UN charts retreat in fight to limit climate change, but not giving up
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has…
Xi visits Egypt as China deepens ties across the Mideast
CAIRO (AP) — On the surface, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Egypt this week is a run-of-the-mill…
Syria was building a nuclear reactor under former President Assad, UN report finds
VIENNA (AP) — Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under the leadership of ousted former…
US strikes Iran and Tehran fires back as hostilities flare again
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones…
Experts say air conditioning saves many lives, but worsens climate change
Cooling from air conditioning saves lives — more than 5,000 a year in the United States alone —…
Climate change raises flood risks for Nepal’s hydropower
DHADING, Nepal (AP) — Workers shoveled thick mud from a flood-ravaged power station in central Nepal this week,…
Rescue efforts intensify after Nepal-Tibet flooding as deaths climb past 900
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers were trying to find trapped workers in hydroelectric plant tunnels Monday after catastrophic…
Death toll now 38 in Russian strike on Ukrainian warehouse
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse west of Kyiv, the…
The dire predictions for the global economy haven’t come to pass 6 months in to the Iran war
NEW YORK (AP) — As the U.S. and Israel relentlessly bombed Iran in the opening days of war,…
What we know about new US-Venezuela oil deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Besides a social media post from President Donald Trump, the White House has said little…
Iran’s leaders defying the US, signaling no tolerance for dissent
“If (Trump) wants to do something, we will retaliate in a seismic manner,” the new secretary of Iran’s…
Iran’s new leaders are defying the US and Israel after 6 months of war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After six months of war, Iran’s leadership has coalesced around a hard…