President Emmanuel Macron argued Wednesday that protests in France and the Netherlands are a social price that has to be paid as governments in the two countries push ahead with reforms. “We must sometimes accept controversy,” Macron said. “We must try to
North Korean state media says US-South Korea military drills push region to 'brink of a nuclear war'
North Korea state media is warning Thursday that recent U.S.-South Korea military drills are pushing the security situation in the region to “the brink of a nuclear war.” The fiery remarks come a day after the U.S. military flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers
In an effort to tackle abuse of players, including racism, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said Wednesday soccer bodies and clubs could push for criminal prosecutions. “Maybe it is time to go with harsher measures. Maybe it is time to put some people
The World Bank said Wednesday it approved a $7 billion loan to support Egypt’s push to empower the private sector and enhance its efforts to combat the impacts of climate change. The loan, approved Tuesday by the World Bank’s board of executive
Taiwan on Tuesday is expressing skepticism of China’s push to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, declaring to the world that “we ain’t no idiots.” Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu made the remark as Chinese President Xi Jinping is currently on day
Carson Briere, the son of interim Philadelphia Flyers general manager Daniel Briere, is facing three charges after he appeared to push an unoccupied wheelchair down a staircase. Briere, a Mercyhurst University hockey player, is facing charges of criminal mischief, criminal conspiracy to
The head of the United Nations called Monday for scientists to serve up “cold, hard facts” to push governments into making policies that curb climate change before a key global warming threshold is passed. His comments came as experts and officials from
The public is more positive about migration despite a record 504,000 net new arrivals last year, says a think tank. For the first time in polling history, more people want migration levels to increase or stay the same than want them to
Just as the Los Angeles Lakers were beginning to look like a team prepared to go on a run, the injury bug bit. LeBron James suffered a tendon injury in his right foot Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks and will be reevaluated
Rishi Sunak looks set to push through his secretive deal with the EU over Northern Ireland without a vote in the Commons. The move could enrage Brexiteers, furious at what they would see as thwarting Parliament and the will of the British