Trump swings back toward diplomacy in escalating war with Iran
After threatening a “massive attack,” the president said his envoys were talking with Tehran but left open the possibility of a sharp military escalat...
Mission in Iran war has pivoted toward ensuring oil flow, Trump official says
Energy secretary grapples with mounting criticism over length of US war as Democrat calls conflict ‘war of choice’A Trump administration official on S...
Cuba edges toward breakdown as power cuts and US meddling push society to brink
As Cuba swelters under six-month oil blockade imposed by US, tempers are fraying and unrest is growingWhen Cuba’s national grid collapses, as it did f...
The Iran war has pushed some countries away from oil and toward clean energy
The new round of bombing in the Middle East has underscored the precarity of relying on fossil fuels. The war is speeding up the global transition to ...
Lake Powell, a vital reservoir, plunges toward unprecidented low levels as water crisis deepens in US west
Experts say the critical reservoir system is careening toward a breaking point as the US west’s climate warms and driesLake Powell, US’s second-larges...
Zelenskyy pledges to ‘bring war back to Russia’ after drones swarm toward Moscow – Europe live
Russia intercepted 300 Ukrainian drones across the country and temporarily suspended operations from Moscow airportNearly 60 Ukrainian drones were int...
China Reasserts Itself, to Contain North Korea’s Tilt Toward Russia
On a rare visit to North Korea, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, projected unity but also sought to remind Kim Jong-un that he is the senior partner in the...
Scott Pelley says Bari Weiss wanted 60 Minutes to say Renee Good was ‘driving toward officer’
Anchor who was fired accuses editor-in-chief of requesting changes to report that video of shooting did not supportFired CBS 60 Minutes anchor Scott P...
Wildfire smoke has reversed US progress toward ozone air quality, study finds
Since 2015, destructive fires have undone years of effort to reduce ozone levels, underscoring a growing public health crisisThe highly destructive wi...
Hardening views on migrants push Europe toward Trump-like tactics
New rules were driven by high numbers of asylum seekers from “safe countries” and the fatigue of voters after waves of migration, European officials s...
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Signal Move Toward Initial Peace Deal, but Details Remain Murky
President Trump said the United States and Iran had “largely negotiated” an agreement, even as American and Iranian officials described the terms diff...
OpenAI barrels toward IPO that may happen in September
A day after Elon Musk lost his lawsuit that threatened OpenAI's structure, leadership, and finances, OpenAI is reportedly back to prepping for its IPO...
Cruise Ship Hit by Hantavirus Leaves Canary Islands and Sails Toward Netherlands
The last evacuees disembarked in the Canary Islands, and a smaller crew is now en route to Rotterdam, where the ship will be disinfected, officials sa...
Russia Ramps Up Threats Toward Ukraine Over Victory Day Parade
Kremlin officials said a large strike on Kyiv would be “inevitable” if Ukraine disrupted the May 9 event, a prospect President Volodymyr Zelensky has ...
Supreme Court appears to lean toward ending TPS for some migrants
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to the Trump administration's move to end temporary protected status for Haitians and Syrians in the count...
Falling fertility, debt and AI: is the US headed toward a population crisis?
Americans having less kids plus an ageing population could be a recipe for disaster that further erodes social stabilityRemember environmentalist Paul...