SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa was nearly stationary in the central Caribbean on Friday as forecasters warned it could strengthen and swipe Jamaica as a powerful hurricane and dump a staggering amount of rain — up…
Jaroslav Lukiv and Vitaliy Shevchenko,Russia editor at Downing Street EPA/Shutterstock More than 20 nations supporting Ukraine have pledged to “take Russian oil and gas off the global market” as part of efforts to pressure President Vladimir Putin to end the…
Coffee plants are seen at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation experimental farm in Brazil in 2022. Coffee production in Brazil is leading to deforestation, a nonprofit group says. Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Evaristo Sa/AFP via…
Queen Sirikit, the mother of Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn, has died aged 93. She passed away “peacefully” in a Bangkok hospital at 21:21 local time (14:21 GMT) on Friday night, according to the Thai Royal Household Bureau. Sirikit had “suffered several…
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party activists run from police during a protest in support of Palestinians, in Muridke, Pakistan, on Oct. 13. Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images ISLAMABAD — Pakistan banned a hard-line…
European leaders vowed to work in coordination to ratchet up the pressure on Russia as the so-called “Coalition of the Willing” met in London to discuss strategies to end the war in Ukraine. The leaders called on more countries to…
North Korea has begun constructing a memorial for its soldiers killed fighting in Russia’s war on Ukraine, state media reported, as leader Kim Jong-un hailed a “historic peak” in ties with Moscow. The so-called Memorial Museum of Combat Feats will…
EU leaders agreed to help support Ukraine’s “financial needs” for the next two years on Thursday night – but stopped short of releasing billions of euros in frozen Russian cash to help fund the country’s defence. A decision to use…
Steve RosenbergBBC Russia Editor Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via Reuters and Reuters One week ago I had the distinct feeling it was Groundhog Day, or as the Russians call it, Dyen Surka. Amid US threats to pressure Moscow – by supplying Tomahawk…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday declared “Israel is not going to do anything with the West Bank,” as officials from his administration leveled harsh criticism against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government after lawmakers advanced legislation to annex parts of…