UN envoy urges donor support for battered Syria facing an economic crisis
The United Nations special envoy for Syria Sunday has urged donors not to reduce their funding as the war-torn country’s economic crisis spirals
2023-09-10 20:23
A US Navy veteran got unexpected help while jailed in Iran. Once released, he repaid the favor
A Navy veteran who was jailed in Iran for several years recently repaid the generosity of a fellow inmate who helped him behind bars
2023-09-10 20:22
Why the United Auto Workers union is poised to strike major US car makers this week
About 146,000 U.S. auto workers are set to go on strike this week if General Motors, Ford and Stellantis fail to meet their demands for big pay raises and the restoration of concessions the workers made years ago when the companies were in financial trouble
2023-09-10 19:29
Sri Lanka's president will appoint a committee to probe allegations of complicity in 2019 bombings
Sri Lanka’s president says he will appoint a committee chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate allegations made in a British television report that the South Asian country’s intelligence was complicit in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people
2023-09-10 18:50
Operation to extract American researcher from one of the world's deepest caves advances to 700m
Rescue teams on Sunday in Turkey successfully carried an American researcher up from the depth of a cave at 3,410 feet to the 2,297-feet mark where he will rest before they continue the taxing journey to the surface
2023-09-10 18:45
Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev meet again in the US Open men's final
Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev will meet again to determine the U.S. Open men’s champion
2023-09-10 18:29
Australian, and Indonesian forces deploy battle tanks in US-led combat drills amid Chinese concern
Thousands of soldiers from the United States, Indonesia, Australia and other allied forces demonstrated their armor capabilities in combat drills on the Indonesian island of Java at a time of increased Chinese aggression in the region
2023-09-10 17:29
India forges compromise among divided world powers at the G20 summit in a diplomatic win for Modi
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi touted his country as well-placed to bridge gaps in the Group of 20 top economies and solve global problems
2023-09-10 17:25
Why a 2024 Trump-Biden rematch might be more of a referendum on Trump than Biden
Presidential reelection bids tend to revolve around the incumbent's performance in office. But a potential rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump could upend that dynamic, polling suggests, with most voters saying their decisions would come down largely to their feelings about Trump.
2023-09-10 17:21
Local elections take place across Russia, but Ukraine is 'not on the agenda'
Local elections are taking place this weekend in 79 regions of Russia
2023-09-10 17:19
A drone attack kills at least 23 in Sudan’s capital as rival troops battle, activists say
Sudanese activists and medical workers say at least 23 people were killed in a drone attack on an open market south of the capital, Khartoum
2023-09-10 16:49
Tennessee aims to tackle pandemic learning loss by making some kids repeat third grade
Harmony Fletcher likes to read and does so every night, but that was not enough to help her pass the English-Language Arts portion of Tennessee's assessment exam last spring, her mother, Shaneta Fletcher, said.
2023-09-10 16:20