Australia’s biggest cocaine bust seized from broken down boat at sea
Australian police seized the country’s largest haul of cocaine aboard a fishing boat that had broken down near the coast of Queensland, arresting 13 people alleged to be part of a drug-smuggling ...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Ukraine for his first visit in 2 1/2 years
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine for the first time in more than 2 1/2 years Monday. The ...
A 2nd ceasefire is reached between warring Shiites and Sunni Muslims in Pakistan's restive northwest
Pakistani authorities with help from community leaders brokered a second ceasefire between warring minority Shiites and Sunni ...
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Putin approves record defense spending – a third of Russia’s budget
(CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a record-breaking defense budget, setting aside a staggering third of the government’s total spending as the war in Ukraine drains resources from ...
Stock market today: Asian shares gain as China is boosted by strong factory orders
Shares started the week higher in Asia, led by gains in China as monthly surveys showed improving conditions for ...
Supreme Court to hear arguments on flavored vape regulations imposed after youth vaping spike
The Supreme Court will hear a vaping case on Monday, weighing federal regulators’ decisions blocking sweet vaping products ...
Crowd crush at Guinea football match causes casualties, prime minister says
A crowd crush at a football match in Guinea has caused multiple casualties, the country’s prime minister has confirmed, with one social media video showing fans scrambling to get out of a packed ...
Climate solution: Sails make a comeback in shipping, to dent its huge carbon footprint
Had he continued working aboard fuel-powered cargo ships, Yann Jourdan reckons he'd be earning perhaps four times what he now gets as captain of a sailboat that instead uses the wind's clean energy to ...
First transgender attorney to argue before the Supreme Court, challenging health care ban for minors
When the Supreme Court this week wades into the contentious issue of transgender rights, the justices will hear from an ...
The International Criminal Court is facing pushback and doubts as its member states meet
The International Criminal Court's member states open their annual meeting Monday while the court faces pushback over arrest ...
Before exiting, Biden heads to Africa to highlight his own counter to China. Will Trump take it up?
President Joe Biden is finally making his long-promised visit to Africa this week, attempting to showcase a U.S.-backed ...
Democrats still don't agree on the seriousness of their political problem after election defeat
Nearly a month after a devastating election loss that exposed cracks in the very foundation of their party, Democrats remain ...