Starlink in use on 'all front lines,' Ukraine spy chief says, but wasn't active 'for time' over Crimea
Elon Musk's Starlink satellite systems are being used by Ukrainian forces on all front lines in the war with Russia, the country's spy chief has said.
2023-09-10 15:28
Nervous Moroccans spend a second night in streets after powerful earthquake kills more than 2,000
Terrified Moroccans spent a second night in the streets after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,000 people, as rescuers race against time to reach trapped victims in remote mountain villages near the epicenter hit hardest by the devastating tremor.
2023-09-10 12:59
Philippines accuses Chinese vessels of 'dangerous maneuvers' in disputed South China Sea
The Philippines has accused Chinese vessels of carrying out "dangerous maneuvers" in a disputed area of the South China Sea in the latest maritime flare-up between the two neighbors.
2023-09-09 16:20
With Xi and Putin absent from G20, Biden presses support for Ukraine and an overseas investment plan to counter China
President Biden was hoping to convince the world's largest economies to rally behind Ukraine during Saturday's Group of 20 summit in India while also pressing his case for American investment in the developing world.
2023-09-09 15:27
Morocco struck by powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake
A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco on Friday night in what the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said was the strongest to hit that region of the North African nation in more than 120 years.
2023-09-09 08:54
Dozens of civilians among 64 killed in attacks in Mali
Two separate attacks by suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants in restive northeastern Mali Thursday killed 64 people including dozens of civilians, the country's transitional government said.
2023-09-08 16:20
Xi's G20 no-show may be part of a plan to reshape global governance
When the world's most powerful leaders descend on New Delhi this weekend to address the multiple crises facing the world, notably absent will be China's Xi Jinping, who has never missed a G20 summit since taking power in 2012.
2023-09-08 12:28
Why Russia's failures in Ukraine could be a win for North Korea
Russia's failures on the battlefield in Ukraine could turn into a win for North Korea.
2023-09-08 11:15
Hong Kong hit by widespread flash flooding after heaviest rainfall since 1884
Record-breaking rainfall in Hong Kong caused widespread flash flooding across the financial hub on Friday, with many businesses and schools forced to shut, just days after the city was battered by a typhoon.
2023-09-08 09:47
'More and more on the move'. Record number of migrant children in Latin America and Caribbean, UN warns
Children are migrating through Latin America and the Caribbean in record numbers, driven by gang violence, poverty, instability and climate change, the United Nations reported Wednesday.
2023-09-07 15:23
Bangladesh's worst ever dengue outbreak a 'canary in the coal mine' for climate crisis, WHO expert warns
Bangladesh is battling its worst dengue outbreak on record, with more than 600 people killed and 135,000 cases reported since April, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, as one of its experts blamed the climate crisis and El Nino weather pattern for driving the surge.
2023-09-07 13:17
Antony Blinken arrives in Kyiv to hear latest on Ukraine's counteroffensive
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv Wednesday on what is his third trip to the Ukrainian capital since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
2023-09-06 17:54