VIENNA, Austria - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday that workers from Ukraine's atomic energy operator Energoatom have been barred from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was taken over by Russian forces in March...
BARCELONA, Spain - Spain's second city Barcelona and much of the surrounding region of Catalonia entered a drought emergency on Thursday, clearing the way for tighter water restrictions following three years without significant rainfall. Catalonia's regional government chief Pere...
MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Thursday that he would challenge a Supreme Court ruling against signature electricity industry reforms that upset key North American trading partners. This handout picture released by the Mexican Presidency shows...
This handout photograph taken and released on January 31, 2024 by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service, shows Ukrainian former prisoners of war reacting following a prisoner exchange, amid Russia's military invasion on Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war on...
A demonstrator holds a placard reading "Contempt for public schools, Enough !" during a rally after a call for strikes and protests by teaching unions over pay and conditions, in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on February 1, 2024. Teachers were striking across France on February 1, 2024 for better...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L), European Council President Charles Michel, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (3rdR), Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a multilateral meeting on the...
AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN BEIJING, China– The United States has said it successfully dismantled a China-based hacking network known as "Volt Typhoon", accusing it of infiltrating critical US infrastructure networks with the goal of disabling them in the event of conflict. The group -- active...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand is set to become one of the first countries to ban harmful "forever chemicals" from cosmetic products, environment watchdogs said Wednesday. The Environmental Protection Authority said it will ban long-lasting substances perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl...
PARIS, France - France vowed Wednesday to prevent a trade deal between the European Union and the South American Mercosur bloc to be signed in its current state, as the country is rocked by farmer protests. The trade deal, which would include agricultural powers Argentina and Brazil, is among...
BERLIN, Germany - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz joined four other European leaders Wednesday in urging EU countries to boost efforts to provide crucially needed weapons for Ukraine to resist the Russian invasion. The leaders, in a letter published in the Financial Times a day before an EU...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EU said Wednesday it plans to extend tariff-free entry for Ukrainian farm products for a year from June, but with "safeguards" to stop cheaper imports flooding the market at the expense of Europe's own farmers. Grain imports from war-torn Ukraine have already caused a...
CULIACÃN, Mexico - A fiery collision between a double-decker bus and a truck left 19 people dead and 22 injured Tuesday in northwestern Mexico, authorities said. Officials were seen removing remains from the charred wreckage of the bus, which had been traveling from the city of Guadalajara...
