Military, civilian members of Sudan’s new ruling body sworn in
Military and civilian members of Sudan’s new ruling body, the Sovereign Council, were sworn in on Wednesday at the presidential palace in Khartoum. Emer McCarthy...
Macron says will meet Iranians before G7 summit
France’s president said on Wednesday he would meet Iranian officials ahead of this weekend’s G7 summit and make proposals to help de-escalate tensions between Washington...
New York sues EPA over GE’s Hudson River PCB cleanup
New York sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, accusing the agency of prematurely allowing General Electric Co to stop clearing the Hudson River...
Merkel: With imagination, Irish ‘backstop’ issue can be solved in 30 days
German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested on Wednesday that Britain and the EU could find a solution to the sticking point of the Irish backstop in...
Germany’s Merkel gives Britain 30 days to find last-minute Brexit solution
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday gave Britain 30 days to come up with an alternative solution to the contested Irish border backstop, opening up...
HHS to provide $23 million to Merck for Ebola vaccine production
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Wednesday it will fund the manufacturing of Merck & Co Inc’s investigational Ebola vaccine...
Iraq paramilitary groups blame U.S., Israel for blasts at Iraqi militia bases
Iraq’s paramilitary groups on Wednesday blamed a series of recent blasts at their weapons depots and bases on the United States and Israel....
Dwayne Johnson leads Forbes list of highest-paid actors
Action movie hero Dwayne Johnson, star of the “Jumanji” and “Fast and Furious” franchises, topped the annual list of the world’s highest-paid actors, Forbes magazine...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says NGOs may be setting fire to Amazon forest
Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused non-governmental organizations of setting wildfires in the Amazon rainforest to damage his government’s image after he cut...
Spain issues international alert as listeria cases hit 150
Spain’s health ministry issued an international alert over the country’s biggest ever listeriosis outbreak on Wednesday as the number of people affected rose to 150,...