'It was hell': Hostage freed after years in Africa recounts ordeal and frustrations with US response
An American missionary who spent six years in captivity in Africa says he was beaten, locked in chains and pressured repeatedly to convert to Islam
2023-06-19 19:59
Who gets a break? Clashing ideas on tax relief are teed up for the 2024 campaign
Days after the bipartisan deal on the debt limit became law, House Republicans proposed a slew of tax cuts, leading to charges of hypocrisy by Democrats in a squabble that shows clashing visions for the U.S. economy
2023-06-19 19:54
As Switzerland's glaciers melt, voters approve new climate law to cut planet-heating pollution
Swiss voters have approved a new law to cut the use of fossil fuels and significantly reduce levels of planet-heating pollution, as the country faces alarming levels of glacier melt.
2023-06-19 19:23
US beats Canada 2-0 to win CONCACAF Nations League on goals by Balogun and Richards
Folarin Balogun and Chris Richards scored their first international goals, both off assists from Gio Reyna, and the United States beat Canada 2-0 for the Americans’ second straight CONCACAF Nations League title
2023-06-19 19:23
Kerry meets Pope Francis privately, says he's in great form and spirits
VATICAN CITY U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met Pope Francis on Monday, the first official to have a
2023-06-19 19:20
UN complains Russia won't let aid workers into area of Ukraine dam collapse, Moscow says it's unsafe
The Kremlin's spokesman says that U.N. aid workers who want to visit areas ravaged by a recent dam collapse in southern Ukraine can’t go there because fighting in the war makes it unsafe
2023-06-19 19:16
Swedish defence must adapt to match 'long-term' Russian threat -lawmakers
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -A special Swedish parliamentary defence committee said on Monday the country's defence must focus on the threat posed
2023-06-19 19:00
Biden plans 4 fundraisers in San Francisco area as he revs up 2024 campaign
President Joe Biden ramps up his reelection effort this week with four fundraisers in the San Francisco area, as his campaign builds up its coffers and lays strategic foundations for 2024
2023-06-19 18:59
Ukraine says eight villages retaken from Russian forces in two weeks
By Tom Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Monday it had driven Russian forces from an eighth
2023-06-19 18:59
Russia claims to have remotely detonated tank laden with explosives, in apparent new tactic
Russia's Ministry of Defense has claimed that a Ukrainian stronghold was destroyed by a remotely-controlled tank packed with a huge amount of explosives, in what appears to be a new battlefield tactic.
2023-06-19 18:57
Trump and other Republicans conjure a familiar enemy in attacking Democrats as ‘communists’
Former President Donald Trump's arraignment in federal court has highlighted a popular strategy among Republicans: likening their opponents to “Marxists” and “communists.”
2023-06-19 18:54
Kremlin says it declined U.N. help in flood zone over 'security concerns'
MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia's decision to decline U.N. help in areas of Russian-held Ukraine
2023-06-19 18:49