WASHINGTON, United States - US President Joe Biden has invited Congressional leaders for talks Wednesday on continuing "critical" aid for Ukraine, the White House said, as concerns mount over Western support against Russia. Washington's military assistance for Ukraine has dried up, with Republicans...
LONDON, United Kingdom - A 31-year-old man has been charged in connection with an alleged plot to disrupt the London Stock Exchange, police said on Monday. London's Metropolitan Police said Sean Middleborough, from Liverpool, is accused of conspiracy to cause public nuisance. Five other people...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EU plans to be carbon neutral by 2050, but to get there it needs to pass two decadal milestones -- each implying massive adaptation by industry and consumers. The first of those has already been set: achieving at least a 55 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Union economy commissioner Paolo Gentiloni on Monday warned that violence in the Red Sea sparked by Huthi attacks on shipping could push up energy prices and inflation in the bloc. This US Navy handout photo taken on April 29, 2015 shows the USS Laboon (DDG-58)...
BERLIN, Germany - Thousands of angry farmers descended on Berlin with their tractors and loudly booed a government minister on Monday, rounding off a week of nationwide protests against plans to roll back tax breaks for agriculture. A demonstrator wears a sticker on his jacket reading: "Too...
DAVOS, Switzerland - The US special envoy for Ukraine's economic recovery said Monday that tapping frozen Russian assets would be an "easy" source of money for Kyiv, but the G7 must first agree collectively to do it. Penny Pritzker spoke on the sidelines of the first day of the annual meeting...
BEIJING, China - China's campaign of warplanes, balloons and fearsome rhetoric to intimidate voters in Taiwan's elections may have failed, but few expect President Xi Jinping to deviate from his strategy of maximum pressure. Local newspapers with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP)...
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - A volcano erupted just north of the Icelandic fishing village of Grindavik early on Sunday, just hours after local residents were evacuated, authorities said. TOPSHOT - People watch the billowing smoke during a volcanic eruption north of the southwestern Icelandic town of...
CALAIS, France - Four migrants died overnight and a fifth was in critical condition on Sunday after trying to reach Britain from northern France in freezing temperatures, the French maritime authority said. About 70 migrants, including small children, were rescued, said a source familiar with the...
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan told China on Sunday to "face reality" and respect its election result, after voters defied Beijing's warnings and chose pro-sovereignty candidate Lai Ching-te as president. Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te (L) and his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim attend a rally outside...
TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the earthquake-hit central region on Sunday and promised further help for survivors. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) speaks to a group who are running a soup kitchen at an evacuation center in Suzu city of Ishikawa Prefecture on...
BEIJING, China - China said Sunday it "strongly deplored" a statement by the United States on the Taiwan election, after Washington congratulated independence-leaning Lai Ching-te on his victory in the self-ruled island's presidential poll. Lai triumphed over his nearest rival Hou Yu-ih of the...
