WASHINGTON – The World Bank is seeking to vastly expand its lending capacity to address climate change and other global crises and will negotiate with shareholders ahead of April meetings on proposals that include
Authorities around the world are imposing or considering curbs on travellers from China as COVID-19 cases there surge following its relaxation of
BEIJING – China’s state media played down the severity on Tuesday of the COVID-19 wave surging over the country, with its scientists expected to give a briefing to the World Health Organization on
BREGANA BORDER CROSSING, Croatia — Croatia rang in two historic changes with the new year, as the European Union’s (EU) youngest member
SEOUL – South Korea and the United States are discussing possible joint planning and exercises using U.S. nuclear assets in the face of North Korea‘s growing nuclear and missile threats, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said in a newspaper
MOSCOW – Russia’s buffeted IT sector risks losing more workers in the new year because of planned legislation on remote working, as authorities try
BRASILIA – Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as Brazil‘s president on Sunday, delivering a searing indictment of far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro and vowing
KYIV/DONETSK PROVINCE FRONT LINE, Ukraine – Waves of Russian drones targeted critical infrastructure in Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv and surrounding areas on Monday, officials said, as Russia extended its constant bombardment into the second day of 2023. Ukrainians cheered
VATICAN CITY – Following are some facts about former Pope Benedict, who died on Saturday: – Benedict, the first German pope in 1,000 years, was elected
BEIJING/WUHAN – Some people in China’s key cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Wuhan braved the cold and a spike in COVID-19 infections to return
