11h ago| USA

US climate envoy outlines carbon offset initiative

US climate envoy John Kerry yesterday outlined core principles for a “high-integrity” carbon offset plan meant to help developing nations speed their energy transition, and next steps including establishing a consultative group.

11h ago| USA

More classified docs found at Biden home

Five additional pages of classified material have been found at Joe Biden’s family home in Delaware, the White House said Saturday in a new twist in a politically sensitive affair for the president.

11h ago| Europe

WHO seeks more data from China

The World Health Organization on Saturday called on China to provide more data on its Covid situation, after Beijing reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths there in just over a month.

1d ago| Europe

Germany defence minister to resign: media reports

Germany’s Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht has decided to step down from her post, several major national media reported on Friday, after she came under fire over a series of gaffes.

1d ago| Middle East

Iran executes British-Iranian for spying

Iran yesterday said it executed a British-Iranian dual national after he was sentenced to death for spying for the United Kingdom, drawing strong condemnation from Britain and international rights groups.

1d ago| Europe

Left most damaging claims out of memoir

Prince Harry left out revelations about his family in his memoir, saying he did not want “the world to know because I don’t think they would ever forgive me,” according to an interview published by the Daily Telegraph on Friday.

January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023

New York Mayor says ‘no room’ in his city for migrants

The mayor of New York traveled to the Mexican border city of El Paso on Sunday and declared that "there is no room in New York" for busloads of migrants being sent to America's most populous city.

January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023

Bomb kills 10 at DR Congo church

A bomb killed at least 10 people and wounded 39 others after ripping through a church in eastern DR Congo yesterday, in an attack blamed on suspected Islamists.

January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023

Occupied West Bank: Palestinian govt condemns ‘execution’ at checkpoint

The Palestinian foreign ministry yesterday condemned as an “execution” the killing of a Palestinian man by Israeli forces at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank.

January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023

25 confirmed dead in Dnipro

Ukraine said there was little hope of pulling any more survivors from the rubble of an apartment block in the city of Dnipro yesterday, a day after the building was hit during a major Russian missile attack, with dozens of people expected to have died.

January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023
USA

Biden declares major disaster

US President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in California, as the latest in a succession of storm systems blew into the state, bringing heavy flooding to already waterlogged regions.

January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023

WHO seeks more data from China

The World Health Organization on Saturday called on China to provide more data on its Covid situation, after Beijing reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths there in just over a month.

January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023
USA

More classified docs found at Biden home

Five additional pages of classified material have been found at Joe Biden’s family home in Delaware, the White House said Saturday in a new twist in a politically sensitive affair for the president.

January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023
USA

US climate envoy outlines carbon offset initiative

US climate envoy John Kerry yesterday outlined core principles for a “high-integrity” carbon offset plan meant to help developing nations speed their energy transition, and next steps including establishing a consultative group.

January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023

Egypt unveils ancient royal tomb in Luxor

Egyptian authorities have announced the discovery of an ancient tomb in Luxor dating back around 3,500 years that archaeologists believe holds the remains of an 18th dynasty royal.

January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023

Peru declares emergency in Lima over protests

Peru’s government late Saturday declared a state of emergency in the capital Lima and three other regions due to protests against President Dina Boluarte that have claimed at least 42 lives in recent weeks.