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Oct 1, 20242 min read
Austria's president takes charge as far right isolated after election victory
VIENNA - The far-right Freedom Party's historic victory in an Austrian parliamentary election has left it isolated and partly at the...


Oct 1, 20243 min read
Factbox-When and where is the Vance-Walz US vice presidential debate?
Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance will face off next week in the only scheduled U.S. vice presidential debate, a chance for each...


Oct 1, 20242 min read
FBI will pay $22.6 million to settle female trainees' sex bias claims
The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to pay $22.6 million to settle a lawsuit by 34 women who claim they were wrongly dismissed from...


Oct 1, 20241 min read
Turkey's Erdogan says UN should recommend use of force if Israel not stopped
ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the United Nations General Assembly should recommend the use of force, in...


Oct 1, 20243 min read
Scientists explain Mount Everest's anomalous growth
Mount Everest is Earth's tallest mountain - towering 5.5 miles (8.85 km) above sea level - and is actually still growing. While it and...


Oct 1, 20242 min read
Putin's nuclear talk shouldn't stop NATO backing Ukraine, Stoltenberg says
BRUSSELS - NATO members should not be deterred from giving more military aid to Ukraine by Vladimir Putin's "reckless Russian nuclear...


Oct 1, 20242 min read
French far-right leader Le Pen stands trial over alleged misuse of EU funds
PARIS - Marine Le Pen, the leading figure of France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, went on trial on Monday accused of...


Oct 1, 20242 min read
G7 aims to finalise deal on $50 billion loan to Ukraine by end-Oct, EU says
BRUSSELS - The Group of Seven (G7) countries want to reach a political agreement on the $50 billion loan for Ukraine by the end of...


Oct 1, 20242 min read
Kenya lawmakers plan impeachment move against deputy president, majority leader says
NAIROBI - Kenyan lawmakers plan to launch impeachment proceedings against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of undermining...


Oct 1, 20242 min read
Nepal begins to assess damage after deadly rains, floods kill 192
KATHMANDU - Nepal began on Monday to grapple with damage wrought by deadly floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains as residents...


Oct 1, 20241 min read
Who is Putin ally Alexei Dyumin, new member of Russia's Security Council?
MOSCOW - Alexei Dyumin, who was appointed to Russia's Security Council on Monday, is one of President Vladimir Putin closest allies. *...


Oct 1, 20243 min read
First test for Mexico's new president? Marathon daily press conferences
MEXICO CITY - There could be a live mariachi band, clips from old Mexican movies, or the photo of a journalist being scolded for their...
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