Explainer-How is climate change driving dangerous 'wet-bulb' temperatures?
By Gloria Dickie LONDON A dangerous combination of heat and humidity is sweeping the Gulf region this week,
2023-08-09 22:27
Colombia conflict: Rebels deny plot to kill attorney general
ELN rebels say accusations they are planning to kill Attorney General Francisco Barbosa are "false".
2023-08-09 22:25
US nurse and daughter released after being kidnapped in Haiti
US nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter have been released after they were kidnapped in Haiti, her employer said.
2023-08-09 22:22
Biden administration to announce new bans on investments in China meant to protect national security
President Joe Biden's administration plans to detail new rules Wednesday limiting US investments in advanced technology industries in China, according to people familiar with the plans, in an effort to protect national security at a moment of heightened tension with Beijing.
2023-08-09 21:46
Biden is campaigning as the most pro-climate president while his DOJ works to block a landmark climate trial
As President Joe Biden touts his climate record this week, the US Department of Justice is in the middle of a legal fight over whether a landmark federal youth climate case should even be allowed to go to trial.
2023-08-09 20:58
'It's apocalyptic': People jumped into the ocean off Maui to flee wildfires Hurricane Dora helped fuel
The wildfires raging out of control in Maui are so catastrophic, Hawaiians are hurling themselves into the ocean to escape the flames.
2023-08-09 20:56
UK drivers warned to display clean air stickers in French cities
Crit'Air stickers come in six categories, from green for the cleanest vehicles to dark grey.
2023-08-09 20:20
Russia’s new schoolbook aims to justify war on Ukraine
The book makes numerous false claims and portrays Ukraine as an aggressive state run by nationalists.
2023-08-09 19:47
41 dead in new Mediterranean migrant shipwreck tragedy
Forty-one people reportedly died in a migrant shipwreck near the Italian island of Lampedusa, survivors say, the latest tragedy amid a spike in efforts in people making the dangerous sea crossing from North Africa to Europe.
2023-08-09 19:46
Biden tries to bolster his climate credentials as activists push for more urgency
President Joe Biden is traveling west this week on a mission to ramp up excitement for an agenda that -- so far -- is yielding little political upside.
2023-08-09 19:18
UK signs deal with Turkey to disrupt people-smuggling gangs
It includes increased collaboration and intelligence-sharing but no deal to return failed asylum seekers.
2023-08-09 17:52
First American City to Tame Inflation Owes Its Success to Affordable Housing
No place in the US has put inflation in the rearview mirror quite as fast as Minneapolis. In
2023-08-09 17:52