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Amid soaring electricity prices, Paris is seeking to catch up with the goal of reducing energy consumption by 10% through an “energy sobriety” plan. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Tuesday announced that the French capital would start switching off the lights of its monuments hours earlier than usual. The potential …

People displaced by the devastating flooding complain that they are without food and ration as authorities struggle to cope with the disaster. The death toll from the catastrophic flooding in Pakistan has crossed 1,400, as the forecast of more rains in parts of the worst-affected southern Sindh province is causing …

Jordan’s civil defence begins evacuating several people trapped after the collapse of a four-storey residential building in Amman. The collapse on a four-storey residential building in the capital of Jordan led to the death of one person and wounded six other, state news agency Petra reported on Tuesday. The Jordanian …

Washington and its allies are discussing whether to provide fighter jets to Kyiv in the future, the newspaper reported The US and its allies are in talks over whether to send Ukraine more advanced weapons in the future, including fighter aircraft, a US defense official has said, according to the …

The Taliban said on Tuesday they had killed 40 rebel force members, including four commanders, in the northern Afghan province of Panjshir. The Taliban proclaimed victory over the province in September 2021, weeks after they took over the capital Kabul as foreign forces withdrew. Resistance groups have since said they …

U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly rose in August and underlying inflation picked up amid rising costs for rents and healthcare, giving the Federal Reserve ammunition to deliver a third 75 basis points interest rate hike next Wednesday. The surprisingly firm inflation readings reported by the Labor Department on Tuesday followed in …

At least 49 Armenian soldiers and an undisclosed number of Azeris were killed on Tuesday in the deadliest fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia since a 2020 war, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to call for calm. Armenia and Azerbaijan each blamed the other for the renewed fighting which began overnight …

Ukrainian forces claim to have retaken more areas in their counteroffensive against Russian troops over the past day, with Moscow responding by heavy retaliatory strikes on the recaptured ground. “In the past 24 hours, Ukrainian armed forces drove the enemy away from more than 20 settlements” and are regaining “full …

Iran has slammed as “wrong” and “ill-considered” the joint statement issued by Germany, France, and the United Kingdom on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Speaking at a weekly presser on Monday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani said …

Former US President Donald Trump’s attorneys on Monday said they oppose the U.S. Justice Department’s request to continue to review classified documents seized by the FBI from his Florida estate last month in an ongoing criminal investigation. In a court filing, his lawyers also asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon …

The death toll from a migrant shipwreck off Tunisia last week has risen to 12, Tunisia’s ministry of interior said on Monday. A total of 37 migrants, all of the Tunisian nationality, were involved in this attempt to illegally reach the Italian coast from the region of Sfax (central-east), according …

A tropical storm off the Pacific Coast brought cooler temperatures and much needed rain to Southern California on Saturday, ending a scorching heat wave and easing fears that a massive wildfire could threaten more residents. Officials had warned that high winds from the remnants of Tropical Storm Kay could fan …

A former White House lawyer says he believes there is a “very high” chance that former US President Donald Trump will face an indictment for actions related to the January 6, 2021 protest when thousands of people marched against the certification of the 2020 election which placed Joe Biden in …

Ukraine’s president says the country’s army has reclaimed around 2,000 kilometers of territory from Russian forces in Kharkiv amid reports of Russia’s redeployment of its forces from the northeastern region. “For the moment, since the beginning of September, around 2,000 kilometers has been liberated,” Volodymir Zelensky said in an evening …

French officials in the city of Lille have cut the lighting in public buildings in a bid to decrease power consumption as the nation head to a difficult cold season amid the continent’s energy crunch. According to Press TV, media reports on Saturday said the power austerity measures, which began …

Violent crime continues to rise in major American cities and remains dramatically higher than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey. Overall violent crime spiked 4.2% from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2022, compared to the same period last year, shows a midyear survey of large law enforcement agencies published by Axios …

Swedish voters have headed to polls in a close-run election amid concerns about increased crime and an energy crisis. Polling stations opened at 8:00 am (0600 GMT) and will close at 8:00 pm on Sunday. The election pits incumbent Magdalena Andersson against prime ministerial candidate Ulf Kristersson. “As it stands, …

Americans are commemorating the 21st anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States that left nearly 3,000 people dead. Ceremonies are being held on Sunday across the country to remember the victims, including the recital of the names of the dead, tolling of church bells, and a tribute …

A Europe-based human rights organization has expressed concerns over the imminent execution of dozens of political prisoners in Saudi Arabia, as Saudi courts continue to hand heavy punishment to human rights activists for expressing their opinion. The European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR) said in a statement that 34 people are …

In Yemen, some four million women and children are suffering from malnutrition due to the Saudi-led war on the impoverished country, a human rights organization has said. In a statement on Thursday, cited by Yemen’s Arabic-language al-Masirah television network, the Yemen-based Entesaf Organization for Women and Child Rights said more …