Posted on:Sunday, September 10, 2023
The Group of 20 nations adopted a consensus declaration on the opening day of a summit on Saturday that avoided condemnation of Russia for the war in Ukraine but called on all states to refrain from the use of force to seize territory.
Posted on:Sunday, September 10, 2023
The US has been quietly holding talks since January on the project with India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Israel. The plan is to link Middle Eastern countries by rail and to India through shipping lanes from ports in the region, extending on to eastern Europe.
Posted on:Sunday, September 10, 2023
The Biden administration is likely to send Ukraine long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, to help in its fight to repel the Russian invasion of its territory, according to U.S. officials.
Posted on:Sunday, September 10, 2023
Kyiv has condemned U.S. billionaire Elon Musk after he refused to give Ukraine access to his Starlink communications satellites over Crimea to avoid complicity in a “major act of war” against Russia.
Posted on:Sunday, September 10, 2023
The death toll of Morocco’s earthquake rose to more than 2,000 overnight, making it the deadliest tremor in decades.
Posted on:Sunday, September 10, 2023
Hong Kong authorities say at least two people have died, and 100 others were rushed to hospital as Southeast Asia’s financial hub battles flooding caused by its heaviest rains in over 140 years.
Posted on:Sunday, September 10, 2023
Kyiv has warned Ukrainian citizens not to participate in local elections in Russian-occupied areas in Ukraine, calling them “a sham.” With their new Russian passports in their hands, people in eastern Ukraine vote in regional and municipal elections, which the West has condemned.
Posted on:Thursday, September 7, 2023
Leaders of the United States, India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were working to finalize a joint infrastructure deal that could be announced this weekend at the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi, according to an official familiar with the matter.
Posted on:Thursday, September 7, 2023
The United States says it will send controversial weapons to Ukraine as part of more than $1 billion in military and humanitarian aid, prompting an angry reply from Russia. Washington’s announcement came as the death toll of a suspected Russian missile strike on a busy market street in eastern Ukraine reportedly rose to at least 17, with dozens reportedly injured.
Posted on:Thursday, September 7, 2023
An Austrian couple on honeymoon remained missing late Thursday in central Greece after record rains swept away the house they were staying in, authorities said.
Posted on:Thursday, September 7, 2023
Scores of people have died in massive flooding hitting Europe and Brazil after record rainfall hit several areas in these parts of the world.
Posted on:Thursday, September 7, 2023
Mexico’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday to decriminalize abortion across the predominantly Roman Catholic country, calling the existing federal ban on abortion “unconstitutional.”
Posted on:Thursday, September 7, 2023
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced a new aid package worth $1 billion for Ukraine.
Posted on:Thursday, September 7, 2023
More than 5 million people have now been displaced by the months long fighting in Sudan, the United Nations’ migration agency said Wednesday as clashes between the country’s military and a rival paramilitary force show no sign of easing.
Posted on:Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Ukraine’s president says at least 17 people, including a child, have been killed in a Russian missile attack hitting a market, a pharmacy and shops in the Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka.
Posted on:Wednesday, September 6, 2023
The Pentagon intends to field a vast network of AI-powered technology, drones and autonomous systems within the next two years to counter threats from China and other adversaries.
Posted on:Wednesday, September 6, 2023
A Christian Finnish legislator and a bishop who publicly quoted the Bible on homosexuality are back in court after prosecutors appealed their acquittal of “incitement” against a minority.
Posted on:Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis struggled Tuesday to deal with his nation’s worst recorded rain event in history while Greece also recovers from deadly wildfires raging across the country earlier this summer.
Posted on:Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Cancer cases among young people across the world have grown by 79%, according to an “alarming” study.
Posted on:Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Syria’s U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led forces on Tuesday pushed deeper into the last stronghold of Arab tribesmen who have taken up arms against them in eastern Syria. A spokesperson said they hoped to end the dayslong clashes there in the “next 24 hours.”