WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will nominate a longtime aide who once worked for the first lady to represent the United States at the United Nations agency devoted to education, science…
AP photos of Kashmir’s mental health clinics show the invisible scars of decades of conflict
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — After consulting with several doctors in the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Aayat Hameed was advised to seek help from a mental health expert for her bouts of…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un may meet Putin in Russia to discuss arms deal, US says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin for discussions on a potential deal to supply Moscow with weapons for its war on Ukraine, according…
Despite Xi’s decision not to attend G20 in India, China says bilateral ties are ‘generally stable’
BEIJING (AP) — Despite Chinese President Xi Jinping’s decision not to attend this week’s Group of 20 summit in India, Beijing says that relations between the two nuclear-armed Asian giants remain “generally…
UN food agency cuts rations to 2 million Afghans as funds dry up
By Charlotte Greenfield(Reuters) – The U.N.World Food Programme (WFP) had to cut rations to another 2 million Afghans this month and is warning of a “catastrophic” winter if funding runs out with…
Russian media: Drone shot down over Russia’s Tver Oblast
According to Russian media outlet The Moscow Times, drones were shot down over Russia’s Tver Oblast, near the town of Zavidovo, where Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly has a residence.The Kyiv Independent…
Invasive species cost the world $423 billion every year and are causing environmental chaos, UN report finds
Invasive species cost the world at least $423 billion every year as they drive plant and animal extinctions, threaten food security and exacerbate environmental catastrophes across the globe, a major new United…
A half-century after Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s coup, some in Chile remember the dictatorship fondly
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The world remembers Gen.Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism.But as Chile marks the 50th anniversary…
EU Seizes on Putin and Xi’s G-20 Absence to Engage Africa
(Bloomberg) — The European Union plans to take advantage of the absence of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin from this week’s Group of 20 to step up its outreach to nations of…
China touts the benefits of its ‘Belt and Road’ initiative to Italy, which may end the agreement
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister is seeking to sell his Italian counterpart on the benefits of leader Xi Jinping’s signature “Belt and Road” initiative of Chinese-built and -funded infrastructure projects, as…