World

Polish ruling party calls it 'sacred duty' to oppose EU

Sep 10, 2022 08:13

The leader of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) has denounced the EU as a "culturally alien" project led by a neo-imperialist Germany, saying it was “the sacred duty” of Polish politicians to oppose it.
US city in acute water crisis as Biden lavishes colossal fortune on Ukraine

Sep 10, 2022 04:01

Residents of Jackson, Mississippi, have for over a month been grappling with a severe water crisis exacerbated by torrential rains and flooding while Washington is spending billions of dollars to support Ukraine, turning a blind eye to the infrastructure-related hardships at home.
Venezuela, Colombia to reopen land borders, skies

Sep 10, 2022 04:00

Venezuela and Colombia are scheduled to reopen their shared land border later this month and also resume commercial flights between the two countries.
Tropical storm threatens to fan California wildfires, but will cool off state

Sep 10, 2022 03:57

A tropical storm approaching Southern California on Friday threatened to bring high winds that could whip up wildfires and heavy rainfall that could trigger flash floods, but the system will also bring relief from a brutal, 10-day heat wave.
UN chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan

Sep 10, 2022 03:55

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Pakistan to see climate-induced devastation from months of deadly record floods that have left half a million people living in tents under the open sky and have left nearly 1,400 deaths.
Uncertainty awaits King Charles III

Sep 10, 2022 02:10

Britain has a new monarch. King Charles III used his first address to the nation since taking the throne to pay tribute to his late mother.
Report: France sees biggest poverty increase in 30 years

Sep 10, 2022 01:55

The annual report from one of France’s top NGOs revealed that poverty has already skyrocketed this year, and that’s at what many say is only the beginning of years of inflation and recession provoked by sanctions on Russia over the unrest in Ukraine.
US military seeks quick waiver to restart halted F-35 deliveries

Sep 10, 2022 01:32

The US military is working to get a temporary hold on F-35 fighter jet deliveries removed after officials found out a part within the aircraft used raw materials from China, according to Pentagon officials.
Russia sending reinforcements to Kharkiv amid Ukrainian 'gains'

Sep 10, 2022 01:10

Russian state media outlets say the country is sending reinforcements to Kharkiv amid reported intensification of the battle in the northeastern Ukrainian region.
US reveals more classified records may be missing in Trump probe

Sep 10, 2022 01:08

Former US President Donald Trump's team may not have returned all the classified records removed from the White House at the end of his presidency even after an FBI search of his home, US prosecutors warned on Thursday, calling it a potential national security risk that needs investigation.