Ukrainian rescuers work on the site following a Russian missile strike on a local market in Shevchenkove village, Kharkiv region on Jan 9, 2023. (SERGEY BOBOK / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations said Wednesday it aims to increase convoys carrying aid to parts of Ukraine "close to the frontlines," supporting local volunteers and […]
Inger Andersen, executive director of the United Nations Environment Program attends at the opening of the plenary for the tail end of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on Dec 19, 2022. (ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday confirmed Inger Andersen of Denmark […]
This file photo taken on Jan 1, 2022 shows the European Union flag under the Arc de Triomphe, on the Place de l'Etoile in Paris. (ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) BRUSSELS – The leaders of the European Union (EU) on Tuesday vowed to take measures to protect the competitiveness of the bloc's member states from the […]
This July 7, 2017 file photo provided by United Nations shows Secretary General Antonio Guterres addressing a press conference in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana. (STR / UNITED NATIONS / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned a deadly attack at a church in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo […]
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press briefing at United Nations Headquarters on Feb 4, 2020 in New York. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP) UNITED NATIONS — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other speakers called for massive support provided to the developing nations and an urgent reform of the global financial system […]
In this file photo taken on Sept 24, 2017 the Mexican, US and the Canadian flags sit in the lobby where the third round of the NAFTA renegotiations are taking place in Ottawa, Ontario. Canadian and US negotiators reached a deal late on Sept 30, 2018 with the pact newly named the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement […]
Travelers check the status of their flight as they arrive at the United Airlines Terminal 1 ahead of the Christmas holiday at O'Hare International Airport on Dec 22, 2022 in Chicago. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) WASHINGTON — US flights were slowly beginning to resume departures and a ground stop was lifted after the Federal Aviation […]
(From left to right) US President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pose for pictures after speaking to the press during the 10th North American Leaders’ Summit at the National Palace in Mexico City, on Jan 10, 2023. (NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP) MEXICO CITY – The United […]
Migrants eat and wait for help while camping on a street in downtown El Paso, Texas on Dec 18, 2022. (ANDRES LEIGHTON / AP) WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is planning to use pandemic-era restrictions to expel many Cuban, Nicaraguan and Haitian migrants caught at the southwest border back to Mexico, while simultaneously allowing some […]
People wait outside a community center as long lines continue for individuals trying to be tested for COVID-19 during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Diego, California, US, Jan 10, 2022. (MIKE BLAKE / REUTERS) LOS ANGELES / TUNIS / MONTEVIDEO – The United States has officially recorded more than 100 million COVID-19 […]
In this file photo, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador presents his fourth year government report at the National Palace in Mexico City, Sept 1, 2022. (MARCO UGARTE / AP) MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday criticized the "inhumane" treatment of migrants by US Republicans, saying he would propose to […]
Soldiers awaiting the arrival of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans during the 62nd anniversary of the creation of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces at the Nation Square in Ouagadougou on Nov 1, 2022. (MARTIN DEMAY / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – The United […]
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press briefing at United Nations Headquarters on Feb 4, 2020 in New York. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP) BOGOTA — A United Nations multi-donor fund will donate a record $55 million to help establish peace in Colombia in 2023, with programs focused on rural reform, protecting social […]
Carisa Harris-Adamson, from San Francisco, carries a wreath to lay in memory of her uncle John Cummock, who was on the 1988 Pan Am flight 103 as it was bombed over Lockerbie, during a service to mark the 30th anniversary of the Lockerbie Air Disaster, at the Memorial Garden, Dryfesdale Cemetery, Lockerbie, southwestern Scotland, on […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan pose for a photo prior to their talks in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct 11, 2022. (PAVEL BEDNYAKOV, SPUTNIK, KREMLIN POOL PHOTO VIA AP) MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the United Arab […]
A jetty is seen at the construction site of the Uniper Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at the Jade Bight in Wilhelmshaven on the North Sea coast, northwestern Germany on Sept 29, 2022. (FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP) LONDON – The United States and Britain announced on Wednesday an energy partnership aimed at sustaining a higher […]
In this file photo taken on Oct 27, 2022, workers examine damage as they repair power line equipment after a missile strike on a power plant, in an undisclosed location of Ukraine. (SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP) KYIV/MOSCOW – Ukraine's power system is functioning and remains intact despite Russia's latest missile attacks on the energy facilities, […]
In this handout photo provided by The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation, Speaker of the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament Vyacheslav Volodin attends a session of the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Nov 24, 2022. (PHOTO / THE STATE DUMA, […]
Pedestrians walk past a signs hanging outside Pfizer headquarters in New York and one hanging at a bus stop encouraging the COVID-19 booster, May 23, 2022. (MARY ALTAFFER / AP) NEW YORK / WASHINGTON – Hospitals across the United States are overwhelmed, with the combination of a swarm of respiratory illnesses (RSV, coronavirus, flu), staffing […]
A registered nurse inoculates a man with a COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic set up in the parking lot of CalOptima in Orange, California, Aug 28, 2021. (JAE C HONG / AP) LOS ANGELES / MOSCOW – New Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 accounted for nearly half of new COVID-19 cases in the United States […]