WASHINGTON (AP) — An election year that unfolded against a backdrop of economic turmoil, elimination of federal abortion rights and broad concerns about the future of democracy is concluding with a final full day of campaigning by...
KYIV (AP) The mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, is warning residents that they must prepare for the worst this winter if Russia keeps striking the country’s energy infrastructure – and that means having no electricity, water, or heat in the...
MIAMI (AP): Republicans are eyeing major gains in Tuesday’s elections and appealing to supporters over the final weekend of the 2022 campaign to punish Democrats for high inflation and crime rates that have risen in parts of the country. Top...
TOKYO (AP): Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at an international fleet review on Sunday that his country urgently needs to strengthen its military capabilities as security risks increase, including threats from North Korea’s nuclear...
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP): Young climate activists from African nations have high demands but low expectations for the UN climate conference which began on Sunday in the Egyptian coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Observers and organisers of the...
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Earth's warming weather and rising seas are getting worse and doing so faster than before, the World Meteorological Organization warned Sunday in a sombre note as world leaders started gathering for...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A plane crashed Sunday morning into Lake Victoria as it approached an airport in Tanzania, killing 19 people on board, the country's prime minister said. A senior policeman said it was raining when the aircraft...
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom will have another reason to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, for the government has declared a special public holiday to mark the occasion. The holiday will be on Monday, May 8, capping a...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter has announced a subscription service for $7.99 a month that includes a blue check now given only to verified accounts as new owner Elon Musk works to overhaul the platform's verification system just ahead of...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, is warning residents that they must prepare for the worst this winter if Russia keeps striking the country's energy infrastructure — and that means having no electricity...
LONDON (AP) — Behind wire fences in southeast England, children wave their arms and chant “freedom” to grab the attention of people on the other side. A young girl throws a bottle with a message inside. “We need your help....
MIAMI (AP) — The head of the Organization of American States (OAS) is facing growing calls, including from the Biden administration, for an external probe into possible misconduct tied to his intimate relationship with a subordinate...
POWDERLY, Texas (AP) — Residents in northeastern Texas and southeastern Oklahoma began assessing weather damage Saturday, working to recover and thankful to have survived after tornadoes tore through the region, killing at least one,...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's state electricity operator on Saturday announced blackouts in Kyiv and seven other regions of the country in the aftermath of Russia's devastating strikes on energy infrastructure. The move comes as...
MOSCOW (AP) — A fire in a large cafe in the Russian city of Kostroma killed 13 people and injured five others on Saturday, local authorities said. The governor of the Kostroma region, Sergei Sitnikov, said 13 people died in the fire and five...
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP): President Jair Bolsonaro met briefly on Thursday with the envoy coordinating the transfer of power to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, four days after Bolsonaro’s tight election loss that sparked protests by his supporters amid his...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP): Haiti’s National Police was fighting to remove a powerful gang that has surrounded a key fuel terminal in Port-au-Prince for almost two months, though it was not immediately clear Friday if the economically devastating...
SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP): With Russia’s war in Ukraine raging, Pope Francis joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders on Friday in calling for the great religions to work together for peace, telling an interfaith summit that religion must never be...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): A decision recently made by the administration of Prime Minister Mia Mottley to rename Independence Day has been reversed following backlash from several citizens. Earlier this week, Mottley announced that November 30...
PARIS (AP) — A French far-right lawmaker has been suspended from the country's parliament for 15 days, the maximum penalty, after he made a racist remark during a legislative session, which prompted condemnation from across the political...
Twitter began widespread layoffs Friday as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the company, raising grave concerns about chaos enveloping the platform and its ability to fight disinformation just days ahead of the US midterm elections. The...
LONDON (AP) — The European Commission has authorised the world's first one-dose drug against a respiratory virus that sickens millions of babies and children globally every year. In a statement Friday, drugmakers Sanofi and AstraZeneca...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian authorities on Friday shut factories and construction sites, restricted diesel-run vehicles, and deployed water sprinklers and anti-smog guns to control haze and smog enveloping the skyline of the capital region. The...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Senate voted Thursday to double the number of mandatory vacation days for new employees to 12 days per year. Mexican workers have long had to make do with a legal minimum of six vacation days per year, and many...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of engaging in “energy terrorism” after Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy network left millions of residents without power. About 4.5...
