
Ancient Crimean gold treasures returned to Kyiv Monday after being stuck in a Dutch museum for nine years, where they...
N.Korea defends satellite launch at UN as Kim takes images of White House
North Korea's ambassador made a rare appearance at the UN Security Council on Monday to defend his country's launch of...
US defends ‘robust’ COP28 team despite Biden snub
The White House said on Monday a "robust" US delegation would attend a key UN climate summit in Dubai despite...
Greek PM unhappy after UK’s Sunak cancels talks amid Parthenon marbles spat
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his "displeasure" Monday over UK counterpart Rishi Sunak's last minute cancellation of a bilateral...
Rare survey details how Gazans wary of Hamas before Israel attack
Many Gazans were hostile to Hamas ahead of the group's brutal October 7 attack on Israel, with some describing its...
Rutte favorite to be next NATO boss despite Dutch vote shock
Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is the clear front-runner to become NATO's next chief, even though a shock far-right...
Indian rescuers on verge of bringing 41 trapped in tunnel out
Indian rescuers were on the verge Tuesday of bringing out 41 men trapped in a collapsed road tunnel after laying...
Doctors warn of New Zealand health tragedy after smoking ban scrapped
Doctors blasted New Zealand’s conservative government on Tuesday for revoking world-leading anti-smoking laws, warning that people will die over the...
French serial killer’s widow on trial over decades-old murders
The widow of a French serial killer known as the "ogre of the Ardennes" goes on trial from Tuesday over...
Five elections in 2024 that will shape the global order
Could Donald Trump make a comeback? Will anyone in Russia challenge another six years for Vladimir Putin?With half the world...
Diamond trade polishes its act as Russia sanctions loom
As European capitals prepare to implement long-awaited sanctions on Russia's diamond exports, Belgian traders are bracing for new scrutiny of...
India hopes cloud seeding can wash away deadly smog
Indian scientists are preparing cloud seeding technology to clean poisonous smog in the capital with rain, but environmental critics fear...
From Berlusconi to Prigozhin and Tina Turner: notable deaths of 2023
From Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen Tina Turner and Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, here are some of 2023's...
China athletes as young as seven in military training to ‘create iron army’
Hundreds of athletes as young as seven are undergoing military training in Shanghai designed to instill discipline and "good fighting...
Hungary’s Orban ramps up anti-EU rhetoric amid row over frozen funds
EU chief Charles Michel met Prime Minister Viktor Orban Monday in a bid to ease rising tensions, with the increasingly...
Blinken heads to rally Ukraine support, could cross paths with Lavrov
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed Monday to Europe to rally support for Ukraine, on a trip where he...
US attorney general warns of ‘extremists’ after Vermont shooting
US Attorney General Merrick Garland warned Monday of increasing threats from "domestic violent extremists" amid growing attacks against minority groups,...
‘Disastrous’ gridlock hits S. Africa’s busiest port
More than 60,000 containers are stuck at sea waiting to be offloaded at South Africa's biggest port amid gridlock blamed...
Gangs, extortion in Bangladesh camps driving Rohingya sea exodus
Holding his son's hand in a temporary shelter in Indonesia, Rohingya Mohamed Ridoi says he made the dangerous 12-day sea...
Pope’s condition after illness ‘good and stable’: Vatican
Pope Francis is improving after suffering from flu symptoms at the weekend, the Vatican said Monday, noting that the 86-year-old...
Dutch govt talks in chaos as Wilders-appointed ‘scout’ quits
Already difficult talks to form a government coalition in the Netherlands after Geert Wilders's shock election win were thrown into...
Tearful families pray for Indian workers trapped in tunnel
Indian officials have repeatedly promised 41 men trapped in a collapsed Himalayan tunnel for more than two weeks will be...
Ukraine’s Avdiivka empties in face of Russian assaults
On a narrow asphalt strip scarcely visible late at night, a Ukrainian soldier sped along with his lights off at...
Sri Lanka sports minister sacked over cricket crisis
Sri Lanka's sports minister was sacked Monday hours after he accused President Ranil Wickremesinghe of trying to assassinate him over...
Disease stalks Somali district ravaged by floods
The floodwaters in the southwestern Somali district of Dolow may have started to recede -- for now -- but distraught...
