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Japan's Prime Minister Kishida bound for Ukraine, Zelenskyy meeting
YOSHIKAZU TSUNO,LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(TOKYO) -- Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is en-route to the Ukrainian capital for face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. K...
Mar 21, 2023
Notre Dame's iconic spire being rebuilt 'as it was' ahead of 2024 reopening
Institution to Rebuild Notre-Dame de Paris(PARIS) -- A team in northeastern France is busy rebuilding Notre Dame's famous spire, with construction ramping up ahead of next year's reopening. With the c...
Mar 21, 2023
American Jeffery Woodke, who was held hostage in Niger, has been released
FotografiaBasica/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger has been released, U.S. officials said Monday. Jeffery Woodke, a Christian humanitarian aid worker, was rel...
Mar 20, 2023
Greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to increase, making climate mitigation more challenging: UN report
Alexandros Maragos/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to increase, exacerbating the challenge world leaders face in preventing the impacts of climate change from worseni...
Mar 20, 2023
Putin hosts China's president Xi in Moscow amid Ukraine war
Soltan Frédéric/Getty Images(HONG KONG and LONDON) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has held the first day of talks with Vladimir Putin during a closely watched state visit to Moscow, wit...
Mar 20, 2023
Palace celebrates Mother's Day with new photos of Princess Kate, royal kids
Stephen Pond/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Prince and Princess of Wales celebrated Mother's Day on Sunday by sharing new photos of Princess Catherine alongside Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prin...
Mar 20, 2023
China's Xi to meet with Putin in Moscow Monday in show of support
Ju Peng/Xinhua via Getty Images(MOSCOW) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow on Monday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be a significant moment, punching a hole in ...
Mar 19, 2023
He was freed from a Nicaraguan prison and now urges Biden admin to protect migrants like him
Str/picture alliance via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Last month, the door to Yubrank Suazo's cell in a Nicaraguan prison flung open in the middle of the night as officers told him to put on his clothes ...
Mar 16, 2023
US military releases video from Russian fighter jet crash with drone
U.S. European Command(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. European Command has released dramatic declassified video taken by the MQ-9 Reaper drone that shows the moment that a Russian Su-27 fighter jet collided with ...
Mar 16, 2023
Defense Secretary Austin speaks to Russian counterpart about US drone incident
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that he spoke with Russia's defense minister about what he called "risky" behavior by Russian fighter jet pilot...
Mar 15, 2023
