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Biden extends 2001 terrorism national emergency for another year

The White House has announced that U.S. President Joe Biden extended the national emergency declared following the 9/11 terrorist attacks for another year on Friday.In

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US forces kill senior terrorist leader in Syria

U.S. forces killed a senior terrorist leader in an airstrike in Syria on Monday, according to military officials.U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the target of the s

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President Biden, first lady evacuated after small plane flew into restricted airspace near the family's beach house

A small private airplane flew into restricted airspace near President Joe Biden's beach house on Saturday, prompting the U.S. Secret Service to evacuate the president a

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Hong Kong's Q3 economic growth slows to 5.4%

Hong Kong's economy expanded by 5.4 percent in real terms in the third quarter of 2021 compared with the same period last year, according to the advance estimates data

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Russian Deputy FM berates NATO for perpetuating Cold War model

Russia's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Grushko has chastised NATO for adhering to obsolete Cold War constructs by focusing its efforts on deterring a per

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U.S. assessing possibilities of civilian casualties in Kabul airstrike

U.S. military forces on Sunday said they are assessing the possibilities of civilian casualties after an airstrike on a vehicle in Kabul, in which they eliminated an imminent ISIS-K threat to Hamad K

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Saving California's Grapes

02:52 A year after the devastating effects of Napa Valley’s Glass Fire, the damage is still highly visible. Wine growers in the region are taking actions to protect themselves against d

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At least 1,400 dead, 5,700 injured in Haiti earthquake

02:13 Rescue teams in the Caribbean nation of Haiti are still looking for survivors after a powerful earthquake devastated its southwest peninsula on Saturday morning.Locals are despera

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Extreme drought in North Dakota threatens crop production

03:36 Since mid-June this year, temperatures in the western United States have soared and drought intensified, posing a fatal threat to crop production in the region.Recently, following

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Climate change making forests more vulnerable to wildfires

03:15 With wildfires devastating vast swathes of the U.S. West, President Joe Biden ​is calling for 'urgent action' to respond to conditions and mitigate the continued threat.He met Fri

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Biotech playground creates clean air for children in Poland

Children play in a biotech playground, a bubble of clean air in Warsaw, Poland, July 26, 2021. /CFP AirBubble, the architectural project, is capable of absorbing air pollutants and car

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Wildfires scar western United States

00:47 Firefighters in the western United States are out in force to control the growing number of wildfires burning the region. Along with the blazes, many are facing excessive heat, dr

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Preparations and protests ahead of the Tokyo Olympics

Click arrows to view gallery The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department conducts a security drill to prepare for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Internati

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Why the U.S. voting rights bill failed in the Senate

Senate Democrats failed to get the 100-member body to hear a sweeping voting rights reform bill known as the For the People Act on Tuesday.Due to the threat of a filibuster they needed 60 votes to ge

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Putin slams attempts to sour Russia-China relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denounced actions aimed at driving a wedge between Moscow and Beijing, stressing that China is a strategic partner, not a threat."We can see attempts to destroy t

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Heat is leading weather-related killer in U.S.

02:37 Florida is a clear flashpoint of the climate change crisis in North America.Sea levels are rising, beaches are disappearing, Atlantic Hurricanes are getting stronger.But, until re

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Afghan reporters targeted as U.S. withdraws

03:14 Threats and attacks against Afghan journalists have increased to record numbers since talks began between Kabul and the Taliban, heightening concerns about preserving freedom of e