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One of the last working dairy farms on Ukrainian-controlled territory in the eastern Donbas region is doing everything it can to stay afloat in a place where neither workers nor animals are safe from war.

An unprecedented drought is afflicting nearly half of the European continent and is damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions and threatening aquatic species.

The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change.

A flagship Democratic economic bill is perched on the edge of House passage.

Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman is expected to open up about his personal health challenges as he officially returns to the campaign trail Friday.

Since its independence in 1947, India has transformed from a poverty-stricken nation into one of the world's fastest-growing economies.

Last week, Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed state lawmakers to tighten restrictions on abortion.

South Korea’s president will formally pardon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, one year after he was released on parole from a prison sentence for bribing former President Park Geun-hye as part of the massive corruption scandal that toppled Park’s government.

World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres, Jordan’s Queen Rania, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will help relaunch the Clinton Global Initiative in September.

Numerous transportation projects across the U.S. will be getting a slice of $2.2 billion of new federal funding.

Whether it's the fitness tracker on your wrist, the “smart” home appliances in your house or the latest kids’ fad going viral in online videos, they all produce a trove of personal data for big tech companies.

An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a fellow officer has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison, matching the longest prison sentence so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.

The Justice Department has asked a court to unseal the federal warrant the FBI used to search the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump.

A judge has declared a mistrial in a dispute over partial liability for Flint, Michigan's lead-contaminated water.

The charity voices concerns of delaying support for households bracing themselves for energy bill hikes.

A court in Russia has ordered a former state TV journalist placed under house arrest for nearly two months on charges of spreading false information about Russia’s armed forces.

Organizations in Alaska have gotten creative in trying to help voters understand how to cast their ballot in the state's first ranked voting election on Aug. 16.

The 4th Congressional District in Washington state is a land of snow-capped volcanic peaks and lush irrigated apple orchards.

The European Union says a new U.S. tax credit plan aimed at encouraging Americans to buy electric vehicles could discriminate against European producers and break world trade rules.

Latvia’s Parliament has declared Russia a “state sponsor of terrorism” for attacks on civilians during the war in Ukraine and has urged other countries to follow suit.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and senior ministers have held inconclusive talks with energy companies amid mounting pressure to help people cope with soaring gas and electricity prices.

Recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has become the honorary co-chairman of a nonpartisan group devoted to education about the Constitution.

China has renewed its threat to attack Taiwan following almost a week of war games near the island, amid international condemnation and a stinging rebuke from the self-governing democracy's government.

The U.S. has renewed credibility on global climate issues and will be able to inspire other nations in their own efforts, experts say, after the Democrats pushed their big economic bill through the Senate on Sunday.

The Indian capital has reintroduced public mask mandates as COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country.

A man has been convicted of dumping straw on a Dutch road last month and sentenced to perform 80 hours of unpaid community service work.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his government won’t leave citizens freezing or unable to pay their energy bills but acknowledges his country faces considerable challenges in the coming months.

Greek authorities say a search and rescue operation is ongoing for a second day for dozens of migrants missing after the boat they were on sank in rough seas off a southeastern Greek island.

Western nations have made more pledges to send arms to Ukraine as Britain's Defense Ministry claimed that sanctions against Moscow are hurting Russian defense exports.

More than 1,000 firefighters in France are struggling to contain a huge wildfire burning through pine forests.

An alleged member of an Islamic State hostage-taking cell nicknamed “The Beatles” has been charged with terrorism offenses in Britain on Thursday after being deported from Turkey.

The Kremlin has refused to announce a full-blown mobilization as Russia suffers military losses in its invasion of Ukraine which is nearing its sixth month.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday rebuked Rwandan authorities over democracy and human rights concerns, saying the central African country may not reach its full potential without opening up political space and protecting freedoms.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is calling for tax breaks in the first major policy proposals of his reelection campaign.

The cancellation of a major music festival in Atlanta has ignited a new fight over Georgia gun laws.

In battleground Wisconsin, Donald Trump’s pick for governor defeated the favorite of the Republican establishment.

Political leaders honored Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski of Indiana as a determined advocate for her beliefs during a funeral after she and three other people were killed in a highway crash last week.

Joe Arpaio, the 90-year-old former Arizona sheriff who was a once powerful figure in Republican politics, has been defeated in a race for mayor of the affluent suburb where he has lived for more than two decades.

The campaign committee of North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein plans to ask a federal court to block enforcement of a state law looming in a probe of a TV ad aired against Stein's election rival in 2020.

The director of the FBI has strong words for supporters of former President Donald Trump who have been using violent rhetoric in the wake of his agency’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.

Prosecutors in Atlanta say U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham may be able to provide insight into the extent of any coordinated efforts to influence the results of the 2020 general election in Georgia.

Consumers struggling with skyrocketing prices for food, gas, autos and rent got a tantalizing hint of relief last month, when prices didn’t budge at all from June after 25 straight months of increases.

A federal judge has ruled that Walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to San Francisco’s opioid crisis for over-dispensing opioids for years without proper oversight and failing to identify and report suspicious orders as required by law.

President Joe Biden has arrived in South Carolina to begin what's expected to be at least a seven-day vacation with members of his family.

Donald Trump reasserted his grip on Republicans in Wisconsin’s primary, but both Democrats and Republicans say that the former president’s involvement in the state’s key races for governor and U.S. Senate could come back to hurt them in the swing state.

Research that analyzed social media posts finds that hateful references to gays, lesbians and other LGBTQ people surged online after Florida passed a law that bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.

