politics

Denmark aims for all domestic flights to be green by 2030

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) - Denmark's government has set an ambitious target of making all Danish domestic flights green by 2030,…

Biden told Ukraine leader US will ‘respond decisively’ if Russia invades

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - US President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in telephone talks on…

Biden and Putin trade warnings over Ukraine, but vow diplomacy

by Sebastian Smith with Anna Smolchenko in Moscow WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday warned his…

UN Security Council condemns Myanmar massacre

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned last week's massacre in Myanmar of more than 30 people, including two…

Biden to offer ‘diplomatic path’ to Putin in new Ukraine crisis call

by Shaun Tandon and Sebastian Smith President Joe Biden will offer his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a diplomatic path forward…

Six arrested in Hong Kong over ‘seditious publication’

  Hong Kong authorities arrested six current and former staff of local news outlet Stand News on Wednesday on colonial-era…

Former US Senate leader Harry Reid dies at 82

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada who rose from…

End of an era nears for Berlin’s coal stoves

by Raphaelle LOGEROT Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) - Alban Nikolai Herbst's Berlin apartment is covered in dust, his precious…

Malaysian ex-PM Mahathir admitted to hospital

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, 96, was admitted to hospital Thursday and will undergo…

Vulnerable to climate change, New York constructs seawall

by Ana FERNANDEZ Agence France-Presse After major storms highlighted New York's weaknesses in the face of climate change, the city…

Severe weather ‘new normal,’ US emergency chief warns after tornadoes

WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) - More powerful, destructive, and deadlier storms will be the "new normal" as the effects…

Wildlife concerns blunt Germany’s green power efforts

by Florian CAZERES Agence France-Presse CHORIN, Germany (AFP) - Germany is expanding its power grid to aid the transition to…

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