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Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world’s spiraling plastic pollution crisis
Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis ...
Russia says it no longer will abide by its self-imposed moratorium on intermediate-range missiles
Russia has declared that it no longer considers itself bound by a self-imposed moratorium on the deployment of ...
NATO to coordinate regular and large-scale arm deliveries to Ukraine. Most will be bought from US
NATO started coordinating regular deliveries of large weapons packages to Ukraine after the Netherlands said it would provide air defense equipment, ammunition and other military ...
Asian shares track rally on Wall Street that won back most of Friday’s wipeout
Asian shares advanced on Tuesday, following U.S. stocks higher after they won back most of their sharp loss from last week.
Takeaways from AP’s report on problems in the worldwide campaign to eradicate polio
For nearly four decades, the World Health Organization and partners have been trying to rid the world of polio, a paralytic ...
Trump pressures China and India to stop buying cheap Russian oil
U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing China and India to stop buying oil from Russia and helping fund the Kremlin’s war ...
How Russia reins in the internet by blocking websites and isolating it from the rest of the world
YouTube videos that won’t load. A visit to a popular independent media website that produces only a blank page. Cellphone ...
Massive wildfire in central California threatens homes, injures 3 people as it burns out of control
A massive wildfire on Monday was threatening hundreds of homes in central California after injuring at least three people as it tore through Los Padres National Forest.
Tennessee readies for execution of man with working implanted defibrillator
Tennessee is gearing up for an execution on Tuesday that experts say would likely mark the first time a man has been put to ...
32 bodies found in clandestine graves in central Mexico
Authorities in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato said 32 bodies were found on a property in the municipality of Irapuato and nearly half of them have been identified. The ...