The Justice Department says an Iranian operative has been charged in a plot to murder former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton.

Italy's far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, who is leading in opinion polls ahead of next month's elections, is insisting she won't be a danger to democracy if she becomes the country's next premier.

Former President Donald Trump, son Donald Trump Jr. and daughter Ivanka Trump are due soon to face questioning under oath in a civil investigation into their business practices.

Former President Donald Trump, son Donald Trump Jr. and daughter Ivanka Trump are due soon to face questioning under oath in a civil investigation into their business practices.

Ukraine says that nine Russian warplanes were destroyed in a deadly string of explosions at an air base in Crimea that appeared to be the result of a Ukrainian attack.

As worldwide sales of the algae soar, the European Union wants to establish giant seaweed farms.

How Russian oligarchs from Vladimir Putin’s inner circle exploited a UK secrecy loophole left open by the government.

Almost 700 migrants crossed the English Channel in 14 boats on Monday, the Ministry of Defence says.

The motoring group says the UK's fuel duty cut looks "paltry" compared to help given in other countries.

The project was first announced in 2017 by the Saudi Arabian government that is being sold as a carbon-neutral habitat.

Sam Tarry defied Sir Keir Starmer by joining striking rail workers on the picket line.

The Tory leadership candidate says the UK faces an emergency over the economy, the NHS and migration.

An unofficial advisor to Donald Trump, Mr Bannon refused to cooperate with the January 6 committee.

The focus needs to be on picking a new leader, contender Penny Mordaunt says as she hits back at "smears".

The government will provide funds so all schools can have at least one kit after parents' campaign.

Candidates vying to replace Boris Johnson have just hours to secure support from at least 20 MPs.

Russian pipeline operators say maintenance work is needed, but Germany suspects political motives.

Living in Sri Lanka is a daily battle and people are broken after months of crisis, writes Andrew Fidel Fernando.

Less than three years after a thumping election victory, Boris Johnson is resigning. How did it come to this?

As the crisis over Boris Johnson's leadership grows, the Northern Ireland secretary resigns.

Norway's government late Tuesday intervened to bring an end to an oil and gas strike that threatened to exacerbate the region's deepening energy crisis.

It is the first time they have spoken since Nicola Sturgeon outlined her route map to a referendum.

There are 50 known survivors of the banned pregnancy drug in Scotland, most now in their 60s.

Following an NPR investigation, the Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance to state and county officials that lets them stop charging parents whose children are placed in foster care.

Original Ife bronze heads, of which only some 20 survive, are thought to be about 700 years old.

With half the rail network closed, travellers from Paddington Station were pleasantly surprised.

An earthquake in Afghanistan's Paktika province has killed at least 250 people, an official tells the BBC.

The task force intends to develop steps the federal government can take to combat online hate and abuse.

The task force intends to develop steps the federal government can take to combat online hate and abuse.

The bid to change post-Brexit trade procedures is set to prompt a row, writes our political editor.

He is expected to give a new right-to-buy pledge and suggest benefits should count towards mortgages.

The government said the bill would also allow for the removal of gun licenses from people involved in acts of domestic violence or criminal harassment, such as stalking.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has introduced legislation that would put a national freeze on importing, buying or selling handguns

Heating water contributes hugely to cost increases, says an organisation aiming to get the UK more active.

European countries have taken different approaching to higher energy bills.

Two days after his election win, Anthony Albanese will fly to meet leaders of the US, India and Japan.

Sir John Major warns about rising prices, as a minister is criticised for advocating people working more hours.

New Buffalo Shoreline Alliance filed a claim, claiming their 5th amendment rights were violated by the U.S. Government.

England's schools regulator says such schools are often "unsafe" and don't provide a full education.

Nowhere is the challenge of abandoning Russian oil clearer than in the refinery town, Schwedt.

Ministers had refused to make it public, arguing that it would breach legal professional privilege.

Labour wants MPs to investigate if the PM misled them - but ministers say a decision should wait.

Only £60m of £220m humanitarian aid pledged by the government was handed out by 1 April, a Labour MP says.

Hassana Adamu speaks to the BBC about feeling neglected on the eighth anniversary of the kidnappings.

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is alarming both Muslims and Jews in France with a pledge to regulate the ritual slaughter of animals if elected. Le Pen frames her measure as an effort to end animal suffering. She wants animals to be stunned first. But Jews and Muslims who for religious reasons eat meat from animals that aren't stunned before slaughter say they feel targeted. The issue is one of the many fault lines between Le Pen and incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and the starkly different visions of France they are presenting for next Sunday's election runoff vote.

That's 4%, plus whatever the local government may tack on, which would disappear from store receipts.

That's 4%, plus whatever the local government may tack on, which will disappear from store receipts.

“No nation is doomed for failure or destined to live in captivity,” the journalist and historian Adam Michnik says.

A man whose uncle died in the Grenfell Tower fire says he was left alone to find his missing relative.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday morning.

The House of Lords support plans to widen the documents people could use to get a ballot paper.

Charities react to the government's decision not to ban conversion therapy for trans people.

Dozens of Chinese medical journal articles published between 1980 and 2015, when the Chinese government said it would stop procuring organs from executed prisoners, describe doctors in China performing organ transplants without following standard procedures for establishing brain death, according to new research published in a top U.S. medical journal.Why it matters: "This shows, in the words of the physicians themselves, that they prioritized organ procurement over adhering to the most basic me

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