PARIS, France -- The world is "failing to get a grip" on climate change, the UN warned Tuesday, as an assessment of climate pledges shows only minor progress on reducing emissions this decade. In a report released just weeks before high-stakes negotiations on limiting global warming, the United...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Police on Tuesday arrested a man on suspicion of manslaughter over the death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was cut during a match in Sheffield. Johnson, 29, was seriously injured during a Challenge Cup game between Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers...
LYON, France -- A woman found murdered 31 years ago in a river in Belgium has been identified over three decades later thanks to her flower tattoo and an international appeal, Interpol said on Tuesday. The Lyon-based global police organisation said she was Rita Roberts from Cardiff in Wales and...
DOHA, Qatar -- Qatar on Tuesday urged Israel and Hamas to reach an agreement on releasing hostages seized in the October 7 attack, warning that the situation in Gaza was worsening every day. Israelis march on a highway from Tel Aviv towards the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on November 14, 2023,...
SANAA, Yemen -- Yemen's Huthi rebels on Tuesday threatened to target Israeli ships in the Red Sea, as the group said they had launched another missile targeting the country over its war with Hamas. Flares light the sky during the Israeli military bombardment of the northern Gaza Strip on November...
PARIS, France -- A Rwandan doctor went on trial in France on Tuesday on charges of committing genocide and crimes against humanity during Rwanda's 1994 massacres, after a three-decade investigation by French authorities. Rwandan doctor Sosthene Munyemana (L) arrives with his lawyer Florence Bourg...
SYDNEY, Australia - Elon Musk's X has not paid a fine imposed for failing to outline its plans to stamp out content depicting child sexual abuse on the platform, Australia's internet safety watchdog told AFP on Tuesday. Last month, eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant slapped an Aus$610,500...
SAINT-OMER, France - Around 250 municipalities in northern France will be declared in a state of natural disaster due to massive flooding, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday as he visited affected areas fearing further rises in the water level. Communities in the Pas-de-Calais and Nord...
BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Tuesday, state media reported, on his way to San Francisco where he will hold highly anticipated talks with his US counterpart Joe Biden. "On the evening of November 14, President Xi Jinping left Beijing on a special plane. At the...
NEW DEHLI, India - More than 2,000 people fleeing Myanmar have crossed into neighbouring northeastern India as an offensive against the military widens, Indian media reported Tuesday. The Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported more than 2,000 Myanmar citizens from western Chin state...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday Russia was increasing its attacks across the front line, as Kyiv called for the West to boost weapons supplies ahead of winter. Neither side has made any significant territorial gain for months, but both Zelensky and the...
MOSCOW, Russia -President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday tightened media conditions for election coverage in Russia, ahead of a March 2024 presidential vote expected to prolong his rule until 2030. Moscow has hugely cracked down on media freedom since launching its Ukraine offensive in February...
