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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

Debt limit talks start, stop as Republicans, WH face 'serious differences'

Top Republican negotiators for McCarthy said after the evening session that they were uncertain on next steps, though it's likely discussions will resume over the weekend

US helping Ukraine with F-16s shows how for military aid, no can become yes

Biden admin has made a sharp reversal, after refusing to approve any transfer of the aircraft or conduct training for more than a year due to worries that it could escalate tensions with Russia

Russia bans entry of 500 Americans including ex-Prez Obama, Colbert

The ministry said the offenses included spreading Russophobia, supplying Ukraine with arms

Morgan Stanley's James Gorman, who arrived shortly before crisis, to retire

Morgan Stanley's long-time CEO James Gorman will retire in the next 12 months, he said Friday at the bank's annual shareholder meeting

Italy's deadly floods example of climate change's all-or-nothing extremes

The floods that sent rivers of mud tearing through towns in Italy's northeast are another drenching dose of climate change's all-or-nothing weather extremes

Biden endorses plans to train Ukrainian pilots on US-made F-16 fighter jets

President Joe Biden endorsed plans to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 jets, according to 2 people familiar with matter, as he huddled with allies at the G7 summit on how to bolster support for Kyiv

11 killed in road accident along China-Vietnam border: China officials

Chinese authorities say 11 people were killed in a road accident Friday along the China-Vietnam border, including nine Vietnamese citizens

Flight between Russia, Georgia resumes despite protests, strained ties

Direct flights resumed between Russia and Georgia amid protests and sharp criticism from nation's president, just over a week after Kremlin unexpectedly lifted 4-year-old ban despite rocky relations

Wall Street points higher on hopes for US debt ceiling breakthrough

Wall Street pointed toward gains before the bell on Friday, potentially setting up markets for their best week since March as optimism about a US debt ceiling deal grew heading into the weekend.

Any indictments in Trump election investigation would likely come in August

The Georgia investigation is one of several that threatens the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House in 2024

China warns against 'geopolitical games'; Blinken to visit Papua New Guinea

Biden's planned Papua New Guinea visit would have been the first by a sitting U.S. president to the island country of more than 9 million people

Russian PM to visit China amid criticism of Western arms sales to Ukraine

China says it does not and will not provide arms to either side in the Ukraine conflict, a point Geng reiterated at a Security Council meeting Thursday

Britain unveils $1.2 bn strategy to boost semiconductor chip industry

Britain unveiled its long-awaited semiconductor strategy, catching up with similar efforts by Western allies seeking to reduce reliance on Asian production of computer chips

Official death toll from cyclone Mocha at least 145, says Myanmar

The official death toll from the powerful cyclone that struck Myanmar has burgeoned to at least 145, including 117 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority, state television reported Friday

7.7 magnitude earthquake in far Pacific creates tsunami threat for Vanuatu

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Friday in the far Pacific created small tsunami waves in Vanuatu

G7 leaders ready to pile fresh sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war

Leaders of the world's most powerful democracies planned to devote much of the first full day of the Group of Seven summit to finding new ways to punish Russia for its 15-month invasion of Ukraine