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Race against time for US debt crisis bill in Congress
May 29, 2023
WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic leaders scrambled on Monday to secure congressional support for a bill aimed at avoiding a catastrophic US debt default — with just one week left before the government starts running out of money.The bill, finalised on Sunday by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after weeks of frantic negoti ...
Ukraine reports 'most important' drone attack on Kyiv since invasion
May 28, 2023
KYIV — Russia unleashed the "most importa nt" assault by drones on Kyiv overnight Sat ...
Drones damage building in Russia's Pskov region — governor
May 27, 2023
MOSCOW — Two drones damaged an administration building of an oil pipeline in Russia's ...
Spanish PM faces key test in regional elections
May 26, 2023
MADRID — Spain votes on Sunday in local and regional elections which will test Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s chances of remaining ...
South Korea hails successful launch of homegrown rocket
May 26, 2023
SEOUL — South Korea said on Thursday it had successfully launched its homegrown Nuri rocket and placed working satellites into orbit, hailin ...
UK police looking at fresh 'Partygate' claims against Johnson
May 24, 2023
LONDON — Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson is facing further potential police investigations into the "Partygate" scandal, after a gove ...
Greece eyes new vote as PM seeks absolute majority
May 23, 2023
ATHENS — Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday he was seeking a new vote as soon as on June 25 in order to obtain a rul ...
Zelensky says Bakhmut 'not occupied' by Russia
May 22, 2023
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Bakhmut was "not occupied" by Moscow, while the head of Russia's Wagner group ...
Food supplies 'running low' in Italy flood areas as death toll rises
May 21, 2023
FAENZA, Italy — The toll from floods that have devastated Italy's Emilia Romagna region rose to 14 on Friday, amid calls for the government ...
Wagner chief claims complete capture of Bakhmut
May 21, 2023
MOSCOW/ WASHINGTON — The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group on Saturday claimed the complete capture of the east Ukrainian town of Bakh ...
Italy flood deaths rise to 11 as thousands wait to come home
May 18, 2023
LUGO, Italy — The death toll from floods that devastated an area of northeastern Italy rose to 11 on Thursday after the bodies of two more p ...
Ex-Pakistan PM Khan's party blames intelligence agencies for violence
May 18, 2023
ISLAMABAD — Former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party accused intelligence agencies on Tuesday of being responsible ...
Germany’s biggest union to elect first woman as leader
May 17, 2023
FRANKFURT, Germany — German industrial union IG Metall, one of the most powerful unions in Europe, proposed on Tuesday to appoint its first ...
Russia fires missiles on Kyiv in rare daytime attack
May 29, 2023
New Greek elections on June 25 — president's office
May 29, 2023
Spain’s Pedro Sanchez, risk-taker with a flair for political gambles
May 29, 2023
US debt deal faces tough sell in Congress to avoid default
May 28, 2023
War, and words — Ukraine, Russia writers’ dilemma
May 28, 2023
Spain votes in local polls that up pressure on PM
May 28, 2023
Chinese aircraft carrier passes through Taiwan Strait
May 27, 2023
Serbian President Vucic steps down as head of ruling party
May 27, 2023
Lukashenko says Russia has begun moving nuclear weapons to Belarus
May 26, 2023
Germany gets tough with climate activists
May 24, 2023
Italy unveils two-billion-euro package for flooded northeast
May 24, 2023
Greek election deals bitter blow to leftist ex-PM
May 23, 2023
American found guilty of torture in Iraq
May 23, 2023
Austria to summon Hungary ambassador over human smugglers’ release
May 22, 2023
Friendship, hot meals for Italy’s flood displaced
May 21, 2023
Taiwan president vows to keep 'status quo' on cross-strait relations
May 21, 2023
Zelensky huddles with G-7 as Ukraine wins access to F-16s
May 20, 2023
Britain, Germany say US must decide on jets for Ukraine
May 18, 2023
Main parties struggle to excite first-time Greek voters
May 17, 2023
Cyclone Mocha death toll rises to 60 in Myanmar
May 16, 2023
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan calls for nationwide protests
May 14, 2023
Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders meet in Brussels as tensions simmer
May 14, 2023

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