US home heating bills seen flat to lower this winter -EIA
Most U.S. consumers will spend about the same or less than they did last year to heat their
2023-10-12 04:51
Initial US intelligence casts doubt on direct Iran involvement in Hamas attack on Israel
The United States has collected specific intelligence that casts doubt on the idea that Iran was directly involved in the planning, resourcing or approving of Saturday's bloody attack on Israel by Hamas, according to several sources familiar with the intelligence.
2023-10-11 22:52
'We live in different worlds': Poland's toxic politics is splitting the country in two, one family at a time
The front door to the Martynowska residence is a point of no return. Every week, as Karolina prepares to cross it, she steels herself. Like millions of families in Poland, hers is split along political lines -- and bracing itself for a key election Sunday.
2023-10-11 21:16
China wants to be a peace broker in the Middle East. How has it responded to the Israel-Gaza war?
When Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Beijing in June, China vowed to contribute "Chinese wisdom, Chinese strength" to resolve the long-standing conflict between the Palestinians and Israel.
2023-10-11 15:59
Israel steps up Gaza offensive as brutality of Hamas attacks laid bare
Israel has stepped up its offensive in Gaza following Hamas' weekend assault as soldiers who retook villages from the Islamist group's fighters unveiled the brutality that had been meted out to civilians in coordinated attacks that US President Joe Biden described as "sheer evil."
2023-10-11 14:51
UN 'deeply concerned' over reports women and children killed in Myanmar bombing
The United Nations says it is "deeply concerned" by reports that civilians, including women and children, were killed and injured in a bombing at a camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar.
2023-10-11 14:48
Australian reporter Cheng Lei released from China after three years detention over espionage charges
Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei has been released by China, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Wednesday, more than three years after she was detained on espionage charges.
2023-10-11 14:16
'How would people like me know about sex?' Young people are losing judgment-free spaces to learn about sex and sexuality
Teenagers in India and across Asia-Pacific are turning to social media platforms for judgement-free, engaging information about sex, sexuality and pleasure. But content creators say their posts are falling foul of moderation guidelines that don't distinguish between edutainment and pornography.
2023-10-11 12:29
Children found 'butchered' in Israeli kibbutz, as horror of Hamas' attack on border communities begins to emerge
Bodies of Israeli residents and Palestinian militants lay outside of burned-out homes in the Israeli kibbutz Kfar Aza on Tuesday, days after Hamas launched a large-scale surprise assault on Israel, sending heavily armed fighters pouring across the border from Gaza and rampaging through rural communities.
2023-10-11 11:17
4 Baltimore Orioles who won't be back next season and why
The Orioles were eliminated in a disheartening ALDS sweep by the Rangers, and now these players won't be returning to Baltimore for the 2024 season.
2023-10-11 10:55
Israel is at war with Hamas. Here's what to know
Israel has declared war on the Palestinian militant group Hamas after it carried out an unprecedented attack by air, sea and land on Saturday.
2023-10-11 08:54
What would an Israeli ground assault in Gaza look like? Here's what I've seen before
Israel's military has now mobilized 300,000 reservists for what is now widely believed to be an unprecedented incursion into Gaza. What awaits it is a Hamas that has shown a level of military capability far beyond what was previously thought.
2023-10-11 08:49