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2024 will be the hottest year on record, EU scientists say
BRUSSELS - This year will be the world's warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at...
Dec 9, 20242 min read


US to work with partners in Syria to manage risk after Assad toppled, Biden says
WASHINGTON - The United States will work with partners and stakeholders in Syria to help seize the opportunity that has presented itself...
Dec 9, 20242 min read


Trump aims to deport all immigrants in the US illegally
WASHINGTON - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump aims to deport all immigrants in the U.S. illegally over his four-year term but wants a...
Dec 9, 20242 min read


Kremlin, on Trump call for Ukraine peace talks, says Moscow is open to negotiations on certain terms
MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Sunday that Russia was open to talks on Ukraine after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called for "an...
Dec 9, 20241 min read


Facts-US reactions to Hunter Biden's pardon by President Biden
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, reversing his earlier pledge to leave the...
Dec 3, 20244 min read


US to bolster Ukraine with $725 million weapons package
The United States will send Ukraine $725 million of missiles, ammunition, anti-personnel mines and other weapons, Secretary of State...
Dec 3, 20242 min read


NATO expected to sidestep Ukraine's call for quick invite
BRUSSELS - NATO is highly unlikely to heed Ukraine's call for a membership invitation at a meeting on Tuesday, according to diplomats,...
Dec 3, 20242 min read


What is the legal effect of President Biden's pardon of his son Hunter?
WILMINGTON, Delaware - U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden after repeatedly pledging not to. Below is a look at the...
Dec 3, 20243 min read


Facts-Which countries have completed debt swaps for nature and climate
LONDON - Debt swaps are becoming a more widely used tool to help indebted countries raise money for conservation or climate-related...
Dec 3, 20243 min read


Canada says Pacific trade pact open to new members after Taiwan complains
TAIPEI - A major Trans-Pacific trade pact remains open to other aspirant members including Taiwan to join, Canada's government said,...
Dec 3, 20242 min read


Trump to attend Notre-Dame reopening in first foreign trip since election
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he will travel to Paris to attend this weekend's reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral,...
Dec 3, 20242 min read


Biden to mark US and Angola's shared slave trade history
LUANDA - Joe Biden will use his visit to Angola on Tuesday, the first by a U.S. president to the sub-Saharan African country, to mark the...
Dec 3, 20243 min read
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