Miss Netherlands crowns trans woman Rikkie Valerie KolléJuly 9, 2023 6:43 PMBy Emma Bowman The 22-year-old Dutch model will be the second openly trans woman to participate in a Miss Universe pageant.
Biden is meeting King Charles before heading to a NATO leaders summit in LithuaniaJuly 9, 2023 5:21 AMBy Asma Khalid President Joe Biden is in Europe this week. He'll first talk climate change with King Charles. Then he's meeting NATO leaders in Vilnius, Lithuania to talk about the war in Ukraine.
The U.S. is sending cluster bombs to Ukraine despite humanitarian warningsJuly 7, 2023 5:48 PMBy Washington Desk and Emma Bowman U.S. officials maintained Friday that Ukraine has provided written assurances to minimize civilian casualties with the use of the controversial munitions.
After days of destruction, Macron blames a familiar bogeyman: video games July 7, 2023 4:00 AMBy Vanessa Romo Violence has erupted across France after the fatal police shooting of a teen. President Macron has, in part, blamed video games, adding him to the list of leaders who have cited the debunked theory.
Play5min 13secTo protect against Russian airstrikes, Ukraine's defenders 'shoot and scoot'July 6, 2023 4:36 AMBy Greg Myre When Russia launches an airstrike on Kyiv, the first line of defense is parked in a hayfield well outside the city. The protection consists of two soldiers, a Humvee and a Stinger missile.
El Niño plus climate change means record-breaking heatJuly 5, 2023 12:21 PMBy Rebecca Hersher Some of the hottest global weather in recorded history is happening this week. It’s likely that records will continue to fall this year.
The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog says Japan can release nuclear waste water into the oceanJuly 4, 2023 9:46 PMBy Ashley Westerman The International Atomic Energy Agency has approved a plan by Japan's government to dump nuclear waste water from the destroyed Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
Week in Russia-Ukraine: Wagner mutiny rattles Moscow, as counteroffensive creeps alongJuly 3, 2023 12:15 PMBy Alex Leff Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
New Zealand becomes first country to ban single-use produce bags at grocery storesJuly 3, 2023 11:55 AMBy Juliana Kim The nation has banned the bags that typically hold vegetables and fruit. Recyclable, biodegradable or plant-based plastic bags are also included in the ban.
The grandmother of the French teen killed by police asks rioters to stopJuly 2, 2023 9:01 PMBy The Associated PressThe grandmother of 17-year-old Nahel said in a telephone interview with French news broadcaster BFM TV, "Don't break windows, buses ... schools. We want to calm things down."