US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, left, and Russian deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, right, attend security talks at the United States Mission at the United States Mission in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Taiwan will set up a $1 billion credit program aimed at funding projects by Lithuanian and Taiwanese companies amid economic pressure from China over an office that the island opened in the European Union country, Lithuanian officials said Tuesday.
Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as traders try to calibrate how markets and the economy will handle the higher interest rates that are likely on the way from the Federal Reserve this year.
BEIJING (AP) — A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number confined to their homes in China to about 20 million people.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday he was hoarse and had a sore throat after testing positive for COVID-19 for the second time.
ROME (AP) — The Catholic Church in Rome on Tuesday strongly condemned as “offensive and unacceptable” a funeral procession outside a local church in which the casket was draped in a Nazi flag and mourners gave the fascist salute.
Un hombre pasea a un perro frente a policías montando guardia frente al hospital King Edward VII en Londres, el martes 23 de febrero de 2021.
Una protesta contra las medidas dictadas por Polonia para luchar contra el coronavirus, en Varsovia, el 9 de enero del 2022.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A homeless man accused of setting a fire that destroyed part of South Africa's historic Parliament complex was charged with terrorism Tuesday and sent to a psychiatric hospital for a month for assessment.
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Patriarch Porfirije, the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, has tested positive for COVID-19, the church said Tuesday, amid a surge in infections in the country and elsewhere in the Balkan region.
Veterinarians diagnose and treat an exhausted young male brown bear named Ada at the center, for Rehabilitation of Protected Animals in Przemysl, Poland, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. The bear was spotted Monday wobbling alone in the cold, snowy forest in southeastern Poland, with wolf tracks a…
Veterinarians diagnose and treat an exhausted young male brown bear named Ada at the center, for Rehabilitation of Protected Animals in Przemysl, Poland, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. The bear was spotted Monday wobbling alone in the cold, snowy forest in southeastern Poland, with wolf tracks a…
Veterinarians diagnose and treat an exhausted young male brown bear named Ada at the center, for Rehabilitation of Protected Animals in Przemysl, Poland, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. The bear was spotted Monday wobbling alone in the cold, snowy forest in southeastern Poland, with wolf tracks a…
Veterinarians diagnose and treat an exhausted young male brown bear named Ada at the center, for Rehabilitation of Protected Animals in Przemysl, Poland, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. The bear was spotted Monday wobbling alone in the cold, snowy forest in southeastern Poland, with wolf tracks a…
Archivo - El primer ministro británico, Boris Johnson, gesticula durante una conferencia de prensa en Londres, el 3 de marzo de 2020.
BRUSSELS (AP) — David Sassoli, an Italian journalist who worked his way up in politics while defending the downtrodden and oppressed to become president of the European Union’s parliament, died in an Italian hospital on Tuesday at 65.
MOSCOW (AP) — The president of Kazakhstan announced Tuesday that a Russia-led security alliance will start pulling out its troops from the Central Asian nation in two days after completing its mission.
LONDON (AP) — Cyberthreats and the growing space race are emerging risks to the global economy, adding to existing challenges posed by climate change and the coronavirus pandemic, the World Economic Forum said in a report Tuesday.
El presidente del Parlamento Europeo, David Sassoli, habla antes de un acto para firmar las Prioridades Legislativas de la UE para 2022, en el marco de una cumbre de la Unión Europea en Bruselas, el 16 de diciembre de 2021.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has become the latest European nation to reach the sad milestone of 100,000 deaths related to the coronavirus.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic held a practice session on Tuesday, a day after he left immigration detention, focusing on defending his Australian Open title even while he still faces the prospect of deportation because he’s not vaccinated against COVID-19.
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a wave of public and political outrage on Tuesday over allegations that he and his staff flouted coronavirus lockdown rules by holding a garden party in 2020 while Britons were barred by law from mingling outside the home.
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's new climate minister said Tuesday that the country faces a “gigantic” task if it wants to achieve its goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions while ensuring sufficient energy for its energy-hungry industry.
When Australian immigration officials rejected tennis star Novak Djokovic’s medical exemption from a COVID-19 vaccination requirement and canceled his Australian visa, they set off a storm of ramifications — bureaucratic, political and legal.
FILE - A castle, left, and parts of the village are flooded in Erftstadt-Blessem, Germany, July 17, 2021. Police in western Germany have raided offices and homes in connection with floods last summer in which more than 180 people died and hundreds more were injured. German news agency dpa re…
FILE - Helpers check for victims in flooded cars on a road in Erftstadt, Germany, July 17, 2021. Police in western Germany have raided offices and homes in connection with floods last summer in which more than 180 people died and hundreds more were injured. German news agency dpa reported in…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The man who has headed both of Denmark's intelligence agencies at different times has been detained for over a month on suspicion of “disclosing highly classified information from the intelligence services,” a Danish court has revealed.
La vicesecretaria de Estado de Estados Unidos, Wendy Sherman, a la izquierda, y el viceministro ruso de Exteriores, Sergei Ryabkov, a la derecha, asisten a conversaciones de seguridad en la delegación diplomática de Estados Unidos en Ginebra, Suiza, el lunes 10 de enero de 2022.
