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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
11/16/2022 11:03:38 AM
Government ministers are returning to Egypt to take over negotiations at this year's U.N. climate talks, providing diplomats with the political backing they need to clinch credible agreements that would help prevent disastrous levels of warming in the coming decades.
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Business
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Economy
11/1/2022 6:34:03 PM
US central bankers started their two-day policy meeting Tuesday with persistently high inflation backing expectations of another rate hike, a fourth straight steep increase as price pressures fail to ease quickly enough.
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World
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International
10/22/2022 5:39:11 PM
The European Commission warned Germany months ago against Chinese investment in Hamburg's port, a source close to the matter told AFP on Saturday, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced criticism for reportedly backing the transaction.
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World
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Region
10/19/2022 4:02:42 PM
Two senior officials from the Palestinian Hamas group visited Syria's capital on Wednesday for the first time since they were forced to leave the war-torn country a decade ago over backing armed opposition fighters.
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World
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International
10/14/2022 7:13:03 PM
Three Swedish right-wing parties will build a minority government with the unprecedented backing of the far-right Sweden Democrats, the parties said Friday, unveiling plans for new nuclear reactors and a crime and immigration crackdown.
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Sports
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World
10/12/2022 10:52:16 AM
The 10 national soccer associations that form the South American confederation CONMEBOL having given their backing to Gianni Infantino's bid for re-election as FIFA president.
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World
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Region
9/29/2022 10:40:35 AM
Taliban forces fired shots into the air on Thursday to disperse a women's rally supporting protests in Iran over the death of a woman in the custody of morality police.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/27/2022 11:35:01 AM
Egypt is committed to backing the United Nations peacekeeping and peace-building role, and actively participating in peacekeeping operations in conflict-hit regions, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry said.
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Sports
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World
9/15/2022 6:09:53 PM
Portugal coach Fernando Santos insists that Cristiano Ronaldo remains an important figure for the national team even if his playing time at Manchester United has been limited mainly to substitute appearances so far this season.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
9/11/2022 6:47:24 PM
Chinese state media say the country’s top legislator decried sanctions against Russia during a recent visit to the country, underscoring China’s backing of Moscow in its war on Ukraine despite claims of neutrality.
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World
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International
9/8/2022 11:12:08 AM
Allies' military backing for Ukraine is paying off on the battlefield, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday, as he hosted a new round of talks on boosting Kyiv militarily.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
9/6/2022 11:12:02 PM
Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday pledged her full backing to Ukraine in a call to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, shortly after taking office.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
8/29/2022 2:44:10 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday pledged emphatic backing for Ukraine and other hopefuls to join the European Union, underlining however that enlarging the bloc to "30 or 36" would require reforms.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
8/21/2022 7:44:35 PM
The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and the United States on Sunday urged military restraint around the Moscow-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, as they vowed to maintain their backing for Kyiv in the war.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
8/9/2022 9:22:12 PM
President Joe Biden formally welcomed Finland and Sweden joining the NATO alliance Tuesday as he signed the instruments of ratification that delivered the US's formal backing of the Nordic nations entering the mutual defense pact, part of a reshaping of the European security posture after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
8/4/2022 9:18:19 PM
The US Senate ratifies the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO, strongly backing the expansion of the transatlantic military alliance in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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World
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International
8/1/2022 12:15:11 PM
British Conservative frontrunner Liz Truss won another heavyweight endorsement Monday as Tory members began a month of voting to decide the next occupant of 10 Downing Street.
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World
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International
7/25/2022 9:22:04 PM
The two candidates vying to be Britain's next prime minister will face off in a TV debate Monday after both sought to woo the Conservative Party's right-wing base by backing a controversial plan to deport some asylum-seekers to Rwanda.
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World
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International
7/20/2022 12:39:44 PM
Six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as crisis-wracked Sri Lanka's new president by the country's parliament Wednesday, with the backing of the party of the ex-leader -- who fled abroad after his palace was stormed by protesters.
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Sports
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Omni sports
7/13/2022 3:02:03 PM
Olympic great Mo Farah expressed relief Wednesday after receiving fulsome backing from the UK government despite his admission that he was illegally trafficked into Britain as a child.
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