World Sep 04 A massive, weeks-long wildfire in northeastern Greece is gradually abating. But heavy rain now poses a flood risk The blaze has been blamed for the deaths of 20 people, all believed to have been migrants who had recently crossed the border.
World Sep 04 China's Xi plans to skip G20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy Premier Li Qiang will instead represent China at the Sept. 9-10 gathering, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.
World Sep 04 Putin says he won't renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow's demands on its own agricultural exports.
World Sep 03 Ukraine's defense minister Oleksii Reznikov to be replaced, Zelenskyy says Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker.
World Sep 03 Typhoon Haikui slams into Taiwan, disrupting work, classes and travel Much of southern Taiwan came to a standstill Sunday as Typhoon Haikui churned over towns and farmland. Residents were urged to stay home and flights, rail transport, ferry services, classes and outdoor events were suspended, but there were no reports…
World Sep 03 Russia attacks Ukrainian port in Odesa region before key grain deal talks with Turkey The attack on the Reni seaport comes a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the resumption of food shipments from Ukraine under a Black Sea grain agreement that Moscow broke off from…
Nation Sep 03 Death at Burning Man festival under investigation as flooding strands thousands Authorities in Nevada were investigating a death at the site of the Burning Man festival where thousands of attendees remained stranded Saturday night as flooding from storms swept through the Nevada desert.
World Sep 02 Typhoon Saola appears to only lightly damage southern China coast after making landfall Typhoon Saola made landfall in southern China before dawn Saturday after nearly 900,000 people were moved to safety and most of Hong Kong and parts of the coastal mainland suspended business, transport and classes.
World Sep 02 Nobel Prize organizers pull award ceremony invites for Russia, Belarus and Iran after criticism The Nobel Foundation on Saturday withdrew its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the decision announced a day earlier “provoked strong reactions.”…
World Sep 01 Russia declares Nobel Prize-winning editor Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent Russian law allows for individuals and organizations receiving funding from abroad to be declared foreign agents, a pejorative term that potentially undermines their credibility with the Russian public.