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Dam in Norway partially bursts after days of heavy rain, flooding

By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press

A dam in southern Norway has partially burst following days of heavy rain that triggered landslides and flooding in the mountainous southern parts of the country.

What came out of the South American summit on protecting the Amazon?

By Kayan Tara

At their first summit focused on the Amazon in nearly 15 years, eight South American countries pledged this week to work together to combat deforestation. While they revived a key treaty organization in this new united front, environmentalists have expressed…

Biden issues an executive order restricting tech investments in China

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

In a sign of growing strains between the world's two biggest powers, Biden has signed an executive order to block and regulate U.S.-based investments going toward China for computer chips, micro electronics, quantum technologies and AI.

2 weeks after being deposed and under house arrest, Niger's ousted president is said to be running low on food

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

President Mohamed Bazoum is being held at the presidential palace with his wife and son.

Explosion at Moscow area factory adds to Russian unease as new drone attacks are blamed on Ukraine

By Daria Litvinova, Emma Burrows, Associated Press

The explosion produced a tall plume of black smoke added to Russian jitters over nighttime drone attacks on Moscow.

At least 9 dead after fire tore through French vacation home for people with disabilities

By Associated Press

The local administration of the Haut-Rhin region said 17 people were evacuated from the home and one person was sent to a hospital with serious injuries.

New Zealand is partnering with BlackRock in aim to reach 100 percent renewable electricity

By Nick Perry, Associated Press

The government said it was helping BlackRock launch a $1.2 billion fund to ramp up investments in wind and solar generation, as well as battery storage.

News Wrap: Storm system blasts eastern U.S. with severe weather

In our news wrap Tuesday, a storm system blasted the Northeast with severe weather, there's new evidence of global warming affecting Antarctica with sea ice at a record low, the Supreme Court reinstated a federal regulation aimed at curbing the…

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Casualties mount as Ukraine's counteroffensive continues slow progress

By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Dan Sagalyn

This has been a long and brutal summer in Ukraine as Kyiv's counteroffensive continues to retake lands now occupied by Russia. A leading British military think tank reported that the Ukrainian operation is going more slowly than expected, and it…

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Months of conflict in Sudan has displaced over 4 million people, a UN official says

By Jack Jeffery, Associated Press

The spokesperson for the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday that the fighting has triggered disease outbreaks and an increase in malnutrition across the country.