This West Bank city used to be an oasis of calm. Not anymore
The palm trees that line the roads in this desert city near the Dead Sea have been famous for millennia: "The plain of the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees," as written in Deuteronomy in the Old Testament.
2023-06-01 19:27
India pauses plans to add new coal plants for five years, bets on renewables, batteries
The Indian government will not consider any proposals for new coal plants for the next five years and focus on growing its renewables sector, according to an updated national electricity plan released Wednesday evening
2023-06-01 19:18
US questions Sudan parties' commitment to truce as clashes continue
KHARTOUM A senior U.S. official said violations of a ceasefire in Sudan have led Washington to "seriously question"
2023-06-01 18:55
Royal wedding showpiece highlights Jordan's role as West's stable ally
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN The heir to Jordan's throne will marry amid much fanfare on Thursday, in a
2023-06-01 18:52
Digital doubles, fake trailers: AI worries Hollywood actors before labor talks
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES A search for Wes Anderson on YouTube turns up trailers that the famed
2023-06-01 18:28
Analysis-US debt-ceiling deal dooms Biden's revolutionary tax plans
By David Lawder WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden's 2020 campaign promise to make wealthy Americans and corporations pay
2023-06-01 18:25
‘California is meant to burn': Experts teach landowners art of prescribed burns
By Nathan Frandino GEORGETOWN, California The prescribed burn begins on a California hill with a drip torch to
2023-06-01 18:21
French Open hopes AI can help tennis players block death threats, other social media hate
The group that runs the French Open tennis tournament has hired an artificial intelligence company to monitor players' social media accounts in a bid to try to protect athletes from cyberbullying
2023-06-01 18:19
More Oath Keepers convicted of sedition in US Capitol attack face sentencing
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON Two more members of the far-right Oath Keepers militant group are set to
2023-06-01 18:19
Global factories struggle for momentum amid patchy demand
By Jonathan Cable and Leika Kihara LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) -Sluggish global demand deepened the decline in manufacturing activity across Europe and
2023-06-01 17:52
Senate races to avert default but vote timing unclear for debt limit bill
Senators are racing the clock to pass a bill to to suspend the nation's debt limit through January 1, 2025 -- but it's not yet clear when a final vote will take place as the threat of default looms.
2023-06-01 17:26
Russian mercenary boss slams army 'clowns' as he marks birthday at training camp
MOSCOW Russia's most powerful mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said his Wagner group would fight on in Ukraine if his
2023-06-01 17:22