John Kerry, the US special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans. Kerry, a longtime senator and secretary of state, was tapped shortly after Joe Biden’s November 2020 election to take on the new role created specifically to fight climate […]
A big freeze gripped swathes of the United States on Friday, jamming transport and dumping heavy snow across the north, including in Iowa where Republican Party presidential hopefuls are in the final stretches of caucus campaigning. Several inches (centimeters) of snow were expected across Iowa throughout Friday, with the National Weather Service warning of dangerous […]
More than 30 Palestinians, including young children, were killed in Israeli bombardments overnight into Saturday in the Gaza Strip, officials said even as a new US strike against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen heightened fears that the crisis could escalate into a regional conflict. A top UN official said Saturday that the war between Israel and […]