G7 agrees to shut down coal plants by 2035, UK minister says, in climate breakthrough
Ministers from the Group of Seven nations have agreed to shut down all their coal plants by 2035 at the latest, a UK minister said on Monday, in a climate…
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‘My whole family has perished:’ 22 killed in Israeli airstrike on Rafah, hospital staff say
Editor’s Note: Warning: This story has graphic content. Twenty-two people, including at least one infant and a toddler, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike over Rafah, Gaza, overnight into Monday,…
Hamas to consider ceasefire-hostage release proposal that Israeli sources say could avert Rafah invasion
The latest proposal, which Israel helped craft but has not fully agreed to, is laid out in two phases, the first of which calls for 20 to 33 hostages to…
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez refuses to quit, vowing to fight ‘unfounded’ attack on his wife
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Monday he will not resign, five days after canceling his public duties to “reflect” on whether to continue in the job, on the heels…
Scotland’s leader Humza Yousaf resigns after a year in power, throwing his pro-independence party into chaos
Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has resigned barely a year into the role after the collapse of his coalition government, a humbling and chaotic departure that throws Scotland’s ruling pro-independence…
Dozens killed after dam bursts in Kenya as weeks of heavy rain devastate region
At least 35 people have been killed and dozens of others are missing after a dam burst in southern Kenya, sweeping away homes and vehicles as the country grapples with weeks…
Nine accused of far-right plot to overthrow German government go on trial
Nine suspected members of a German far-right group accused of plotting to overthrow the government and install a minor royal as leader went on trial at a high-security courtroom in…
Why a Brazilian UFC star is championing a dead Austrian economist
Brazilian UFC fighter Renato Moicano had just rallied back from an early-round beating to win a lightweight bout this month when he grabbed a mic to shout out his favorite…
Prince Harry will be back in Britain next month
Prince Harry will return to the United Kingdom in May to celebrate a milestone anniversary of the Invictus Games, the biennial sporting competition he founded a decade ago. The Duke…
Two Ukrainian servicemen stabbed to death in Germany, Russian national arrested
Two Ukrainian servicemen were stabbed to death at a shopping center in southern Germany Saturday evening, by a suspected Russian national, German and Ukrainian authorities say. German police say a…