Renewable energy to fall short of UN goal to triple by 2030, IEA says
LONDON — Renewable energy sources are set to meet nearly half of all electricity demand by the end of the decade,...
France’s minority government survives no-confidence vote, 2 weeks after taking office
PARIS — France’s minority government survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, two weeks after taking office, getting over the first hurdle...
Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection law a threat to independent media, analysts say
The European Commission has filed a lawsuit over Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection legislation, saying it violates EU law. Opponents see the...
US states sue TikTok, saying it harms young users
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — TikTok faces new lawsuits filed by 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday, accusing the...
Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics
STOCKHOLM — Two pioneers of artificial intelligence — John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton — won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday...
China targets brandy in EU trade tit-for-tat after EV tariff move
Beijing/Paris — China imposed temporary anti-dumping measures on imports of brandy from the EU on Tuesday, hitting French brands including Hennessy...
Sentence for Belarusian-American extended as Belarus cracks down on dissent
TALLINN, Estonia — A Belarusian-American has had his prison term extended to a total of 13 1/2 years in the latest...
Turkish port becomes transit hub for people fleeing Lebanon
With most flights out of Lebanon canceled and ticket prices skyrocketing, a small port in Turkey is operating as an...
Putin to meet Iran president Friday in Turkmenistan
moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin is to meet Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian for talks Friday at a forum in the...
Europe braces for Chinese retaliation over EV import tariffs
The European Union is braced for retaliation from China after the bloc voted Friday to impose tariffs on the import...
Europe braces for Chinese retaliation over EV import tariffs
London — The European Union is bracing for retaliation from China after the bloc voted last week to impose tariffs on...
Watchdogs: Sentencing of jihadi linked to Charlie Hebdo attack ‘important verdict’
washington — Media groups have welcomed the life sentence handed to a French jihadi linked to the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack....
Albanian opposition rallies, seeking technocratic Cabinet before election
Tirana, Albania — Opposition forces in Albania on Monday were holding a nationwide protest in the country’s capital demanding that the...
World water resources decreasing as global rivers dry up
GENEVA — Billions of people are facing a future of water scarcity as global rivers dry up, glaciers melt, and intense...
Kosovo lifts ban on entry of products from Serbia at border
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s government said Monday it would lift a ban on the entry of products from Serbia at one...
Russian court sentences 72-year-old American to nearly 7 years in prison for fighting in Ukraine
MOSCOW — A Russian court on Monday sentenced a 72-year-old American in a closed trial to nearly seven years in prison...
973 migrants cross Channel into UK on same day 4 die
London — A record 973 migrants crossed the Channel on small boats on the same day in which four died while...
