Nation and World
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Pakistani PM reports global pledges of $9.7 billion in flood aid
Jan 11, 2023 12:00 am - ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's prime minister said Wednesday that several countries and some of the world's institutions have pledged $9.7 billion to help his country rebuild fr...
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Report: Oil price cap takes small slice of Russia's revenue
Jan 11, 2023 12:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany - A price cap and European Union embargo on most Russian oil have cut into Moscow's revenue from fossil fuels, but the Kremlin is still earning substa...
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Feds propose 'student loan safety net' alongside forgiveness
Jan 10, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future, offering a new rou...
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Activists try to block access to doomed German village
Jan 10, 2023 12:00 am - LUETZERATH, Germany - Several hundred climate activists on Tuesday were trying to block the entry of heavy machinery into an abandoned village in Germany which is due to...
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WHO Europe: no immediate COVID-19 threat from China
Jan 10, 2023 12:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark - The director of the World Health Organization's Europe office said Tuesday that the agency sees "no immediate threat" for the European region from ...
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'What madness looks like': Russia intensifies Bakhmut attack
Jan 10, 2023 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Russian forces are escalating their onslaught against Ukrainian positions around the wrecked city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian officials said, bringing new leve...
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French PM to unveil pension changes that upset many workers
Jan 10, 2023 12:00 am - PARIS - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne is to unveil on Tuesday a highly sensitive pension overhaul aimed at pushing up the retirement age that has already prompte...
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Trump executive Allen Weisselberg gets 5-month jail sentence
Jan 10, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Allen Weisselberg, a longtime executive for Donald Trump 's business empire whose testimony helped convict the former president's company of tax fraud, was se...
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UK space industry mulls setback after satellite launch fails
Jan 10, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - British officials and space scientists said Tuesday they were disappointed but not deterred after the first attempt to launch satellites into orbit from the U.K...
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Divisive influencer Andrew Tate awaits Romanian court ruling
Jan 10, 2023 12:00 am - BUCHAREST, Romania - The divisive social media personality and self-described misogynist Andrew Tate waited Tuesday for a Romanian court to rule on his appeal of his 30-...