Russia, China foreign ministers set for BRICS meet in South Africa with war in Ukraine on agenda
The Russian and Chinese foreign ministers are set to meet with their counterparts from the BRICS economic bloc of developing nations in South Africa on Thursday
2023-06-01 20:50
US turns up pressure on air bag inflator company that refuses a recall despite deaths, injuries
The U.S. government is stepping up its quest to force ARC Automotive Inc. to recall 67 million potentially dangerous air bag inflators by ordering the company to answer questions under oath
2023-06-01 20:50
Court rules Austria can't be held liable for early COVID infection at ski resort
An Austrian federal court says the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection from an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe The Supreme Court of Justice on Thursday announced its verdict in a long-running legal battle involving a German resident who traveled to Ischgl in March 2020 and visited several apres-ski venues before returning home six days later
2023-06-01 20:48
South Africa says it is still weighing legal issues over Putin's role in BRICS summit
CAPE TOWN South Africa's government is still considering legal issues over Russian President Vladimir Putin's involvement in the
2023-06-01 20:26
Serbia, Kosovo presidents clash at summit over flare-up
By Andrew Gray and John Irish BULBOACA, Moldova The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo insisted on Thursday they
2023-06-01 20:19
NATO squabbles over speedy accession of Ukraine as decisive summit looms
By Sabine Siebold and Gwladys Fouche OSLO Moscow cannot stop Ukraine from becoming a NATO member, the alliance's
2023-06-01 20:17
Coast Guard suspends search for Carnival Magic passenger who went overboard off Florida
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 35-year-old man who was reported missing from a Carnival cruise ship off of Florida’s Atlantic Coast
2023-06-01 19:59
Macy's slashes expectations for the year after a pullback by shoppers in the spring
Macy’s slashed its annual profit and sales outlook with sales weakening sales in the first quarter during an increasingly challenging economic environment, including stubbornly high inflation
2023-06-01 19:55
Trial opens for 3 charged with aiding Chinese campaign to pressure expats into returning home
An American sleuth and two Chinese men are facing jurors in the first trial to come out of U.S. claims that China’s government has tried to harass, intimidate and arm-twist dissidents and others abroad into returning home
2023-06-01 19:52
This West Bank city used to be an oasis of calm. Not anymore
The palm trees that line the roads in this desert city near the Dead Sea have been famous for millennia: "The plain of the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees," as written in Deuteronomy in the Old Testament.
2023-06-01 19:27
India pauses plans to add new coal plants for five years, bets on renewables, batteries
The Indian government will not consider any proposals for new coal plants for the next five years and focus on growing its renewables sector, according to an updated national electricity plan released Wednesday evening
2023-06-01 19:18
US questions Sudan parties' commitment to truce as clashes continue
KHARTOUM A senior U.S. official said violations of a ceasefire in Sudan have led Washington to "seriously question"
2023-06-01 18:55