At least 15 killed as anti-UN protests flare in east Congo

Residents protest against the United Nations peacekeeping force (MONUSCO) deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Goma, July 25, 2022. (MOSES SAWASAWA / AP) GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo – Three United Nations peacekeepers and at least 12 civilians were killed during a second day of anti-UN protests in eastern Democratic Republic of […]

EU member states agree emergency gas curbs

The gas storage plant Reckrod is pictured near Eiterfeld, central Germany, July 14, 2022, after the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was shut down due to maintenance. European Union governments agreed on July 26, 2022 to ration natural gas this winter to protect themselves against possible supply cuts by Russia. (MICHAEL PROBST / AP, FILE) BRUSSELS […]

French lawmakers vote bill ending virus mandates on Aug 1

French Minister for the Economy and Finances Bruno Le Maire addresses Members of Parliament during a session of questions to the government at The National Assembly in Paris on July 19, 2022. (CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP) PARIS / WASHINGTON / MEXICO CITY – The French Parliament adopted on Tuesday a bill ending the state of health emergency and […]

Russia plans to quit space station; NASA says it’s not official yet

In this photo provided by NASA, backdropped against clouds over Earth, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two orbital spacecraft accomplish their relative separation on March 7, 2011. (NASA VIA AP, FILE) WASHINGTON – Russia's new space chief announced on Tuesday his country plans to withdraw from the International […]

Ukraine plans to start grain exports via seaports this week

A general view shows the coastline looking east towards in the port city of Odessa, on April 12, 2022. (ED JONES / AFP) KYIV/MOSCOW – Ukraine is preparing to start grain exports via the Black Sea ports this week under the grain deal signed last week in Türkiye, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. Speaking at […]

COVID symptoms almost resolved, Biden says feeling great

US President Joe Biden attends an event on fighting "ghost guns" crimes at the White House in Washington, DC April 11, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA) WASHINGTON / LOS ANGELES – US President Joe Biden on Monday said he was "feeling great," as he recovers from COVID-19, and that he expected to end his isolation and return to […]

Police: Three dead, including gunman, in Canada shooting

The shootings in Langley, British Columbia on July 25, 2022 morning prompted the authorities to send emergency alerts to cellphones in the area. (DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS VIA AP) LANGLEY, British Columbia – Three people including the suspected gunman were killed in a series of shootings early on Monday in the Canadian province […]

UK prime minister hopefuls feud over tax and spending plans

A handout picture released by the BBC, taken and received on July 25, 2022, shows Conservative politicians and candidates to be the Leader of the Conservative Party, and Britain's next Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak (left) and Liss Truss (center), as they appear on the BBC's 'The UK's Next Prime Minister: The Debate', in Victoria Hall […]

Ukraine grain deal needs to overcome sanctions, trust issues

A view of a grain elevator in Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, on July 14, 2022, amid the ongoing Russian special military operation in Ukraine. (OLGA MALTSEVA / AFP) MOSCOW – Russia and Ukraine separately signed a deal in Istanbul on Friday with Türkiye and the United Nations to resume grain shipments from Ukrainian ports to international […]

Bavarian Nordic monkeypox vaccine wins EU approval

OSLO – Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic said on Monday the European Commission had given permission for its Imvanex vaccine to be marketed as protection against monkeypox, as recommended last week by the European Medicines Agency. The approval comes just one day after the World Health Organization issued a high-level alert declaring the rapidly spreading monkeypox […]

Official: EU should act now for COVID-19 waves in winter

European Union Ccmmissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides speaks during a joint press conference after the College meeting focused on the Nature Restoration Law and the Commission’s proposal to halve the use of pesticides by 2030 at the EU headquarters in Brussels on June 22, 2022. (JOHN THYS / AFP) WASHINGTON / NICOSIA – EU member […]

At least 17 dead after migrant boat sinks in The Bahamas

In this photo provided by the Royal Bahamas Defense Force, survivors sit on a capsized boat as they are about to be rescued near New Providence in the Bahamas, early Sunday, July 24, 2022. (ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENSE FORCE VIA AP) NASSAU – Seventeen people died after a boat carrying dozens of Haitian migrants capsized off […]

Biden’s COVID symptoms ‘have improved considerably’

US President Joe Biden speaks on COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 at the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on June 21, 2022. (NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP) WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden's condition since contracting COVID-19 has improved considerably and his greatest symptom now is a sore throat, his physician […]

Tunisians vote on constitution expanding president’s power

Judges gather on the steps of the Palace of Justice during a protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied in Tunis, Tunisia, June 23, 2022. (HASSENE DRIDI / AP) TUNIS – Tunisians vote on Monday in a referendum on a new constitution that critics of President Kais Saied fear will maul the democracy that emerged from […]

Pope travels to Canada on ‘pilgrimage of penance’

Pope Francis recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican on July 3, 2022. (ANDREW MEDICHINI / AP PHOTO) EDMONTON, Alberta – Pope Francis is scheduled to land in Canada on Sunday on what he has called a "pilgrimage of penance" to apologize for the […]