Miners are razing forests to meet surging demand for metals and minerals, report says
Whether it’s digging for metals and minerals for cellphones and electric vehicles or coal for power generation, mining around the world has skyrocketed since 2000, ...
Indigenous Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe intensifies criticism of King Charles III
An Indigenous senator has intensified her criticism of King Charles III, again accusing the British monarch of complicity in the “genocide” against Australia’s First ...
Financial cooperation and BRICS expansion are on the table as Putin hosts Global South leaders
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other world leaders at a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, ...
Lawmakers: South Korea’s spy chief says North Korea has sent another 1,500 troops to Russia
South Korea’s spy chief told lawmakers Wednesday that North Korea has sent another 1,500 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. Last week, the National ...
Blinken urges Israel to seek deal after tactical gains as truce efforts remain stalled
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Israel needs to pursue an “enduring strategic success” after its ...
Rudy Gobert confirms he reached a contract extension that’s a ‘win-win’ with the Timberwolves
Center Rudy Gobert confirmed Tuesday night he has reached a contract extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves. ESPN and other outlets reported earlier Tuesday that Gobert is ...
Sensational mass trial shines a dark light on rape culture in France
They are, on the face of it, the most ordinary of men. Yet they’re all on trial charged with rape. Fathers, grandfathers, husbands, workers and retirees — 50 in all — ...
Middle East latest: Sirens sound across Tel Aviv as projectiles are intercepted near Blinken’s hotel
Air raid sirens echoed across Tel Aviv on Wednesday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to end a visit. Smoke, apparently from an intercepted projectile, could be seen in the sky ...
Ohtani’s historic 50-50 ball sells at auction for nearly $4.4M amid ongoing dispute over ownership
Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball has sold at auction for nearly $4.4 million, a record high price not just for a baseball, but for any ball in any sport, the auctioneer said Wednesday. Ohtani ...
Bay District School Board members vote to approve changes to new dress code policy
A dress code task force presented Bay District School Board members with a new policy during a workshop on Tuesday. A few hours later changes were made to the code. Some ...
Convicted killer claims mental illness heavily influenced his actions
Convicted killer Robert Bailey’s attorneys argue his mental conditions heavily influenced his actions when he shot and killed Panama City Beach Police Sergeant ...
Villagers are wary of plans to dam a river to ensure Panama Canal’s water supply
A long, wooden boat puttered down the Indio River’s chocolate waters carrying Ana María Antonio and a colleague from the ...