Historic biodiversity agreement reached at UN conference
Montreal, Dec 19 (AP) Negotiators reached a historic deal at a UN biodiversity conference early on Monday that would represent the most significant effort...
US accuses Russia of weaponizing food in Ukraine war
Koenigswinter (Germany), May 20 (AP) Germany's finance minister says the Group of Seven leading economies are set to agree on more than USD 18...
People jump into the sea to escape raging ferry fire in Gulf of Thailand....
BANGKOK, 4 Apr: Panicked passengers jumped into the sea to escape a raging ferry fire in the Gulf of Thailand early Thursday, and all...
The US and China air global differences as Blinken, Chinese FM meet for sixth...
Vientiane, 27 Jul: The United States and China on Saturday renewed their mutual grievances as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart...
7.0 magnitude earthquake shakes east Indonesia, no tsunami warning issued
Jakarta, 18 Jan (AP): A strong earthquake shook eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, with no damage immediately reported and no tsunami warning issued.
Some residents tried...
Police ticketing, warning truckers to leave Canada’s capital
Ottawa (Canada), Feb 16 (AP) Canadian police Wednesday began warning truckers who have been protesting the country's COVID-19 restrictions and clogging the streets of...
Israeli forces battle Hamas around Gaza City, as military says 800,000 have fled south
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, 31 Oct (AP) — Israeli troops battled Hamas militants and attacked underground compounds on Tuesday with a focus on northern...
SUV driver hits crowd at Texas bus stop near border; 8 dead
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, 8 May: Police are preparing to arrest the hospitalized driver of an SUV that slammed into a crowd, killing eight people waiting...
Report: Oil price cap takes small slice of Russia’s revenue
FRANKFURT, Germany , 11 Jan (AP) — A price cap and European Union embargo on most Russian oil have cut into Moscow’s revenue from...
Head of UN agency for Palestinian refugees warns of service cuts without more funding
BEIRUT , 20 Jun (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday that without a new injection of funding,...
Biden, Marcos set to meet as tensions grow with China
WASHINGTON, 30 Apr: President Joe Biden is set to host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines for White House talks Monday as concerns...
Pakistani Taliban warns journalists against calling them terrorists and extremists
Peshawar, Sep 7 (PTI) The banned Tehr eek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella organistaion of armed Islamist groups, has warned the country's media and journalists...
Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria quake pass 11,000
GAZIANTEP, 8 Feb: With hope fading to find survivors, stretched rescue teams toiled Wednesday in Turkey and Syria, searching for signs of life in...
World leaders express grief over loss of lives in Gujarat bridge collapse
Moscow/Jerusalem, Oct 31 (PTI) World leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, on Monday extended their condolences to the...
Meeting Narendra Modi the ‘most significant aspect’ of India trip: Nepal PM Prachanda
Kathmandu, 3 Jun: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” on Saturday said meeting his counterpart Narendra Modi was “the most significant aspect” of...
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un supervised drills simulating preemptive attacks on South...
SEOUL, South Korea, 31 May (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised drills involving the firing of nuclear-capable multiple rocket launchers to...
Before a crowd of 1 million, Pope urges Congolese to forgive
Kinshasa, 1 Feb: Pope Francis urged Congo's people on Wednesday to forgive those who have harmed them as he presided over a Mass before...
Western pressure mounts on Solomons to quash pact with China
CANBERRA, Australia: (AP) — Australia and the United States are stepping up diplomatic outreach to the Solomon Islands after China signed a security deal...
Portugal picks new government with $50 bn of EU funds on table
Lisbon, Jan 30 AP: Portuguese voters went to the polls Sunday in an early election that looked set to produce another vulnerable minority government,...
South Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupts, no damage reported
TOKYO , Jul 24 (AP) — A volcano on Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu erupted Sunday night, spewing ash and rocks. There were...