Most countries miss UN deadline for new climate targets
BRUSSELS – Many of the world’s biggest polluter nations have missed a U.N. deadline to set new climate targets as efforts to curb global warming come under pressure following U.S.…
Marriages in China plunge by a record in 2024, fanning birthrate concerns
Marriages in China plummetted by a fifth last year, the biggest drop on record, despite manifold efforts by authorities to encourage young couples to wed and have children to boost…
China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google
BEIJING — China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, just minutes after a sweeping levy on Chinese products imposed by U.S.…
Israeli delegation in Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks
An Israel delegation arrived in Qatar on Sunday for more Gaza truce talks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesperson said, as its military withdrew from an important crossing point in the…
Baltic states switch to European power grid, ending Russia ties
VILNIUS – The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania completed a switch from Russia’s electricity grid to the EU’s system on Sunday, severing Soviet-era ties amid heightened security after…
Use armed forces just for legitimate defence, says breathless pope
Vatican City – Armed forces must only be used as legitimate defence, never to dominate another country, a breathless Pope Francis said Sunday, presiding over an outdoor mass despite a…
Palestinians say Israeli forces kill two women in West Bank raid
The Palestinian health ministry said Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank shot dead two women on Sunday, including one who was eight months pregnant, with the military saying it…
Asteroid the size of a 20-story building headed for Earth in 2032, astronomers warn
Agency Report A large asteroid is headed towards Earth – and could collide with us in just a few years. Known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, the nearly 200-foot space rock…
Dozens killed in bus accident in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY — A traffic accident involving a bus in southern Mexico, which took place early Saturday morning, killed 41 people, the government of Tabasco state said in a statement,…
Security forces gun down 31 Maoist rebels in India’s Chhattisgarh state
Indian security forces gunned down 31 Maoist rebels in the forests of country’s central state of Chhattisgarh on Sunday, police said, in its biggest encounter this year. Two security personnel…