US Congress averts historic default, passes debt-limit bill
The US Capitol building is seen from the base of the Washington Monument as the sun rises in Washington, DC, on May 28, 2023. President Joe Biden and Republican leader...
UN voices concern over Black Sea grain shipments slowdown
A vessel in the second caravan of ships transporting grain from Ukraine passes through the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Türkiye, Aug 7, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS - The...
Russia: US conducted intelligence task via Apple mobile devices
A police car goes past the headquarters of the Federal Security Service (FSB), the successor agency to the KGB, and Lubyanka Square in front of it in central Moscow on...
NATO chief to visit Türkiye to push Sweden’s accession
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to journalists as he arrives for a Foreign Affairs Council at the EU headquarters in Brussels on May 23, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) OSLO...
US Senate set to pass debt limit bill before default date
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (right) speaks to reporters after a policy luncheon, May 31, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (PHOTO / AP) WASHINGTON - The US Senate is...
UN voices concern over slowdown of Black Sea grain shipments
A vessel in the second caravan of ships transporting grain from Ukraine passes through the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Türkiye, Aug 7, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS - The...
BRICS foreign ministers meeting opens in South Africa
This undated photo shows the national flags of the BRICS countries member – (from left) Brazil, India, Russia, China and South Africa. (PHOTO / AFP) CAPE TOWN - BRICS countries...
Ukraine’s grain, oilseeds exports may fall by third this year
This picture taken on March 29, 2023 shows a farmer revealing a cover protecting unsold corn near the city of Rousse. Bulgarian farming minister on April 19, 2023 said that...
UN chief calls for effective governance of outer space
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres addresses the media during a visit to the UN office in the capital Nairobi, Kenya, on May 3, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) UNITED NATIONS - Effective...
Sudanese army suspends ceasefire talks
Smoke billows in southern Khartoum, Sudan, on May 29, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) KHARTOUM - Sudan's army suspended talks with a rival paramilitary force on Wednesday over a ceasefire and...
Rising costs force schools to shut in UK
In this March 13, 2020 photo, high school students leave Beal Secondary School in London. (PHOTO / AFP) The rising cost of house prices and child care causing young families...
US debt ceiling bill passes House with bipartisan support
Speaker of the US House Kevin McCarthy walks to the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, May 31, 2023, as the House moves toward passage of the debt limit...
German government to shut down 4 Russian consulates
An entrance of the Russian embassy is closed in Berlin, Germany, May 31, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) BERLIN - The German government would close four out of the five Russian...
Edgars Rinkevics elected Latvia’s new president
Newly elected President of Latvia Edgars Rinkevics looks on at a press conference at the Parliament of Latvia (Saeima), on May 31, 2023, in Riga, Latvia. (PHOTO / AFP) RIGA...
Zimbabwean president sets Aug 23 for next elections
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa speaks during a handover ceremony where he received medical emergency and police helicopters from Sergey Chemezov the Director General of the Russian State Corporation "Rostec" at...
Dutch lawmaker urges Twitter to prevent threats on platform
The Twitter application is seen on a digital device April 25, 2022, in San Diego. (PHOTO / AP) AMSTERDAM - The chairwoman of the Dutch parliament on Wednesday called on...
South American leaders reach consensus on integration
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks to the press after a summit of South American leaders, at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia on May 30, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)...
US private astronauts conclude mission to space station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon capsule and a crew of four private astronauts, lifts off from pad 39A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida,...
Putin: Drone attack on Moscow clear sign of terrorist activity
This photo taken on May 30, 2023 shows a damaged building at the site of a drone attack in Moscow, Russia. (PHOTO / XINHUA) MOSCOW – The drone attack against...
Danish govt proposes historic boost for defense spending
This file photo shows Danish Acting Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen drinking a cup of tea in New Delhi on February 20, 2009. (PHOTO / AFP) COPENHAGEN - The...