French government urges calm after teen’s killing
The French government urged calm Monday after the killing of a teenage boy at a village dance party earlier this...
UAE sought to use COP28 to advance oil deals: report
The United Arab Emirates planned to exploit meetings with foreign governments arranged due to its COP28 hosting role to strike...
Deadly storm cuts power to nearly 2 mn people in Russia, Ukraine
Almost two million people in Russia and occupied Ukraine were left without power on Monday, after hurricane force winds and...
Rajoelina, Madagascar’s ambitious president who parties on
From the musical nights of his youth that earned his nickname "the disc jockey" to his political adventures over the...
Madagascar President Rajoelina’s re-election contested
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has won another term in office, the election commission said on Saturday, but his victory in...
Nicaragua bars pageant head after Ortega critic wins Miss Universe: media
Nicaraguan authorities have barred the director of the national beauty pageant from re-entering the country after a Nicaraguan woman seen...
Thousands march across globe to denounce violence against women
Thousands of people took to the streets across the world on Saturday to condemn violence against women on the international...
Six remanded in custody over killing of French teenager
Six people have been remanded in custody over the killing of a French teenager whose death at a village dance...
UK Booker Prize set to name first-time winner
Britain's Booker Prize for fiction will anoint a first-time winner when the 2023 recipient of the prestigious prize is announced...
India bid to free 41 trapped workers enters third week
India's military brought in specialized equipment Sunday as efforts to free 41 trapped workers entered a third week, with digging...
Heat, disease, air pollution: How climate change impacts health
Growing calls for the world to come to grips with the many ways that global warming affects human health have...
‘You are in a safe place’: Israel prepares to embrace hostages
"I am here to take you home. You are in a safe place" -- Israeli soldiers are being carefully prepared...
Kim Jong Un reviews satellite surveillance of US bases amidst doubts on North Korea’s spy satellite claims
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly examined satellite images captured by the country's newly launched spy satellite. The images...
Kim Jong Un reviews satellite surveillance of US bases amidst doubts on North Korea’s spy satellite claims
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly examined satellite images captured by the country's newly launched spy satellite. The images...
Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd murder, stabbed in prison
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, responsible for the death of George Floyd in a widely condemned incident that triggered...
Ukraine confronts ‘most massive’ drone attack on Kyiv since invasion commencement, downing 71 drones
Ukraine has reported a significant drone attack on its capital, Kyiv, marking it as the most extensive assault since the...
‘Like battle’: Indian rescuers strive to free 41 trapped workers
Ambulances were on standby Thursday as Indian rescuers dug through the final meters of debris separating them from 41 workers...
Ecuador’s youngest-ever president Daniel Noboa takes office
Ecuador's new president, the 35-year-old millionaire heir to a business empire, Daniel Noboa, took office Thursday as the leader of...
Venice to launch tourist tickets in 2024
Venice announced on Thursday that it would introduce a fee for day tourists to enter the city's overcrowded historic centre...
‘Existential risk’: Quebec’s English-language universities fear massive fee hikes
A chill has fallen over the three English-language universities in Canada's Quebec province, as winter arrives with students and administrators...
Internet out: India deploys shutdowns in name of security
With the world's largest biometric ID database, a pioneering digital payment system for daily transactions and a flagship space and...
Fed-up voters put Latin American leaders on thin ice
Latin American governments are learning not to get too comfortable in office, as disgruntled voters repeatedly topple incumbents, often in...
US economic uncertainty means bigger ‘Black Friday’ discounts
The retail sector's efforts to entice holiday gift purchases builds to a crescendo this weekend with the annual "Black Friday"...
US Defense officials to visit Guyana amid Venezuela row: Guyanese VP
US Department of Defense officials will visit Guyana next week, the South American country's vice president said Thursday, as he...
HMV reopening raises revival hopes for London’s Oxford Street
British music retailer HMV returns to the iconic site of its former flagship store in central London on Friday, in...
14 meters to freedom: Final push to free Indian tunnel workers
Just a few meters of rock and earth separate Indian rescue teams from 41 workers who have been trapped inside...
O’Sullivan threatens to quit in row with snooker chiefs
Ronnie O'Sullivan has warned he will quit snooker if he is restricted from playing non-tour events in China, saying his...