US vetoes UN resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza because there's no link to a hostage release

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the war in Gaza on Wednesday because it is not linked to an immediate release of hostages taken captive by Hamas in Israel in October 2023. The U.N. Security Council voted 14-1 in...

US vetoes a UN resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza because it fails to link a hostage release

The UN authorizes the 1st mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control the outbreak in Congo

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children, a decision experts hope will help make immunizations more widely available to one of the hardest-hit populations during the ongoing outbreaks of the disease in Congo and elsewhere in Africa. ...

Deadline looms for negotiators seeking a deal for cash to curb global warming

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — With time running down, negotiators at the United Nations annual climate talks on Wednesday remained mired in the maze of a trillion-dollar money problem, turning to host Azerbaijan to lead the way to daylight with a promised map to be released in the dark of night. ...

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, the largest private energy company in Ukraine, pulls out a piece of paper with bar charts showing how much new electricity his company has brought online this year in the country versus how much Russian bombs have destroyed. ...

Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs launched a new attack on Haiti’s capital early Tuesday, targeting an upscale community in Port-au-Prince where gunmen clashed with residents who fought side by side with police. The attack on Petionville was led by the Viv Ansanm group, whose...

US envoy says Israel-Hezbollah truce is 'within our grasp' as Gaza food crisis worsens after looting

BEIRUT (AP) — A United States envoy said an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after talks in Lebanon on Tuesday. However, there was no such optimism in the Gaza Strip, where the looting of nearly 100 aid trucks by armed men worsened an already...

Lula urges G20 members to take action to slow global warming

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's president opened the second day of a meeting of the world's 20 major economies Tuesday by calling for more action to slow global warming, saying developed nations must speed up their initiatives to reduce harmful emissions. President Luiz Inácio Lula...

Middle East latest: US envoy holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire proposal

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein held what he called “very constructive talks” with Lebanese officials in Beirut on Tuesday about a possible cease-fire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. "Today, we have continued to significantly narrow the gaps,” Hochstein said, a day after Hezbollah...

Iran defies international pressure, increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, UN says

VIENNA (AP) — Iran has defied international demands to rein in its nuclear program and has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, according to a confidential report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen Tuesday by The Associated Press. ...