/tags/international-news international news en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:25:19 GMT /news/2022-08-15/china-announces-new-drills-around-taiwan-as-a-u-s-delegation-visits-the-island The visit comes less than two weeks after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, which prompted days of threatening military exercises by China. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:25:19 GMT /news/2022-08-15/china-announces-new-drills-around-taiwan-as-a-u-s-delegation-visits-the-island The Associated Press /news/2022-08-04/u-s-senate-approves-finland-and-sweden-for-membership-into-nato Wednesday's vote for the candidacy of two Western European nations took a crucial step toward expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:50:50 GMT /news/2022-08-04/u-s-senate-approves-finland-and-sweden-for-membership-into-nato The Associated Press /news/2022-07-29/chinas-xi-warns-biden-over-taiwan-calls-for-cooperation President Xi Jinping warned against meddling in China's dealings with Taiwan during a phone call with his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, that gave no indication of progress on diplomatic relations. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:45:23 GMT /news/2022-07-29/chinas-xi-warns-biden-over-taiwan-calls-for-cooperation The Associated Press /news/2022-07-25/italys-government-is-in-turmoil-heres-how-it-got-there-and-whats-next Mario Draghi helped restore the country's influence and reputation. With his resignation as prime minister, stability in Italy and the rest of Europe is unclear. Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:26:37 GMT /news/2022-07-25/italys-government-is-in-turmoil-heres-how-it-got-there-and-whats-next Juliana Kim /news/2022-07-21/how-prosecuting-war-crimes-in-ukraine-compares-to-hunting-nazis Eli Rosenbaum spent his career hunting down Nazis after World War II. Now, he will use those skills to seek out war criminals in the Russia-Ukraine war. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:15:00 GMT /news/2022-07-21/how-prosecuting-war-crimes-in-ukraine-compares-to-hunting-nazis Ari Shapiro, Elena Burnett, Patrick Jarenwattananon /news/2022-07-18/parts-of-the-u-s-and-europe-are-bracing-for-some-of-their-hottest-temperatures-yet Parts of the Great Plains are forecast to hit record-breaking temperatures this week, while in Europe, extreme heat has fueled wildfires and contributed to hundreds of deaths in recent days. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:41:48 GMT /news/2022-07-18/parts-of-the-u-s-and-europe-are-bracing-for-some-of-their-hottest-temperatures-yet Shauneen Miranda /news/2022-07-15/biden-says-the-u-s-will-work-to-improve-palestinians-lives President Biden says that he's committed to the two-state solution for Israel and an independent Palestinian state. But with that goal out of reach, he said, the U.S. will look to help Palestinians. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 14:40:48 GMT /news/2022-07-15/biden-says-the-u-s-will-work-to-improve-palestinians-lives Daniel Estrin, Asma Khalid, Ayana Archie, Bill Chappell /news/2022-07-11/sri-lanka-is-in-a-political-vacuum-as-angry-protesters-occupy-leaders-homes Opposition leaders have yet to agree on who should replace its current leaders, while protesters who are angry over acute shortages of fuel, food, medicine and other necessities vow to stay put. Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:30:00 GMT /news/2022-07-11/sri-lanka-is-in-a-political-vacuum-as-angry-protesters-occupy-leaders-homes The Associated Press /news/2022-07-07/colombian-ex-soldier-accused-of-killing-haiti-president-jovenel-moise-speaks-out In an interview on Colombian radio station La FM, Edwin Blanquicet Rodríguez breaks his silence on the slaying with fresh details that raise more questions in the slow-moving investigation into the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:15:35 GMT /news/2022-07-07/colombian-ex-soldier-accused-of-killing-haiti-president-jovenel-moise-speaks-out Antonio Maria Delgado, Jacqueline Charles | Miami Herald /news/2022-07-04/more-than-3-feet-of-rain-triggers-evacuation-warnings-in-australias-largest-city Parts of Sydney's 5 million people are facing a fourth flooding emergency in less than a year and a half after torrential rain caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks. Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:01:40 GMT /news/2022-07-04/more-than-3-feet-of-rain-triggers-evacuation-warnings-in-australias-largest-city The Associated Press