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U.S. News and World Report ranked the best countries in the world based on quality of life. Flashpop | Digitalvision | Getty Images U.S. News and World Report recently released its ranking of the best countries in the world based on quality of life. To rank the 87 countries listed, U.S. News and World Report, […]
Beirut, Lebanon – 450 young leaders from the world’s most climate-affected regions will gather 28 August to 2 September at a Climate Justice Camp in Lebanon. Participants from almost 100 countries across the Global South will co-create strategies and demands calling on decision makers at COP28 and beyond to implement an equitable climate action framework. […]
Against steep odds, Israel won its war of independence in 1948 without a nickel of US military aid. Israel likewise fought its second major war, the 1956 Suez campaign, with no arms from the United States. In 1967, when Israel was threatened simultaneously by Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, Jerusalem’s urgent pleas for US weapons were […]
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday the United States stands with countries fighting Chinese “bullying behavior” as he launched bilateral talks in Australia aimed at countering Beijing’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Austin and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the Australian city of Brisbane late Thursday […]
WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) – The United States and China agreed to consider expanding commercial flights between the two countries to improve people-to-people contact, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, Daniel Kritenbrink, said on Wednesday. He told a Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank event in Washington that the countries agreed “to […]
Flying through the air in white tutus against a snowy blue backdrop, dancers from Dallas Black Dance Theatre twirled in unison during the “Espresso Nutcracker.” It was Christmas 2020, during the thick of the pandemic. And instead of performing to a live audience in a theater, the performance was livestreamed. “Espresso Nutcracker” was just one […]
PARIS (AP) — Facing an audience packed with world leaders and finance officials in suits, Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate silenced the room, then made everyone listen to some uncomfortable facts. Speaking at a two-day summit aimed at seeking better responses to tackle poverty and climate change issues by reshaping the global financial system, the […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suggested in an interview that United States forces “need to align” with non-European countries including Russia to enhance global security, a remark her campaign characterized as a gaffe. Asked by WMUR-TV for a segment Wednesday on regions of the world to which she felt the U.S. […]
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For Immediate ReleaseOffice of Press RelationsFriday, May 19, 2023 The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an initial $103 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support Sudan and neighboring countries experiencing the impacts of the crisis. The new funding includes $8 million for the Central African Republic, as well […]