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Track and field gold medalists to receive $50,000 at Paris Olympics

Track and field gold medalists to receive $50,000 at Paris Olympics

Ukrainian civilians help build up their country’s drone fleet

Ukrainian civilians help build up their country’s drone fleet

Inexpensive first-person view – or radio controlled – drones have become a powerful weapon in Ukraine’s war against Russian invaders....

Biden administration imposes first-ever national drinking water limits on toxic PFAS 

Biden administration imposes first-ever national drinking water limits on toxic PFAS 

Ukraine says Russian drone attacks targeted energy infrastructure

Ukraine says Russian drone attacks targeted energy infrastructure

Blinken, Cameron implore Republican lawmakers to unblock aid to Ukraine

Blinken, Cameron implore Republican lawmakers to unblock aid to Ukraine

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington to help push for a...

Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate 100,000 people in worst flooding in decades

Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate 100,000 people in worst flooding in decades

ORSK, Russia — Russia and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled rivers beyond bursting...

Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed the existence of the ‘God particle,’ dies at 94

Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed the existence of the ‘God particle,’ dies at 94

LONDON — Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called “God particle” that helped explain how matter...

Turkey’s rapprochement with Israel stops as Ankara restricts trade

Turkey’s rapprochement with Israel stops as Ankara restricts trade

Turkey has announced restrictions on trade with Israel and Turkish Airlines has suspended flights to the country as a consequence...

Germany refutes claim it is enabling genocide in Gaza

Germany refutes claim it is enabling genocide in Gaza

EU to investigate Chinese wind turbine suppliers over subsidy concerns

EU to investigate Chinese wind turbine suppliers over subsidy concerns

Taliban’s plans to curtail access to Facebook in Afghanistan alarm critics

Taliban’s plans to curtail access to Facebook in Afghanistan alarm critics

 Ukrainians stay in front-line town despite danger, hardships

 Ukrainians stay in front-line town despite danger, hardships

It has been two years since the town of Siversk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region has enjoyed electricity, gas and sewage...

US top military leaders face Congress over Pentagon budget and questions on Israel, Ukraine support

US top military leaders face Congress over Pentagon budget and questions on Israel, Ukraine support

Washington — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Charles Brown Jr. testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday about...

Champions League matches proceed despite Islamic State terror threat

Champions League matches proceed despite Islamic State terror threat

NYON, Switzerland — This week’s Champions League games will go ahead as scheduled despite an Islamic State terror threat, the governing...

Simon Harris installed as Ireland’s new prime minister

Simon Harris installed as Ireland’s new prime minister

LONDON — Lawmaker Simon Harris was elected Ireland’s prime minister by a vote in parliament Tuesday, becoming at 37 the country’s...

Flooding spreads in Russia, putting thousands more at risk

Flooding spreads in Russia, putting thousands more at risk

ORSK — Flood sirens blared out in two Russian cities on Tuesday, warning thousands more people to evacuate immediately as two...

European court issues rulings on 3 cases seeking to force countries to meet climate goals 

European court issues rulings on 3 cases seeking to force countries to meet climate goals 

STRASBOURG, France — Europe’s highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that its member nations have an obligation to protect their citizens...

Is action on climate change a human right? A European court to rule for the first time

Is action on climate change a human right? A European court to rule for the first time

STRASBOURG, France — Europe’s highest human rights court will rule Tuesday on a group of landmark climate change cases aimed at...

Cameron to try to rally US support for Ukraine aid

Cameron to try to rally US support for Ukraine aid

Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say

Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say

WASHINGTON — For the 10th consecutive month, Earth in March set a new monthly record for global heat — with both...

With $6.6B to Arizona hub, Biden touts big steps in US chipmaking

With $6.6B to Arizona hub, Biden touts big steps in US chipmaking

Washington; Flagstaff, Arizona — President Joe Biden on Monday announced a $6.6 billion grant to Taiwan’s top chip manufacturer to produce...

With $6.6B to Arizona hub, Biden touts big steps in US chipmaking

With $6.6B to Arizona hub, Biden touts big steps in US chipmaking

President Joe Biden on Monday announced a $6.6 billion grant to Taiwan’s top chip manufacturer for semiconductor manufacturing in Arizona,...