2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (925+ words) New Zealand officials rejected on Wednesday an application to install a statue commemorating so-called "comfort women" enslaved by Japan before and during World War II after Tokyo suggested it could harm diplomatic relations. Japan forced up to 200, 000 women from Korea,…...

4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1295+ words) France generates a small fraction of its electricity from fossil fuels due to its extensive nuclear power capabilities. Demonstrators hold signs supporting the oil industry outside the international conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels, in Santa Marta, Colombia France…...

4+ hour, 27+ min ago  (1329+ words) Colombia is hosting the first global conference on the transition away from fossil fuels Ministers are seeking to reignite the shift away from planet-heating fossil fuels at the conference in Santa Marta amid a deepening global energy crisis triggered by…...

16+ hour, 32+ min ago  (1437+ words) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg More pain at the pump appears to be in store for consumer as the benchmark international crude price climbed back above $110 per barrel Oil prices jumped on…...

6+ hour, 6+ min ago  (1050+ words) Saudi-backed LIV Golf announced the postponement of a planned June tournament in New Orleans LIV Golf postponed its planned June tournament in New Orleans on Tuesday, with officials saying they hope to reschedule an event for later this year. LIV…...

8+ hour, 17+ min ago  (1027+ words) Julie Davis takes her duties as the top US diplomat in Kyiv, arriving by train on May 5, 2025 The US envoy in Ukraine named less than a year ago is stepping down, the State Department said Tuesday, as President Donald Trump…...

11+ hour, 27+ min ago  (970+ words) Copa Airlines is Panama's flagship carrier with flights throughout the Americas Panama's flagship carrier Copa Airlines signed a $13. 5 billion deal Tuesday to purchase 60 Boeing 737 MAX planes, adding to 40 others already on order. Chief executive Pedro Heilbron said during a signing…...

17+ hour, 4+ min ago  (140+ words) KPVI Scattered showers for some by Wednesday. The warming trend continues. Idaho Falls is Gearing up for its Annual Clean & Green Citywide Clean Up Effort Early Voting is Underway for the Idaho Primary Election Idaho Fisherman Broke the State Catch…...

15+ hour, 8+ min ago  (1548+ words) Aeoden Sinclair (left) sizes up his opponent at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships on March 6 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sinclair will have a busy summer after a strong performance at the U. S. Open. Missouri wrestling sent seven wrestlers to the U. S. Open tournament last…...

21+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1052+ words) Wilson -- star of Hollywood hits including "Bridesmaids" and "Pitch Perfect" -- is accused of defamation by actress Charlotte Mac Innes Australian film star Rebel Wilson dismissed as "nonsense" claims she had bullied women on the set of her directorial debut film…...