WASHINGTON, United States -- Dry-spells known as flash droughts, with a surprisingly rapid onset and often devastating impact, are becoming more frequent as human activity warms the planet, according to a study published Thursday. Though droughts are generally thought of as long-term phenomena, some...
NEW YORK, United States -- Donald Trump testified under oath for several hours on Thursday in a New York civil case that accuses the ex-president and three of his children of business fraud. The behind-closed-doors deposition came a week after Trump's historic arraignment on criminal charges in a...
BEIJING, China - China's President Xi Jinping called on the country's armed forces to "strengthen military training oriented towards actual combat", state media reported Wednesday, after Beijing conducted military drills intended to intimidate Taiwan. Xi's comments, made on a naval inspection...
LONDON, United Kingdom - The UK government on Wednesday unveiled its latest sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, targeting "those who have knowingly assisted" sanctioned Russian oligarchs such as former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. The new punitive measures hit Demetris...
FRANKFURT, Germany - Germany has scrapped plans to allow the widespread sale of cannabis in licensed stores for the time being following concerns from the European Union, the government said Wednesday. Berlin had announced in October the proposals to introduce some of Europe's most liberal...
GOMA, DR Congo - Fresh clashes with M23 rebels erupted Wednesday near the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, according to officials, rupturing weeks of relative calm in the troubled region. A Tutsi-led group, the M23 has won a string of victories against the army and enemy militias since...
TUNIS, Tunisia - Ten migrants from sub-Saharan Africa drowned off Tunisia after their boat sank while trying to reach Europe, the coastguard said Wednesday, with at least 20 more reported missing. "Seventy-two migrants were rescued and 10 bodies recovered after Tuesday's shipwreck" off the...
BERLIN, Germany - Germany on Wednesday accused China of inflaming tensions with its recent military drills around Taiwan, ahead of a visit by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to Beijing. "We have the impression that measures such as threatening military gestures... increase the risk of...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is considering exporting up to 100,000 endangered monkeys to China, the agriculture minister said Wednesday, raising concerns among conservationists. The toque macaque is endemic to Sri Lanka and common on the island but is classed as endangered on...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Doctors working in England's public health service on Tuesday launched what has been billed as the most disruptive strike in its history, in a dispute over pay and working conditions. The four-day walkout, which began at 7:00 am (0600 GMT), follows months of strikes...
MARSEILLE, France - Rescuers were on Tuesday searching rubble in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille for two people still missing after a deadly building collapse two days before, while investigators probed the cause of the tragedy. Crews have recovered the remains of six people from...
MOSCOW, Russia - The head of Russia's FSB security service on Tuesday accused Ukraine and the West of recruiting young Russians to stage armed attacks in their home country. The accusation by security chief Alexander Bortnikov comes a week after President Vladimir Putin accused the West...
