Iran’s Khamenei rejects talks with United States
Iran will never hold one-on-one talks with the United States, but could engage in multilateral discussions if Washington returns to the 2015 nuclear deal, Supreme...
Hurricane Humberto gains strength as it churns toward Bermuda, away from U.S. coast
Hurricane Humberto gained strength early Tuesday, packing 90 mph (150 kph) winds and it was expected to become a major hurricane with 111 mph (178...
New Zealand PM Ardern to meet U.S. President Trump for first formal talks
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday she plans to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York next week, in what...
Ukraine leader seeks settlement with former Privatbank owner: paper
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wanted to reach a settlement with former owner of the country’s largest bank, PrivatBank, Financial Times newspaper quoted Ukrainian Prime Minister...
Israel’s Netanyahu fights for record fifth term in do-over election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a battle for political survival in a closely fought election on Tuesday that could end his 10-year domination of...
Italy’s former PM Renzi breaks away from ruling PD, claims loyalty to government: press
Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he would break away form the ruling Democratic Party (PD) as he sought to set up a new...
South Korea to develop anti-drone system amid standoff with North
South Korea is to invest 88 billion won ($74 million) to develop a weapons system by 2023 that can detect and strike drones, its procurement...
Rohingya in Bangladesh face tide of hostility as welcome turns to fear
When more than 730,000 Rohingya fled into Bangladesh from Myanmar in 2017, Bangladeshi journalist Sharif Azad was sympathetic to the plight of his fellow Muslims,...
U.S. solar market growth slows this year as projects pushed back
The U.S. solar market will grow more slowly than previously forecast this year as some large projects are shifted into 2020, an industry trade group...
Perils of gender and geography hamper global development, report finds
Despite steady development gains, a child’s birthplace is still the biggest predictor of its future health, and no matter which country you’re born in, life...