US envoy pushes for cease-fire in Lebanon as food crisis worsens after looting in Gaza
A United States envoy returned to Beirut on Tuesday, where Lebanese officials have tentatively welcomed a proposal for an ...
At UN climate talks, farmers argue for a share of money dedicated to fighting climate change
Extreme heat ruined the pineapples on Esther Penunia’s small farm in the Philippines this year, more disappointment than ...
Russian President Putin signs a new doctrine that lowers the threshold for using nuclear weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia ...
Police in Georgia’s capital break up a tent camp set up by protesters demanding a new election
Police in Georgia’s capital early on Tuesday moved in to break up a tent camp that demonstrators set up on a central ...
Concerns grow for imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi’s health in Iran
Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi underwent a complex surgery in Iran that saw part of a bone in her ...
Numerous children injured by a vehicle at a school gate in central China
Numerous children were injured by a vehicle at the gate of an elementary school in central China’s Hunan province on Tuesday ...
Stock market today: Asian shares gain, apart from in China, after Wall St regains its stride
Asian shares advanced Tuesday, apart from in China, after most U.S. stocks ticked higher to recover some of their swoon from ...
Big money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. How can nations raise it?
Just as a simple lever can move heavy objects, rich nations are hoping another kind of leverage — the financial sort — can help them come up with the money that poorer ...
45 pro-democracy activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison Tuesday in Hong Kong’s biggest national ...
Forget driverless cars. One company wants autonomous helicopters to spray crops and fight fires
When Hector Xu was learning to fly a helicopter in college, he recalled having a few “nasty experiences” while trying to ...
UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms
With banners, bullhorns, toy tractors and an angry message, British farmers are descending on Parliament on Tuesday to ...
The Osprey’s safety issues spiked over five years and caused deaths. Pilots still want to fly it
Over a New Mexico training range named the Hornet, two Osprey aircraft speed 100 feet off the ground, banking hard over ...