Paper lays out “a large body of evidence” linking multiple childhood diseases to synthetic chemicals
In new paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, leading researchers to propose action to protect kids
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Biden set to push new Russia sanctions before Trump era begins
Beijing says it’s willing to deepen economic ties with Canada as Trump brings trade chaos
Comments from Chinese embassy come as Ottawa prepares for possibility of 25-per-cent tariffs from U.S.
Ukraine takes another bite out of Russia as Moscow grinds on in Donetsk
Ukraine also announced significant investments in unmanned and long-range systems, where it has an edge.
41% of companies worldwide plan to reduce workforces by 2030 due to AI
Germany and France warn Trump over threat to take over Greenland
The EU's two leading members were reacting to the US president-elect's plans to acquire Denmark's autonomous territory.
Ukraine Allies to Hold Last Defence Meet Before Trump Takes Office
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to announce a new military aid package for Kyiv at the 25th such talks at Ramstein Air Base that will include representatives from 50 countries.
Russian Intelligence Paid Taliban Fighters Up to $200,000 Per Attack on US Forces, Investigation Finds
Documents indicate Russian military intelligence coordinated financial support for Afghan militants to carry out attacks against coalition forces from 2016 to 2019.
NATO membership is Ukraine’s best security guarantee, Finland's FM tells Reuters
"We are supporting Ukraine's NATO membership further down the line and hopefully not in (the) too-distant future," Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said on Jan. 8.
Iran is changing its capital city to Makran
A top Iranian general said Russia was actually bombing the empty desert while saying it was attacking Syrian rebels
Behrouz Esbati said that he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad's government, in a rare break from Iran's official line on Syria.
Founder of chat site used by Gisèle Pelicot’s husband arrested
Isaac Steidl summoned by French police over allegations that Coco has facilitated more than 23,000 crimes, including murder, paedophilia and rape
Father set on fire by daughters after rape in Pakistan - Times of India
Two teenage step-sisters in Gujranwala, Pakistan, have been arrested for allegedly killing their father by setting him on fire as revenge for rape. Th
North Korea learning from fighting with Russia against Ukraine, US warns
Diplomatic and military ties with Moscow making Pyongyang ‘more capable of waging war’, official says
Zelenskyy agrees with Moldovan President Sandu to jointly address energy crisis in Transnistria
Presidents of Ukraine and Moldova Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Maia Sandu agreed in a telephone conversation on 8 January to coordinate joint actions to address the energy shortage in the breakaway Transnistria region.
Japanese yakuza leader pleads guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
US authorities charged Takeshi Ebisawa with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear weapons
Transnistria Says It Has Less Than a Month of Gas Left
The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria will run out of gas used for limited cooking and heating in less than a month, authorities warned Wednesday, as a shutdown in Russian supplies plunges the separatist state into crisis.
Far-right group Blood and Honour has assets frozen by government
The sanctions affect neo-Nazi organisation Blood and Honour, linked to the skinhead music scene.
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez denounces Elon Musk at Franco anniversary event: Sánchez accuses X owner of inciting hatred as country marks 50 years since start of its return to democracy
Sánchez accuses X owner of inciting hatred as country marks 50 years since start of its return to democracy
Mexico's president claps back at Trump, suggests new name for U.S. — America Mexicana
President Claudia Sheinbaum proposed using the 17th-century name in response to President-elect Donald Trump's comment he'd try to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico.