An aerial view shows destruction in the sea shore in Libya's eastern city of Derna on September 19, 2023, following deadly flash floods. A week after a tsunami-sized flash flood devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the international aid effort to help the...
Brazilian Indigenous people celebrate after Brazil's Supreme Court ruled against efforts to restrict native peoples' rights to reservations on their ancestral lands in Brasilia on September 21, 2023. Justice Luiz Fux became the sixth judge on the 11-member high court to rule against the so-called...
China's Vice President Han Zheng addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 21, 2023. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) UNITED NATIONS, United States -- China warned Thursday at the United Nations not to underestimate its "strong will" on Taiwan,...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy departs for the US Senate after a meeting with members of the House of Representatives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, in September 21, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP) WASHINGTON, United States -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...
PARIS, France - King Charles III on Thursday said France and the UK should team up on a new pact to battle the climate emergency, as he hailed the "indispensable" cross-Channel partnership in a rapturously received speech at the French Senate. Charles won a standing ovation from lawmakers...
WASHINGTON, United States - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Washington on Thursday for his second wartime visit, seeking fresh aid to fight Russian invaders despite signs of war fatigue among US lawmakers. After another overnight wave of deadly missile attacks on his country,...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine on Thursday warned that difficult winter months lay ahead after a "massive" Russian missile barrage targeted civilian infrastructure, leaving several dead and wounded in towns across Ukraine. Russia launched the strikes as Ukraine prepares for a third winter during...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia's government announced Thursday it was temporarily limiting exports of petrol and diesel fuel to avoid shortages on the domestic market. The exchange price of domestic petrol soared to a record high this week, in part due to a weaker ruble, rising global oil prices and...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine on Thursday said it had struck a military airfield on the Russia-annexed Crimean peninsula, the latest claimed attack on the Black Sea territory Kyiv has vowed to recapture. The Russian-installed authorities there immediately denied the claim. "On the night of September...
PARIS, France - King Charles III on Wednesday began his first state visit to France as monarch, a rescheduled trip aimed at showing the fundamentals of the cross-Channel alliance remain strong despite a litany of political tensions after Brexit. The trip was initially planned for March and was...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he hoped for a "peaceful" resolution to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, without mentioning a ceasefire agreement between Armenian separatists and Azerbaijan. "We are in close contact with all the sides of the conflict: with...
TUNIS, Tunisia - A sudden power outage hit Tunisia Wednesday, causing a nationwide blackout for about three hours due to technical problems, the electricity and gas company STEG said. The outage came about 1:00 am (0000 GMT) "due to a sudden breakdown" in the Rades power plant in the southern...
