Moscow, Russia - Russia has created more than half a million new jobs in its defense sector to meet soaring demand on the battlefield, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a...
Paris, France - The world needs to urgently start investing trillions of dollars in the green transition, the United Nations climate chief said on Friday, warning that finance was the "make-or-break" factor in the battle to curb global heating. Countries at last year's COP28 UN climate...
New Delhi, India - India's navy said Friday it had rescued 19 crew members aboard a fishing vessel hijacked off Somalia, the third such operation this week after a spate of attacks on shipping in the region. A distress call from the Iranian-flagged FV Omari was received on Wednesday and the...
Paris, France - French authorities said Friday the worst of a crisis that saw farmers block roads for days was over, as protesters began lifting barricades, but demonstrations persisted elsewhere in Europe including Spain, Italy and Greece. A driver looks towards protesters as they check the...
London, United Kingdom - A London court threw out a public order case on Friday against climate activist Greta Thunberg and four other protesters, with the judge criticizing "unlawful" conditions imposed by police when they were arrested. Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg (C)...
Brussels, Belgium - EU member states on Friday approved landmark rules on reining in artificial intelligence, after tough last-mile negotiations on the legislation billed as a world first. Brussels first proposed an AI law in 2021 but spent most of last year racing to greenlight the text after...
Washington, United States - A deep sea exploration company has released a sonar image they say may be the remains of the plane of Amelia Earhart, the famed American aviatrix who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937. This handout sonar image courtesy of Deep Sea Vision released January...
Geneva, Switzerland - Israel's war against Hamas has damaged around half of all buildings in Gaza and rendered the Palestinian territory uninhabitable, with tens of billions of dollars needed to rebuild it, the UN said Wednesday. This picture taken from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip shows...
Berlin, Germany - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed Wednesday to rally European partners to cobble together support for Ukraine "so huge" that it would weigh on Russian President Vladimir Putin's calculations. This handout photograph taken and released on January 31, 2024 by the Ukrainian...
Paris, France - The number of active social media users has risen to more than 5 billion, or about 62.3 percent of humanity, according to a study published Wednesday. The number rose 5.6 percent last year, outpacing the 0.9 percent increase in the world's population, said the report by media...
Paris, France - French police arrested dozens of people on Wednesday as tensions escalated to new levels at protests by farmers in search of better conditions that have spread to other European countries. A French police officer stands in front of tractors blocking the A6 highway near...
Paris, France - French prosecutors said on Wednesday they had opened an investigation into suspected fraudulent practices by the waters division of Swiss food giant Nestle, after it admitted treating water for its top French brands including Perrier and Vittel. In this file photo taken on...
