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BEIJING, April 14 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for a more robust and dynamic partnership between China and the Arab world as the world undergoes unprecedented changes. Greater coordination and cooperation are needed as human society faces the choices of peace and war, as well as unity and confrontation, Xi told …
Human-driven activities – including the creation of data centers, mining and pollution – are threatening the nation’s water supply, leaving 80% of U.S. rivers without “adequate protection” and half with unsafe levels of pollution, according to the conservation organization American Rivers in its 2026 annual report of the country’s most endangered rivers released Tuesday. Millions …
Once a leading candidate to replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, Swalwell suspended his campaign — then announced he would resign from Congress — following allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman. A lengthy lineup of remaining candidates is scheduled to gather Tuesday in Sacramento, their first public appearance together since Swalwell’s departure reshaped the …
Pope Leo XIV, a studious and soft-spoken cleric, and Donald Trump, an unapologetically bellicose and pugilistic politician, have long been on a rhetorical collision course. Now their disagreement over the war in Iran has escalated in spectacular fashion, and their comments show how differently each see the conflict and its impact. On social media, Trump …
MANILA, April 14 (Reuters) – The Philippines’ Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said on Tuesday that the country is asking the United States for an extension on a waiver to purchase Russian oil and petroleum products. “We are awaiting their response, but we are very positive on getting this other window,” Garin said at a news briefing, …
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were trading higher tracking Wall Street gains and oil fell on Tuesday as expectations rose over a possible second round of talks between the U.S. and Iran on an end to the Iran war. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was up 2.4% to 57,842.72. South Korea’s Kospi jumped 3.4% to 6,004.30. …
April 14 (Reuters) – Russian drones attacked Ukraine’s Izmail port in the southern Odesa region overnight, damaging a Panama-flagged vessel, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said on Tuesday. Several strikes have been recorded across the port area, Kuleba said on the Telegram messaging app, adding that separate infrastructure elements and equipment were also damaged. …
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is following in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine, making a pilgrimage to the archaeological ruins of eastern Algeria where the fifth century titan of early Christianity lived, died and wrote some of the most important works in Western thought. Leo’s visit to Annaba, the modern-day …
An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital is up for a vote Tuesday evening in the House, but key senators and the families of the 67 victims think the bill needs to be strengthened. The House bill, …
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Democrats have rejected an effort to redraw the state’s congressional map to boost their party’s chances in the midterm elections, a setback for Gov. Wes Moore who put his clout behind the attempt to blunt President Donald Trump’s own redistricting campaign. The clock officially ran out on the proposal late …