Residents attend a popular consultation to discuss the draft of a new family code, in Havana, Cuba on Feb 11, 2022. (RAMON ESPINOSA / AP) HAVANA – Cuba's National Assembly on Friday approved a sweeping update of its family law which opens the door to allowing gay marriage, greater women's rights, and increased protections for […]
Former White House strategist Steve Bannon pauses as he departs federal court after a jury found him guilty on both counts in his contempt-of-Congress trial on July 22, 2022. (ALEX BRANDON / AP) WASHINGTON – Steve Bannon, a key associate of former president Donald Trump and an influential figure on the American right, was convicted […]
In this file photo taken on July 15, 2022, US President Joe Biden coughs as he speaks to the traveling press after taking part in a working session with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Al Salam Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP) WASHINGTON / PARIS / OTTAWA / LISBON […]
Russia and Ukraine sign an agreement with Türkiye and the United Nations on shipping Ukrainian grain, foodstuff, and fertilizer to international markets via the Black Sea in Istanbul, on July 22, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA) ISTANBUL – Russia and Ukraine signed a long-awaited deal here on Friday to safely transfer Ukrainian grain, foodstuff, and fertilizer to international […]
A crowd gathers around a man (not seen) suspected of taking part in thwarted "terrorist" attack after being beaten by a crowd, in front of the military base in Kati, Mali, on July 22, 2022. (AFP) KATI, Mali – Suspected Islamist militants on Friday attacked the main military base where Mali's interim president lives outside […]
A demonstrator throws a tire on a fire during a protest over economic conditions, in Khartoum, Sudan on June 30, 2021. (MARWAN ALI / AP PHOTO) While funding under agreements signed with the Government of Sudan remains paused, development partners are pleased to provide direct support to the Sudanese people during this critical time Ousmane […]
The"'9-Euro-Ticket" is advertised as travelers by tickets at the main train station in Berlin, Germany on June 1, 2022. With the launch of the 9-Euro-Ticket, travelers in Germany will be able to crisscross the country for under 10 dollars a month this summer as part of a government program intended to help combat rampant inflation, […]
CAIRO – Egypt began constructing the first reactor unit of the El-Dabaa nuclear power plant, sending a signal that the country's plan to build its first nuclear power plant is rolling smoothly, the Egyptian government announced Thursday. El-Dabaa plant, located in the Mediterranean province of Matrouh, some 300 km northwest of Cairo, is Egypt's first […]
A Russian serviceman guards a grain elevator in Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, on July 14, 2022, amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. (OLGA MALTSEVA / AFP) ANKARA – An agreement to resume grain shipment from Ukrainian ports through the Black Sea will be signed in Türkiye on Friday in a bid to resolve a global food crisis, […]
A video of then president Donald Trump recording a statement on Jan 7, 2021, is played, as the House select committee investigating the Jan 6 attack on the US Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington on July 21, 2022. (AL DRAGO / POOL VIA AP) WASHINGTON – Donald Trump sat for hours […]
In this image provided by the White House, President Joe Biden speaks with Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., on the phone from the Treaty Room in the residence of the White House on July 21, 2022, in Washington. Biden says he's "doing great" after testing positive for COVID-19. (ADAM SCHULTZ / THE WHITE HOUSE VIA AP) […]
Masked patrons wait to order at a food stand inside Grand Central Market on July 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. (MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ / AP) LOS ANGELES / BERLIN / WARSAW – The latest and most transmissible COVID-19 variant has been driving another surge of infections in the United States as the country's total caseload topped […]
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon delivers a speech during a press conference to launch a second independence paper, at the Bute House, in Edinburgh, on July 14, 2022. The paper is titled "Renewing Democracy Through Independence" and will set out the Scottish Government's view that people living in Scotland have the right to choose how […]
US President Joe Biden speaks before signing an executive order protecting access to reproductive health care services, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 8, 2022. (SAMUEL CORUM / AFP) WASHINGTON – Joe Biden, the oldest person ever to serve as president of the United States, has tested positive […]
In this file photo taken on June 16, 2022 Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi holds a press conference with the heads of state of Ukraine, France, Romania and Germany at Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv. (LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP) ROME – Italian President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament on Thursday, clearing the way for an early election […]
This file photo shows an aerial view of the Mexican oil company PEMEX oil complex, located adjacent to the Tula power plant belonging to national power company Commission Federal de Electricidad, or CFE, in Tula, Hidalgo state, Mexico, on January 11, 2018. (PEDRO PARDO / AFP) WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY – The United States and Canada on […]
President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media after exiting Air Force One on July 20, 2022 at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Biden is returning from a trip to Somerset, Massachusetts, where he spoke about climate change. (EVAN VUCCI / AP PHOTO) SOMERSET, Mass./WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that […]
This July 20, 2022 photo shows the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline and the transfer station of the OPAL gas pipeline, the Baltic Sea Pipeline Link, lit by the evening sun in Lubmin, Germany. (MARKUS SCHREIBER / AP) BRUSSELS/LONDON/MADRID – The European Union told member states on Wednesday to cut gas usage by 15 […]
Residents spray water with a hose as fire burns near houses in the area of Drafi east of Athens on July 20, 2022. (THANASSIS STAVRAKIS / AP) ATHENS/LONDON – Emergency services battled wildfires across swathes of southern Europe amid mass evacuations on Wednesday, as warnings sounded in London after Britain's hottest day that the fight […]
Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi reacts during the debate on the government crisis following his resignation the week before, at the Senate in Rome on July 20, 2022. (ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP) ROME – Italy's government crumbled on Wednesday when three of Prime Minister Mario Draghi's main coalition partners snubbed a confidence vote he had […]