Climate talks deal with fast coming deadlines, slow progress

With an end-of-the-week deadline rushing at them faster than agreements are coming out of them, negotiators at the U.N. climate summit are in a difficult spot.

Biden to press G-20 to hold tough on Russia over Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined U.S. President Joe Biden in trying to persuade other leaders of the world’s largest economies to further isolate Russia diplomatically and

China, US climate envoys to ‘meet later’ at UN summit

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry indicated yesterday he’ll be in talks with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate talks underway in Egypt, in the latest sign of

Ukraine war, US-China tensions loom over big Bali summit

A showdown between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin isn’t happening, but fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and growing tensions between China and the West will be

Zelenskyy calls liberation of Kherson ‘beginning of the end’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a triumphant visit to the newly liberated city of Kherson yesterday, hailing the Russian withdrawal as the “beginning of the end

Russia’s Lavrov treated at hospital, Indonesian officials say

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was taken to the hospital because of a health concern following his arrival for the Group of 20 summit in Bali, multiple Indonesian authorities said today (Monday). Russia denied that he had been hospitalized.

Ukraine FM: Moscow playing ‘hunger games’ with world

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba pressed Southeast Asian countries for political and material support in his county’s fight against Russia, while accusing Moscow on Saturday of playing “hunger

Funds vanish at bankrupt crypto exchange FTX; probe underway

Collapsed cryptocurrency trading firm FTX confirmed there was “unauthorized access” to its accounts, hours after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday. The embattled

Iranian who inspired ‘The Terminal’ dies at Paris airport

An Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport and whose saga loosely inspired the Steven Spielberg film “The Terminal” died Saturday in

Analysis: A stunning draw as Democrats hold their own

Facing tremendous headwinds and weighty history, Democrats fought Republicans to a stunning midterm draw. Many Democrats went into election night dreading how bad their losses

WHO reports 90% drop in world Covid-19 deaths since February

The World Health Organization chief yesterday said a nearly 90% drop in recent COVID-19 deaths globally compared to nine months ago provides “cause for

Bet on it: Sports gambling effort in California is not over

The effort to legalize sports betting in California ran headlong into a typical challenge for competing ballot measures as each was battered in a torrent of negative advertising

Voters approve recreational marijuana in Maryland, Missouri

Missouri voters have approved a ballot measures legalizing recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older and expunging most records of past arrests and convictions. Approval

US conspiracists seeking key state election posts falling short

Republicans who backed Donald Trump’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election lost key races to oversee elections in some competitive states, even as others remained

VoteCast: Inflation top concern, but democracy a worry too

Just as Republicans had hoped, high inflation was the top consideration for voters in the midterm elections, AP VoteCast shows. But the survey reveals that a core issue

Dems show surprising strength; control of Congress unclear

Control of Congress hung in the balance today (Wednesday) as Democrats showed surprising strength, defeating Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President

Zelenskyy: Talks with Russia possible on Ukraine’s terms

Ukraine’s president has hinted at the possibility of peace talks with Russia, a shift from his earlier refusal to negotiate with President Vladimir Putin that came

Discovery of bronzes rewrites Italy’s Etruscan-Roman history

Italian authorities yesterday announced the extraordinary discovery of more than 2,000-year-old bronze statues in an ancient Tuscan thermal spring and said the find will “rewrite history”

Powerball announces delay to record-breaking $1.9B drawing

The Powerball drawing was delayed Monday and it’s likely that the official results won’t be known until today , the Multi-State Lottery Association said. The record-breaking $1.9 billion

UN chief tells climate summit, Cooperate or perish

The only way to “put an end to all this suffering” from “a highway to climate hell” is for the world to cooperate or perish, dozens of leaders

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