Twitter faces 'stress test' of Europe's tough new Big Tech rules
A top European Union official is in Silicon Valley to check whether Twitter is ready to comply with sweeping new standards that the world’s biggest online platforms must obey soon
2023-06-23 12:55
They fled the war in Nigeria's northeast. Then bulldozers levelled their homes at a camp in Abuja
Hundreds of people remain homeless in Nigeria's capital of Abuja after losing their shanties to government bulldozers
2023-06-23 12:30
Biden is getting endorsements from 3 abortion rights groups as Democrats bank on the issue in 2024
President Joe Biden’s campaign is banking on reproductive rights to be an early galvanizing issue for voters in the 2024 presidential election
2023-06-23 12:26
Maine bill proposing one of country's least restrictive abortion laws narrowly clears House vote
A proposal to expand access to abortions narrowly passed in the Maine House, clearing the first legislative hurdle after an emotional floor debate
2023-06-23 12:24
Tourist sub's implosion draws attention to murky regulations of deep-sea expeditions
The fatal implosion of the Titan submersible has drawn attention to the murkily regulated waters of deep-sea exploration
2023-06-23 12:21
The Paris summit on finance and climate comes to an end. Time for concrete steps?
The aim of a two-day climate and finance summit in Paris was to set up concrete measures to help poor and developing countries better tackle issues like poverty and climate change
2023-06-23 12:20
Evangelical leader hopes conference is 'testosterone booster shot' for anti-abortion 2024 candidates
A year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some of the Republican Party’s most powerful evangelical Christian voices are gathering to celebrate a ruling that sent shockwaves through American politics
2023-06-23 12:20
Chinese human rights lawyer chased out of 13 homes in 2 months as pressure rises on legal advocates
A disbarred Chinese human rights lawyer has been forced to move 13 times in two months as part of a pattern of harassment against him and three other prominent rights advocates in Beijing that is further squeezing China’s battered civil rights community
2023-06-23 12:18
China was the ghost at the US-India feast
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi basked in the most lavish honors that the US can bestow on a visiting leader. But for much of his state visit, the specter of an uninvited guest hovered over Washington and the future of US-India relations.
2023-06-23 12:17
US retailers' members-only programs under scrutiny with Amazon lawsuit
By Arriana McLymore and Katherine Masters NEW YORK Amazon.com Inc isn't the only U.S. retailer accused of using
2023-06-23 12:16
These villages were liberated in Ukraine's grinding counteroffensive. They're little more than ruins.
The bangs of incoming and outgoing shelling are the soundtrack of Ukraine's frontline. But its president warned this week that the counteroffensive should not be seen through the lens of a Hollywood movie.
2023-06-23 12:16
Exclusive-India's BPCL in talks with Rosneft to buy oil priced on Dubai benchmark -sources
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI Indian state-run refiner BPCL is in talks with Rosneft to buy about 6
2023-06-23 11:49