Ukraine activates air defenses in Odesa region

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine activated aerial defenses in coastal Odesa early Tuesday, authorities said, hours after Russia refused to…

Taylor Swift sets women’s record for most number one albums

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Taylor Swift now has more number one albums than any other female artist in…

Rescuers recover last body from flooded S. Korean tunnel

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Rescue workers recovered the last body and ended search operations at a flooded underpass in…

Plane crashes into hangar in Poland, killing five

WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- A small plane crashed into a hangar at an airfield near Warsaw on Monday, killing five…

Mercury hits new highs as heat waves scorch the globe

ATHENS, July 17, 2023 (AFP) - Temperatures reached new highs on Monday as heatwaves and wildfires scorched swathes of the…

Ukraine grain deal expires after Russia refuses extension

MOSCOW, July 17, 2023 (AFP) - The deal allowing Ukraine to safely export grain to global markets via the Black…

President Putin vows ‘response’ after Ukraine attack on Crimea bridge

MOSCOW, July 17, 2023 (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin on Monday vowed to retaliate after a Ukrainian attack on a…

Canada’s Magdalen islands have ‘front row’ seat to climate change

CAP-AUX-MEULES, Canada, July 17, 2023 (AFP) - In the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, on the small Magdalen islands, foot paths…

Scorching heatwave threatens to break top temperatures

By Gael BRANCHEREAU Agence France-Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Scorching heat across the Northern Hemisphere threatened to break records and…

Thousands evacuated as typhoon nears southern China, Vietnam

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated in southern China and Vietnam on Monday, and…

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