Swiss pilot surpasses solar-powered plane altitude record
Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 metres, his team announced Wednesday.T...
Deadlocked plastics treaty talks 'at cliff's edge'
Negotiators from 184 countries remained riven Wednesday on how to curb plastic pollution, less than 36 hours before they were slated to deliver a binding global treaty....
Ugandan opposition seeks to nullify law on military prosecution of civilians
By Elias BiryabaremaKAMPALA (Reuters) -Uganda's biggest opposition party on Wednesday filed a case in the constitutional court to nullify a newly enacted law that reins...
Geneva makes public transport temporarily free to combat pollution spike
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA (Reuters) -Public transport will be temporarily free of charge in Geneva, in a first for Switzerland, as part of a series of measures aimed...
Wildfires fanned by heatwave rage across Europe, burning houses and factories
PATRAS, Greece,/MADRID (Reuters) -Wildfires fanned by a heatwave and strong winds continued to rage across southern Europe on Wednesday, burning houses, farms and facto...
Turkey says Israel and Kurdish fighters should stop destabilizing Syria
ANKARA (AP) — Israel and Kurdish fighters should stop threatening the security and stability of Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Wednesday.Speaking at a...
Lebanon president tells Iran security chief he 'rejects all interference'
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told Iran's visiting security chief on Wednesday that he rejected any interference in the country's internal affairs, branding as "uncons...
Renowned Egyptian novelist Sonallah Ibrahim dies at 88
Egyptian novelist Sonallah Ibrahim, famed for his critiques of political repression, neoliberalism and Western hegemony, has died at the age of 88, the culture ministry...
Heavy rain pounds South Korea's capital region, leaving 1 person missing
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Heavy rain pounded South Korea’s greater capital region on Wednesday, turning roads into chocolate-colored rivers and disrupting traffic, as a...
Thousands battle Greece fires as heatwave bakes Europe
Greece on Wednesday battled to contain more than 20 wildfires including one menacing its third-largest city Patras as a heatwave stoked blazes and forced the evacuation...