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War fallout, aid demands overshadow climate talks in Egypt next week

Scientists are more concerned about global warming than three decades ago, when governments first came together to discuss the problem because the pace of warming

US President Biden says 'we're gonna free Iran' as protests there go on

President Joe Biden on Thursday told supporters we're gonna free Iran after audience members appeared to call on him to address the ongoing protests that have spread through that country

Paul Pelosi discharged from hospital a week after violent assault

Pelosi said, Paul remains under doctors' care as he continues to progress on a long recovery process and convalescence

UN chief Antonio Guterres warns planet is heading toward 'climate chaos'

Reports have painted a clear and bleak picture of global-warming greenhouse gas emissions still growing at record levels instead of going down 45% by 2030 as scientists say must happen.

President-elect Lula's team meets Bolsonaro as Brazil's transition begins

The meetings aim to ensure governability with a potentially contentious Congress and provide reassurance that Bolsonaro's administration will be cooperative

Judge to appoint monitor for Trump's company to ensure no further fraud

Judge Arthur Engoron ordered an outside watchdog as he presides over a lawsuit in which New York's attorney general alleges Trump misled banks and others about the value of prized assets

US, South Korea jointly warn Pyongyang against nuclear weapons use

North Korea has launched more than two dozen missiles over the last two days in response to US-South Korean military exercises that began on Monday

NATO Chief Stoltenberg urges Turkey to endorse Finland, Sweden accession

Finland and Sweden applied for membership of the world's biggest security alliance in the months after Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February

Bulgaria's parliament approves country's first military aid for Ukraine

Along with Hungary, Bulgaria was the only EU member country that had declined to give Ukraine weapons as it fights Russia's invasion and war.

G7 ministers seek to expand unity on Ukraine war, China's economic clout

Top diplomats from the world's major industrialized democracies sought on Thursday to expand unified positions on Russia's war in Ukraine, China's growing global economic clout

Biden govt offers up to $5 million for information on North Korean shipper

The Biden administration is offering a reward of up to $5 mn for information about a Singapore-based businessman already accused by the Justice Department of facilitating fuel shipments to North Korea

US mid-term elections: Misinformation, conspiracy theories on the rise

Claims about the security of mail ballots have grown in recent weeks, as have baseless rumours about non-citizens voting

UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to condemn US embargo of Cuba

Thursday's 185-2 vote was similar to previous years

Backup diesel generators used at Ukraine nuclear site to fend off crisis

Although Putin signed a decree transferring the nuclear plant to Russian ownership, Ukrainian workers continue to run the plant

G7 ministers meet with Russia-Ukraine conflict, China ties on agenda

On China, US officials said the G-7 would be looking to further harmonise their policies related to Chinese investment in their countries

Moderna misses Q3 expectations, net income dips 69%; defers vaccine sales

Company shares tumbled in early-morning trading

Russian shelling damaged nuclear plant power lines, says Ukraine

With its six reactors inoperative, the plant relies on outside electricity to cool its spent fuel

Bank of England makes biggest rate hike in 30 years to beat inflation

The rate increase will likely be the Bank of England's eighth in a row and biggest since 1992

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and others likely playing at last World Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are among a handful of players hoping for a final hurrah in what is likely to be their last World Cup appearance.

Russian troops try to subdue Ukrainian towns by seizing several mayors

Not long after Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, soldiers broke down the office door of Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov