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As India Bans Disposable Plastic, Tamil Nadu Offers Lessons
Tamil Nadu’s relative success in outlawing single-use plastic is due largely to relentless policing. from N…
Tamil Nadu’s relative success in outlawing single-use plastic is due largely to relentless policing. from N…
Chloe Kelly scored the winning goal on a rebound in the second half of extra time after Germany failed to cle…
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Officials from the United Nations and Congo's government say peacekeepers returning from leave opened fir…
The Russian Defense Ministry had said it would allow the United Nations and the Red Cross to visit the site. …
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"I think at my age and with these limitations, I have to save (my energy) to be able to serve the church…
Cuban authorities say a group of 141 Haitian migrants have been stranded on Cuba’s southern coast from ABC…
Unable to form a government 10 months after elections, Iraq has been roiled by the street protests of the nat…
Pakistani officials say the country's powerful army chief has contacted Washington, seeking U.S. help in …
Guatemalan officials have arrested a prominent newspaper editor who has overseen investigations into corrupti…
Iranian state media say flash floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least seven Iraqi tourists in northea…
Taiwanese people are used to threats of force by China, and urge the House Speaker to visit. But it's a c…
Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, declined to say how his Russian counterpart responded as he continued…
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, Ukrainians have arrived in the U.S. on visas, under a private …
The massive Las Vegas storm results in flooded casinos as well as 22 car crashes and 15 outdoor fires. More s…
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Lebanon appears to be rejecting claims by the Ukrainian Embassy that a Syrian ship docked in one of its ports…
"This world-first release proved to be our fastest-selling collection to date, with all titles selling o…
Followers of Iraq's influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr came by the thousands to storm the country&…
There is growing speculation that the Russian arms dealer could be released from U.S. prison in exchange for …
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U.S. consumers are finally getting the chance to try avocados from a second state in Mexico after 25 years in…
The Israeli Supreme Court has cleared the way for Jewish settlers of an outpost in teh occupied West Bank to …
The $369 billion climate and tax bill would affect every aspect of U.S. energy production, with incentives fo…
The hip-hop star became a democracy activist in military-ruled Myanmar, and then a lawmaker. After the latest…
The secretary of state said securing the Americans' release remains a "top priority" for the U.…
The Israeli army says the Hamas militant group has rebuilt some of the capabilities that were damaged during …
The scheduled call between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping comes amid heightened tensions ov…
Hundreds of Iraqi protesters breached Baghdad's parliament Wednesday, chanting curses against Iran, in a …
French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged security cooperation and support to Benin as it fights rising th…
More than 1.5 million people worldwide, many of them young girls, were infected amid pandemic disruptions in …
Also, the I.M.F. warns of a global recession and U.S. concern for Taiwan grows. from NYT > World News
Some of the children were infected with adeno-associated virus 2 and shared a relatively uncommon gene varian…
A Sudanese medical group says security forces killed at least one person while violently dispersing anti-coup…
The lawyer for a British geologist sentenced to 15 years in prison says an Iraqi court has overturned the con…
Activity on the streets of Taipei ground to a halt as police ordered pedestrians to seek shelter indoors, sho…
European Union energy ministers agreed on a deal that encourages members of the bloc to voluntarily cut their…
The Treasury Department is investigating whether the crypto exchange allowed users in Iran to buy and sell di…
The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday's drawing is the lottery game's third largest. Its cash value s…
Demonstrators set fires and forced entry into the U.N. mission facilities in Congo’s eastern city of Goma, de…
The Roman Catholic leader apologizes for the church’s role in running boarding schools where Indigenous child…
The region is one of the most violent in Mexico due to turf wars between rival gangs including the powerful J…
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from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India
Italy's Foreign Ministry says the first of some 300 Afghan refugees have arrived in Italy along a new hum…
Evie and Gia were able to marry on the day of Bucharest's Pride March because, in the government's ey…
Police in North Macedonia have found 86 migrants, including minors, crammed into a truck with an attached tra…
Badly needed grain has been piling up in Ukrainian ports since Moscow invaded, but Russia’s top diplomat is i…
The U.N. envoy for Yemen has condemned suspected rebel shelling of a residential neighborhood in the southwes…
In a largely abandoned apartment complex on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city, the peop…
Pope Francis began a fraught visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missi…
The two were among four foreigners who died while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the country's di…
The explosions risk destabilizing an international deal meant to reopen shipping routes seen as critical for …
The U.S. State Department confirmed Saturday that two Americans were killed while fighting in the Donbas regi…
Driven by climate change, heat waves and drought go hand in hand. And in one U.S. city, heat kills as many pe…
The Ukrainian military said Russian forces fired missiles at Odesa, hitting the country’s largest port a day …
Stefan Soltesz was in the middle of a performance of Richard Strauss’s “The Silent Woman” when he fell from h…
Small but loud demonstrations have taken place in the Tunisian capital of Tunis ahead of a referendum Monday …
Iranian dissidents in Albania have canceled a summit following warning from local authorities on a possible t…
About 30,000 workers at Mexico’s largest fixed-line telephone and internet company have agreed to go back to …
The United Kingdom recorded temperatures well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit this week. from World - CBSNews.…
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party has been sidelined in a key vote in Punjab province, despi…
Palestinian police say unknown assailants shot and wounded an official affiliated with Gaza’s militant Hamas …
Italy's politicians are in campaign mode after coalition allies toppled Premier Mario Draghi's govern…
New satellite images of the reservoir, a critical source of water for 25 million people, reveal dangerously l…
By the time President Biden came down with COVID-19, science had provided many advantages that weren't av…
Israel’s prime minister says he's sending a delegation to Moscow in hopes of halting a Russian order to s…
Countries across the world saw near-record-warm temperatures in June. from NYT > World News
Turkey says deal on U.N. plan for exporting Ukrainian grain amid war will be signed Friday in Istanbul from…
Ms. Harris last saw President Biden two days before he tested positive for the coronavirus. from NYT > W…
The federal government has told states to agree on urgent water cuts to ensure dams can keep generating power…
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The Moroccan Association for Human Rights has released a report putting the death toll at 27 from last month…
The European Union’s executive branch says member countries must cut gas use by 15 percent between now and th…
An Australian traveler arriving home from vacation forgot to declare her chicken sandwich and paid a hefty pr…
Authorities in Slovenia have scheduled a presidential election for Oct. 23 to choose a successor to the curre…
Record heat and rampant fires are raising grim questions about the world’s ability to withstand a new era of …
According to a health official in South Africa, methanol was found in the blood of the 21 teenagers who died …
The leader of Tunisia’s main opposition party has been questioned by the country’s counterterrorism unit Tues…
Maps show where soaring temperatures have spread across Europe, many in areas unaccustomed to such extreme he…
Fires broke out across Greater London, forcing people to evacuate their homes, on the hottest day ever record…
A transformer caught fire at the dam about 10 a.m. and was extinguished by a fire brigade run by the Bureau o…
The leader of Tunisia’s main opposition party has been questioned by the country’s counterterrorism unit Tues…
Earlier COVID variants often caused people to lose their sense of smell, while a sore throat and hoarse voice…
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A Mexican judge's ruling means the extradition of drug trafficker Rafael Caro Quintero, captured in the m…
Engineers worried that cracks in the Victorian-era suspension bridge could expand in the heat, further threat…
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A Taliban official has confirmed that at least 10 people were wounded after an earthquake struck eastern Gaya…
Candy maker Mars has said that the coloring additive in question, titanium dioxide, 'complies with FDA re…
Ukraine's president fires security service chief and prosecutor general, citing possible collaboration by…
Also, a heat wave is sweeping across Europe and Egypt is jailing political prisoners. from NYT > World N…
The death of Liza Dmytriyeva, a 4-year-old with Down syndrome, encapsulated the brutality of Russia’s invasio…
The World Health Organization has declared Ghana’s first outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus disease aft…
Ukrainian soldiers say they live under almost constant Russian bombardment but dismiss any suggestion that th…
At least three civilians were killed and three more were injured in Chuhuiv, Ukraine, after Russian rockets s…
Cameron Smith charged his way into history on the Old Course, a Sunday stunner at St. Andrews that gave the A…
Her life was marked by tragedy, including the bizarre death of her fourth husband, but that did not stop her …
President Joe Biden's four-day trip to the Middle East comes to a close Saturday. Biden's main goal d…
Authorities say an Antonov plane has crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece from ABC News: Inte…
Looking to make Moscow pay for its Ukraine war, and box China out of Mideast tech deals, the U.S. president t…
In eastern Ukraine's Kramatorsk, a few children still can be seen on mostly empty playgrounds as artiller…
Some drivers have been lining up for days — occasionally even more than a week — to fill up with diesel in Cu…
If elected president, Sri Lankan opposition leader vows to 'listen to the people' and hold former pre…
President Biden’s comments Friday about a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict drew a mixed…
Officials say that gunmen attacked a Malian army checkpoint outside Bamako, killing at least six people and w…
Former Peruvian President Francisco Morales Bermudez has died at age 100 from ABC News: International
President Biden met Friday with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, who is believed to be respo…
With the president’s most potent tools to fight climate change stripped by Congress and the courts, the admin…
Firefighters worked to put out flames after Russian missiles struck two universities, a hotel and a mall in t…
President Biden called for "two states for two peoples" — the Israelis and Palestinians — while vis…
Unsettled times have brought a proliferation of new clusters of various countries, and the acronyms that come…
Sunak, the son-in-law of Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy, had topped the first round with 88 votes. But w…
Swedish prosecutors pursued the case against the official, Hamid Noury, for crimes in his homeland, and he wa…
Italy's president has rebuffed Premier Mario Draghi's offer to resign after a key ally refused to bac…
A hidden, never-before-discovered Vincent Van Gogh self-portrait has been found on the back of one of the fam…
The Palestinian statehood issue is not on the agenda in Biden's first Middle East trip as president, addi…
"We have a ray of hope," says U.N. Secretary General. from World - CBSNews.com
An American tourist had to be rescued on Mount Vesuvius near Naples after he apparently slipped into the volc…
Backed into a corner by the West, Iran is ramping up uranium enrichment, clamping down on dissent over its wo…
The president took part in a wreath-laying ceremony and spoke with two Holocaust survivors during his visit t…
It was one of many artifacts inside the Nelson Mandela National Museum, a major tourist attraction for local …
Testimony on Tuesday showed that the criterion at issue for Donald Trump was power. The law, evidence and tru…
Morocco’s state-affiliated human rights council has depicted last month’s attempt by hundreds of migrants to…
A court in Russia has ruled to remand a prominent opposition politician in custody pending an investigation a…
A pro-Russia official said the weapon used was a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS. The truck-…
Three simultaneous waterspouts developed off Isokari Island, Finland, on Saturday – a rare scene for the area…
Tuesday's Jan. 6 committee hearing set to emphasize ties between Trump and right-wing extremists who'…
Determining which version of the coronavirus should be used to make COVID-19 vaccines and boosters is an exer…
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Nine European countries say they have seen “no substantial evidence” to support Israel’s allegations that six…
In an interview with Italy's La Repubblica, Paul Haggis asserts his innocence in his sex-abuse case and d…
The move indicated that Russia might seek to establish permanent control of Ukrainian territories currently o…
Yuliia Paievska, the Ukrainian medic who filmed Russia's invasion of Mariupol, was freed in June after th…
Gas across the nation dropped to the lowest point in the last month, with the average price of regular fuel a…
Hundreds of Sri Lankans jostled Monday to use the vast array of exercise machines in the private gym of the p…
He calls to unite all Serbs living in the Balkans into a single state. from ABC News: International
An Israel-American girl killed was in a 2001 suicide bombing in Jerusalem. from ABC News: International
Emergency crews combed through rubble, looking for survivors, after a deadly Russian attack killed more than …
The remains of former Mexican President Luis Echeverria have been cremated, after a quiet memorial service …
Protesters in Sri Lanka roamed the halls and grounds of power without challenge as they waited to see who wou…
An endangered gem of lush greenery in Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s economic hub, is at the center of government eff…
The leaders of two parties in Israel’s outgoing government coalition announced that they would merge ahead o…
Hundreds of people in Colombo, Sri Lanka, continued to occupy President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s home and office,…
Andriy Melnyk, an outspoken advocate for weapons for Ukraine, denied the role of a Ukrainian nationalist lead…
Lt. William J. McGowan's P-47 Thunderbolt was shot down over France's Moon-sur-Elle on June 6, 1944. …
Elena Rybakina has defeated Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final to become the first tennis player…
German police are investigating after several women reported feeling unwell following an event hosted by the …
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with the Chinese foreign minister at the end of a Group of 20 s…
Ranil Wickremesinghe, who had been in office only since May, said he would resign. from NYT > World News…
Hundreds of people lined up at a makeshift memorial in Nara, Japan, to pay their respects to Shinzo Abe, the …
Britain's inflation rate hit a new 40-year high of 9.1%. from World - CBSNews.com
Mexican prosecutors say they have seized a half-million fentanyl pills in a raid at a warehouse in the northe…
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Protesters in Burkina Faso demonstrated Friday against the return of former President Blaise Compaore, as the…
Moscow is trolling both the U.S. and the U.K. by officially renaming the streets in front of their embassies …
Longstanding weaknesses in the public health system are giving the virus a chance to become entrenched. fro…
Despite his ultranationalism, Shinzo Abe built strong relationships with Biden, Trump and Obama, all of whom …
Four agents involved in the incident have been referred for possible discipline, but the results of that proc…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Kyiv that it should quickly accept Moscow's terms or prepare …
The Dutch city drew backlash as it considered dismantling a section of a 95-year-old bridge. Now the boat’s b…
Among those expected to vie for the prime ministership are a son of Indian immigrants, an Iraqi refugee, a so…
The 22-time Grand Slam champion was scheduled to face Nick Kyrgios for a berth in the final on Friday. from…
Burkina Faso’s former President Blaise Compaore returned to the West African country Thursday, the first time…
German parliament has elected as the government’s new anti-discrimination commissioner a journalist whose nom…
Burkina Faso's ex-President Blaise Compaore returns from exile for a meeting of former leaders on the cou…
“There was no intent,” the American basketball star told a Russian judge, as any resolution of the highly pol…
A small group is stepping to center stage as Britain’s political crisis intensifies, including the rival Bori…
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A Russian official says Russian food supplies bound for an Arctic coal mining settlement have resumed transit…
Slovakia’s government is facing another serious crisis after a junior party threatened to withdraw from the f…
Looking ahead to a possible conflict, Beijing wants to shield itself from the kind of economic penalties levi…
Bombshell testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson has led to new questions that the Jan. 6 …
2 UK Cabinet ministers resign from Boris Johnson's government, putting further pressure on the prime mini…
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Three decades after gaining its independence from the Soviet Union, Ukraine is again fighting for its freedom…
Police in the U.K. and other European countries say they carried out a joint operation against people suspect…
Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine’s prime minister, called for the seized assets of Russia and Russian oligarchs to be u…
Nicaraguan riot police have taken over the city halls of five municipalities that had been in the hands of an…
Sudan’s leading general says the country’s military will withdraw from negotiations meant to solve the ongoin…
Images show the chaotic aftermath of a shooting during a July 4 parade in Highland Park. At least six people …
Phan Thị Kim Phuc, the girl in the famous 1972 Vietnam napalm attack photo, is escorting 236 refugees from th…
One by one, Russians deemed insufficiently patriotic are being snatched up by security forces as the Kremlin …
Images of traditional embroideries and floral paintings adorned the walls of Dior’s celebrity-laden runway ho…
Officials say a Palestinian man who was shot by Israeli forces Saturday in the occupied West Bank has died of…
The Russians said its air-defense systems shot down three missiles, but one fell to the ground in central Bel…
Danish police said Sunday that several people were shot and killed at a Copenhagen shopping mall, one of the …
Danish police say several people have been shot at a Copenhagen shopping mall from ABC News: International
The glacier has been shrinking for years, and recent high temperatures may have contributed to the collapse, …
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Officials believe that the bullet, which killed Shireen Abu Akleh, could hold essential clues as to who is re…
A small hole-in-the-wall Pakistani restaurant with plastic chairs and metal tables has become a staple of Dub…
The Israeli military says it has shot down three unmanned aircraft launched by the Lebanese militant group He…
Narva, in northeastern Estonia, is the E.U.’s most ethnically Russian city, with a population supportive of P…
The Palestinian Authority says it has given the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to…
Egyptian authorities have closed off a stretch of the country's Red Sea coastline, a day after a shark at…
The landmark legislation also restricts single-use plastics. Because California’s economy is so big, experts …
Medal of Honor recipient 'Woody' Williams fought at Iwo Jima from World & Nation
The United States has demonstrated international leadership on climate change in the past, but recent setback…
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The European Union’s executive arm has pledged to draft an emergency plan aimed at helping member countries d…
A factory making Jynneos, the safest vaccine, has been closed since August, threatening global supplies as th…
The comments by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen came after a report called the government’s decision in 2020…