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European defense ministers meet in Poland to discuss Ukraine's defenses

Defense ministers from 12 northern European countries are meeting to discuss stepping up deterrence and security on NATO's flank and strengthening Ukraine's defenses, ahead of NATO's summer summit

Extreme weather events over half-century killed 2 mn, $4.3 trn damage: UN

12,000 extreme weather, climate and water-related events over much of past half-century around globe have killed more than 2 mn people and caused economic damage of $4.3 trn, U.N. weather agency said

Ukrainian nuclear plant loses power supply again, is 'extremely vulnerable'

The nuclear safety situation at the plant (is) extremely vulnerable, Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said in a tweet

Biden, McCarthy to meet Monday for debt limit talks after productive call

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that he and President Joe Biden will meet on Monday in person to discuss raising the nation's debt limit

G7 ends with Ukraine in focus as Prez Zelenskyy meets world leaders

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with some of his biggest backers as the Group of Seven summit closed in Hiroshima on Sunday, building momentum for his country's war effort

China tells manufacturers to stop using Micron chips, steps up feud with US

Stepping up a feud with Washington over technology and security, China's govt told users of computer equipment deemed sensitive to stop buying products from the biggest US memory chipmaker

South Korean, German leaders agree to cooperate on supply chains, N. Korea

The leaders of South Korea and Germany pledged more cooperation in building stable industrial supply chains and addressing the challenges posed by nuclear-armed North Korea as they met in Seoul

SpaceX launching Saudi astronauts on private flight to space station

SpaceX's next private flight to the International Space Station awaited takeoff Sunday, weather and rocket permitting

Chinese investigators blame building collapse on illegal construction

The collapse of a nine-storey building in central China that killed 54 people last year was caused by shoddy, illegal construction and local officials' failure to enforce standards

Zelenskyy denies Ukrainian city of Bakhmut occupied by Russian forces

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russian forces weren't occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow's claims that the eastern Ukrainian city has fallen

GOP must move off extreme positions on raising debt limit, says Joe Biden

President Joe Biden said that Republicans in the US House must move off their extreme positions on the now-stalled talks over raising America's debt limit

Polls open in Greece's first election since international controls ended

Polls opened in Greece's parliamentary election, first since its economy ceased to be subject to strict supervision by international lenders who had provided bailout funds during the financial crisis

Debt limit standoff brings little action, world leaders watch for progress

Debt limit negotiations between the White House and Republicans hung over the weekend with tough talk but little action

Ukraine at centre of last day of diplomacy, G7 looks to punish Russia

World leaders ratcheted up pressure on Sunday on Russia for its war against Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the centre of a swirl of diplomacy

G7 urges China to press Russia to end Ukraine war, respect Taiwan's status

The Group of Seven wealthy democracies united in urging China to pressure its strategic partner Russia to end its war on Ukraine and resolve territorial disputes peacefully, and China lashed back

Warring factions in Sudan agree to temporary ceasefire: US-Saudi mediators

Sudan's warring factions have agreed to a new short-term ceasefire, US and Saudi mediators announced on Saturday, after several previous attempts to broker a truce that holds have failed

F-18 fighter jet crashes at Zaragoza airbase, pilot ejects successfully

An F-18 fighter jet crashed at an airbase in the Spanish city of Zaragoza but the pilot ejected successfully, the Spanish defense ministry said on Saturday.

Can Biden's hard-hat environmentalism bridge divide on clean energy future?

When John left his job as an adviser to President Obama nearly a decade ago, he was confident that hundreds of miles of new power transmission lines were coming to Southwest

Biden aims to assure world leaders that US won't default on its debt

President Biden tried to reassure world leaders that United States would not default as he consulted with the heads of Australia, Japan and India in a meeting of the so-called Quad partnership

G7 urges China to press Russia to end Ukraine war, respect Taiwan's status

The Group of Seven wealthy democracies united Saturday in urging China to pressure its strategic partner Russia to end its war on Ukraine