Aviones y helicópteros incautados por su presunta conexión con la minería ilegal, en la sede de la Policía Federal en Boa Vista, en el estado de Roraima, Brasil, el 3 de noviembre de 2021. Generalmente, los dueños de las aeronaves ilegales son miembros de las élites locales que lavan su dine…
Aviones y helicópteros confiscados por su supuesta relación con la minería ilegal, en un patio de la Policía Federal en Boa Vista, en el estado de Roraima, Brasil, el miércoles 3 de noviembre de 2021. En el estado de Roraima, donde toda la minería de oro es ilegal, son esenciales para el tra…
Tiendas de compraventa de oro en una calle en Boa Vista, en el estado brasileño de Roraima, el 5 de noviembre de 2021. Los intentos de acabar con la minería ilegal en el estado de Roraima enfrentan una resistencia local feroz, a pesar de que toda la minería en el estado es ilegal. Esta activ…
Mineros asisten a una sesión abierta al público en la Cámara de Diputados de Boa Vista, Brasil, el 4 de noviembre de 2021. Miembros de la Asociación de Prospectores Independientes de Roraima se reunieron para una audiencia pública para protestar contra las operaciones recientes de la agencia…
Una estatua de un buscador de oro, junto a la asamblea legislativa en Boa Vista, en el estado de Roraima, en Brasil, el 1 de noviembre de 2021. La estatua, de siete metros de alto, está adornada con los nombres de destacados mineros.
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s top leaders are self-isolating after being in contact with the parliamentary speaker who tested positive for the coronavirus, the country’s chief health inspector said Tuesday.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan will keep its borders closed to most foreign citizens through February as it attempts to accelerate coronavirus booster shots for elderly people and expand hospital capacity to cope with the rapidly spreading omicron variant, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — There were more than 7 million new cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 across Europe in the first week of January, more than doubling in just two weeks, the World Health Organization said.
BANGKOK (AP) — American companies are still importing teak from Myanmar despite sanctions imposed after the military seized power last year, a report based on trade data said Tuesday.
El líder de la iglesia ortodoxa serbia, el patriarca Porfirio, durante la tradicional divina liturgia, en el templo St. Sava de Belgrado, Serbia, el 7 de enero de 2022.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into its eastern sea, its second launch in a week, following leader Kim Jong Un’s calls to expand its nuclear weapons program in defiance of international opposition.
Una empleada cruza una tienda saqueada durante los disturbios en Almaty, Kazajistán, el 11 de enero de 2022.
En esta imagen, distribuida por la agencia noticiosa china Xinhua, residentes hacen fila en un campo de fútbol para someterse a una prueba de detección del coronavirus durante un cribado masivo, en la municipalía de Tianjin, en el norte de China, el 9 de enero de 2022.
BOA VISTA, Brazil (AP) — The scorching Amazon sun beats down as a group of agents inspect the body of a black helicopter. Nearby, in the backyard of the federal police headquarters in the city of Boa Vista, sit more than twenty aircraft — all seized.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega was sworn in for a fourth consecutive term Monday following elections considered rigged and on a day marked by sanctions from the United States and European Union against members of his government.
Cuarenta palomas son liberadas en el funeral de Valentina Orellana Peralta, de 14 años, asesinada el 23 de diciembre por una bala perdida de un policía de Los Ángeles, el lunes 10 de enero de 2022, en la Iglesia de la Ciudad del Refugio en Gardena, California.
La madre Soledad Peralta, en el centro, y el padre Juan Pablo Orellana salen del funeral de Valentina Orellana Peralta, de 14 años de edad _muerta el 23 de diciembre por una bala perdida de un policía de Los Ángeles_, realizado el lunes 10 de enero de 2022, en la Iglesia de la Ciudad del Ref…
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares sank in cautious trading Tuesday following a decline on Wall Street amid continuing worries about the omicron coronavirus variant, especially rising cases in China.
Los vecinos ven la toma de posesión del presidente Daniel Ortega, en una pantalla gigante en un parque en el barrio Julio Buitrago de Managua, Nicaragua, el lunes 10 de enero de 2022.
Un vecino celebra la toma de posesión del presidente Daniel Ortega en un parque en el barrio Julio Buitrago de Managua, Nicaragua, el lunes 10 de enero de 2022.
El presidente de Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, habla a sus seguidores mientras su esposa y la vicepresidenta Rosario Murillo aplauden, en Managua, Nicaragua, el miércoles 29 de agosto de 2018. Estados Unidos sancionó el lunes 10 de enero de 2022 a a otros seis funcionarios del gobierno de Nicara…
Vecinos ayudan a combatir un incendio en el barrio de escasos recursos de Laguna Verde, en Iquique, Chile, el lunes 10 de enero de 2022. Según las autoridades, el fuego destruyó cerca de 100 viviendas del barrio habitado en su mayoría por migrantes.
Un vecino ayuda a combatir un incendio en el barrio de escasos recursos de Laguna Verde, en Iquique, Chile, el lunes 10 de enero de 2022. Según las autoridades, el fuego destruyó cerca de 100 viviendas del barrio habitado en su mayoría por migrantes.
