China has revived the ancient practice of collecting rainwater to make buildings more environmentally friendly, The Guardian writes. The northern regions of China are relatively dry, while the south r...
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US President Donald Trump wrote a letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, stating that since he was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, he “no longer feel an obligation to think purely of ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation from the United States to join the Gaza Peace Council, and the proposal is currently under review, Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, ...
China’s population fell for the fourth year in a row in 2025, the BBC reports. The country’s birth rate has dropped to a record low, despite a series of government measures aimed at addressing the pro...
Mozambique’s President, Daniel Chapo, has canceled his planned visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos. The decision comes in the wake of devastating floods in the southern African country, which h...
The US is acting with impunity and believes its power matters more than international law, UN Secretary General António Guterres has told the BBC. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today program, Guterres sai...
Gold and silver prices climbed to fresh peaks on Monday, Reuters writes. Spot gold jumped 1.6% to $4,666.11, while spot silver climbed 3.6% to $93.15 per ounce. As noted, investors poured into safe-h...
Moderate Socialist Antonio Jose Seguro came out on top in the first round of Portugal’s presidential election on Sunday, followed by the far-right leader Andre Ventura, and the two will face off in a ...
US Congressman Frank Pallone has stated that he is “glad to see the release of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan after years of captivity.” “The US Department of State must work more vigorously to secu...
Starting Feb. 1, 2026, a 10% tariff will be imposed on all goods shipped to the United States from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland, US Presid...
US President Donald Trump has said no one attempted to persuade him to abandon plans to strike Iran, Sky News reports. “Nobody convinced me. I convinced myself,” Trump told reporters when asked whethe...
Reverberations from the most consequential U.S. intervention since the 1989 invasion of Panama — the stunning Jan. 3 capture and removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro — are reshaping energy c...
