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World leaders call for green transition that leaves no one behind
We are urgently working to deliver more for people and the planet. Multiple, overlapping shocks have strained countries’ ability to address hunger, poverty and inequality; build resilience; and invest in their futures. Debt vulnerabilities…
Influencer Andrew Tate fights Romania house arrest
Influencer Andrew Tate and his brother appeared in court in Romania Wednesday, their lawyers arguing that the pair, indicted on human trafficking charges, should no longer be under house arrest.
Tate — a self-described misogynist with a…
Increased US Air Force presence in Middle East is show of force and deterrence, says commander
The US Air Force has stepped up its presence in the Middle East to help combat the growing challenges arising from the activities of regional and international adversaries in the region, according to an American military chief.
Lt. Gen.…
Belgian official resigns over Tehran mayor’s visit
Belgium regional official for Brussels, Pascal Smet, resigned on Sunday after sparking a furor by hosting an Iranian delegation led by the mayor of Tehran.
Smet’s exit came three days after Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib accused…
At least 6 killed, dozens injured in weekend shootings across US
At least six people including a Pennsylvania state trooper were killed and dozens injured in a string of weekend violence and mass shootings across the US.
The shootings in suburban Chicago, Washington state, Pennsylvania, St. Louis,…
Cyclone leaves 11 dead, 20 missing in southern Brazil
At least 11 people have been killed in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul after an extra-tropical cyclone struck the region on Friday, according to the state’s authorities.
The storm caused torrential rains and helicopter…
Driver guilty of killing 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue in deadliest attack on Jews in US history
A truck driver who expressed hated of Jews was convicted Friday of barging into a Pittsburgh synagogue and shooting everyone he could find, killing 11 congregants in an act of antisemitic terror for which he could be sentenced to die.…
Archaeologists find mummy surrounded by coca leaves on hilltop in Peru’s capital
Archaeologists have found a pre-Hispanic mummy surrounded by coca leaves on top of a hill in Peru’s capital next to the practice field of a professional soccer club.
A team from The Associated Press on Thursday viewed the skeleton with…
Blinken heads to Beijing hoping to calm fears of a US-China break
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken flies to Beijing this weekend with expectations low that he will make headway on the long list of disputes between the US and China. But he and his Chinese counterparts can achieve at least one thing,…
Pope Francis leaves hospital nine days after surgery
Pope Francis was discharged from hospital on Friday morning, nine days after he underwent surgery to repair an abdominal hernia.
Francis, 86, left Rome’s Gemelli hospital in a wheelchair, waving to reporters and well-wishers at the main…