Blinken Visits Kyiv, Offers $2 Billion in New US Military Aid U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Kyiv Thursday. He offered $2.2 billion in new military aid to Ukraine and other European countries threatened by Russia....
India, Bangladesh Aim to Share Resources, Development India and Bangladesh have signed a water-sharing agreement. Under the deal, the two countries agreed to cooperate in the use of the Kushiyara River. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Ind...
Diplomats from the United States, Japan and South Korea confirmed their commitment to working together against possible threats from North Korea. The officials represent their countries on nuclear weapons issues. They met Wednesday in the Japanese ca...
EU Aims to Control Russian Natural Gas Prices The European Union has proposed price controls on Russian gas. The group made the proposal Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin threatened to halt all energy supplies if the EU took such a step. The p...
Young Americans Choose to Delay, Not Have Children Many young Americans are not seeking to have children of their own as birth rates in the United States remain near historically low levels. A group of women who spoke with the Associated Press listed...
Liz Truss, Britain's New Prime Minister, Faces Inflation, Energy Pressure Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss is promising new policies to deal with the country's economic problems. Here is what she had to say: I will deliver a bold plan to cut taxes...
US Urges Farmers to Plant Two Crops Yearly The Russian invasion of Ukraine six months ago led to worries that people worldwide would go hungry. Crops like wheat remained stuck in blockaded ports. With only so much farmland in the United States, farme...
Cubans Fleeing to US in Large Numbers American immigration officials report a sharp increase during the past year of Cubans fleeing their country for the United States. Border protection officials say they stopped Cuban migrants trying to enter from...
American Labor Day Arrives Five Months Late Americans celebrate Labor Day this year on September 5. The national holiday began more than 100 years ago to honor low-paid factory workers. Labor Day also informally marks the end of summer. Many students...
Britain Prepares for High Winter Heating and Electricity Costs The government organization that controls the cost of energy in Great Britain recently increased what is known as a price cap. The price cap is the highest amount that gas suppliers can c...
Zimbabwe Moves 2,500 Wild Animals Due to Climate Change In Zimbabwe, officials have begun moving more than 2,500 wild animals from the south to the north. This move is to rescue the animals from a severe lack of water caused by climate change. The la...
UN Inspectors Arrive at Ukraine Nuclear Plant amid Shelling A team of United Nations experts arrived at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power center on Thursday. But their arrival was delayed for several hours because of shelling nearby. The visit fro...
Regular Salarymen in Japan Become TikTok Stars In Japan, salarymen means ordinary office workers. These white-collar workers are seen as hard-working, but rather, well, ordinary. However, two so-called salarymen are now among Japan's biggest TikTok s...
The Last Soviet Leader, Mikhai Gorbachev, Dies at 91 The last Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev, died Tuesday at the age of 91. Russian news agencies reported the news based on information from Moscow's Central Clinic Hospital. Gorbachev's office h...
Ukraine said Tuesday that it has attacked command posts and destroyed bridges and ammunition storage in the Russian-occupied south. Russia said it fought off the attack and caused heavy losses against Ukraine's forces. The clashes took place in the c...
