UN weather report: Climate woes bad and getting worse faster
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Earth’s warming weather and rising seas are getting worse and doing so faster…
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Kyiv prepares for a winter with no heat, water or power
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, is warning residents that they must prepare for…
Continue ReadingBeijing marathon returns but China sticks to ‘zero-COVID’
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Thousands of runners have taken to the streets of China’s capital for the return of the Beijing…
Continue ReadingBus bomb kills 1, wounds 10 others in southern Philippines
COTABATO, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say a homemade bomb has exploded in a bus in a southern city and killed one passenger and wounded…
Continue ReadingShip refuses to leave Italy port until all migrants are off
By COLLEEN BARRY and SALVATORE CAVALLI Associated Press CATANIA, Sicily (AP) — The captain of a charity-run migrant rescue ship refused Italian…
Continue ReadingCesspool or civility? Elon Musk’s Twitter at a crossroads
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer The discourse was never all that civil on Twitter. The loudest voices have often drowned out softer, more…
Continue ReadingTanzania: Plane crashes into Lake Victoria; 19 dead
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A plane crashed Sunday morning into Lake Victoria as it approached an airport in Tanzania, killing 19 people on board, the…
Continue ReadingWorld in crisis a grim backdrop for UN climate talks
By FRANK JORDANS and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Envoys from around the globe gathered Sunday in the Egyptian seaside…
Continue ReadingPope in Bahrain: Treatment of prisoners a measure of society
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain on Sunday by encouraging…
Continue ReadingJapan PM vows to strengthen military at int’l naval review
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his country urgently needs to strengthen its military…
Continue ReadingActivists fear for Qatar workers as World Cup spotlight dims
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press There are just days to go before Qatar hosts the World Cup, and rights groups fear the window for addressing the…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Qatar’s vast wealth helps it host FIFA World Cup
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar is home to some 2.9 million people, but only a small fraction — around…
Continue ReadingMonitors say 10 killed in Syria shelling of tent settlements
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — First responders and opposition war monitors say Syrian government forces have shelled tent settlements housing families…
Continue ReadingAhead of COP27, young African climate activists speak out
By WANJOHI KABUKRU Associated Press WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Young climate activists from African nations have high demands but low expectations…
Continue Reading5 killed in attack at Somali military training camp
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Military officers in Somalia say at least five people were killed and 11 others wounded…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands ride bikes on typically busy Dubai highway
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For a few brief hours, the skyscraper-lined superhighway that cuts through the center of Dubai emptied of the…
Continue Reading4 critical, 5 stable after shooting on Philadelphia street
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say four people remain in critical condition following a shooting that wounded nine people on a busy northeast…
Continue ReadingS Korea miners lived on coffee, water while trapped in shaft
BY HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two South Korean miners who were rescued after being trapped deep underground for nine…
Continue ReadingBiden slams GOP while Trump urges voters to reject Democrats
By WILL WEISSERT, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — President Joe Biden pilloried Republicans up and down…
Continue ReadingPowerball jackpot up to record $1.9 billion after no winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A record Powerball jackpot grew to an even larger $1.9 billion after no one won the lottery drawing on Saturday night. The…
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