World

Filter

Agents for Change

Israel strikes Beirut area near government headquarters, embassies

By Sally Abou AlJoud, Associated Press

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said two missiles hit the area of Zoqaq al-Blat. The target of the airstrike remains unclear, and the Israeli army did not issue a prior warning.

'Cut the theatrics.' Climate negotiators urged to get down to business at COP29 in Baku

By Sibi Arasu, Melina Walling, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

United Nations climate talks resumed Monday with negotiators urged to make progress on a stalled-out deal that could see developing countries get more money to spend on clean energy and adapting to climate-charged weather extremes.

Not your average 18th birthday: Teen Buddhist lama celebrates in the U.S. before joining Himalayan monastery

By Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press

Jalue Dorje grew up like a typical American teen playing football and listening to rap music in a Minneapolis suburb. After graduation, he’ll head to northern India, more than 7,200 miles from home.

WATCH: State Department holds daily briefing as Biden attends G20 in Brazil

By Eléonore Hughes, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press

The gathering on Monday and Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro is being held amid two major wars and around two weeks after Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election.

French farmers protest EU agricultural pact with South American trade bloc

By Associated Press

French farmers argue the deal threatens their livelihoods by allowing a surge of South American agricultural imports produced under less stringent environmental standards.

PHOTOS: New Delhi chokes on air pollution 50 times the safe limit

By Manish Swarup, Rishi Lekhi, Associated Press

Authorities in India’s capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season.

U.S. shift allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with long-range weapons draws warning from Moscow

By Illia Novikov, Samya Kullab, Associated Press

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday referred to a statement made by Russian President Vladimir Putin in September, in which he said allowing Ukraine to target Russia would significantly raise the stakes in the conflict.

Typhoon Man-yi displaces massive numbers of people in the Philippines

By Jim Gomez, Associated Press

A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday in the sixth major storm to hit the country in less than…

Biden gives Ukraine permission to use U.S.-supplied missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia

By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Matthew Lee, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The decision allowing Kyiv to use the U.S.-supplied Army Tactical Missile System for attacks farther inside Russia comes as Putin positions North Korean troops along Ukraine's northern border to try to reclaim hundreds of miles of territory seized by Ukrainian forces.

Senegal votes in election that will decide if its president can carry out promised reforms

By Mark Banchereau, Associated Press

Polls closed in Senegal on Sunday for a parliamentary election set to determine whether the country’s newly elected president can carry out ambitious reforms.