U.S. and Canada reach a deal to close a popular but unofficial border crossingMarch 24, 2023 2:34 PMBy Joel Rose President Biden announced a deal that will allow Canada and the U.S. to turn away more migrants at unofficial border crossings. He announced the deal in remarks to the Canadian Parliament.
U.S. launches airstrikes in Syria after drone kills American workerMarch 24, 2023 7:11 AMBy The Associated PressA strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded five American troops and another contractor in northeast Syria, the Pentagon said.
Play3min 49secBiden is visiting Ottawa this week. Concerns about Haiti are at the top of the agendaMarch 23, 2023 5:10 AMBy Franco Ordoñez It's President Joe Biden's first trip to Canada as president. He and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to discuss their concerns about the security crisis in Haiti.
A shrinking reservoir signals Ukraine and Russia are waging a dangerous water warMarch 22, 2023 5:26 AMBy Geoff Brumfiel and Connie Hanzhang Jin Russia is using a dam it controls to release water from Ukraine's massive Kakhovka Reservoir. It's one of dozens of cases where the war is limiting access to safe water.
The leaders of China and Russia have finished talks. Here are some takeawaysMarch 22, 2023 4:36 AMBy Emily Feng and Charles Maynes China's Xi Jinping says he has a peace plan for Ukraine and wants to mediate an end to the war. Ukraine and its neighbors are skeptical.
Play3min 28secCut emissions quickly to save lives, scientists warn in a new U.N. reportMarch 20, 2023 9:56 AMBy Rebecca Hersher Cutting greenhouse gas emissions rapidly and immediately will save lives, livelihoods and ecosystems around the world, scientists say. And there are lots of ways to go about it.
How do you take a picture of happiness? We asked photographers to surprise usMarch 20, 2023 6:29 AMBy Gisele Grayson , Marc Silver , and Ben de la Cruz Monday, March 20 is International Day of Happiness — as proclaimed by the United Nations. The themes this year are gratitude and kindness. We asked photographers to send us images in that vein.
The start of the Iraq War 20 years later in photosMarch 20, 2023 4:00 AMBy Grace Widyatmadja and Sarah Mosquera On March 20, 2003, the U.S. carried out its first airstrikes in Iraq.
Emmanuel Macron faces no-confidence votes as pressure builds from pension protestsMarch 20, 2023 2:31 AMBy The Associated Press Since becoming president in 2017, Emmanuel Macron often has been accused of being out of touch. But government officials are hoping to survive a no-confidence vote because the opposition is divided.
China's Xi Jinping flexes his diplomatic muscle with a visit to MoscowMarch 19, 2023 9:07 PMBy John Ruwitch Analysts say China's role as a mediator in the past suggests limits to what it may achieve when it comes to Ukraine.