Europe

European energy prices soar after Russia cuts off a natural gas pipeline to Germany

5:10am September 07, 2022

by Jackie Northam

It's a move seen as retaliation by the Kremlin for western sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The energy crisis is not limited to Europe as other countries are also feeling the impact.

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U.N. calls for demilitarized zone around nuclear plant in Ukraine

4:55pm September 06, 2022

The United Nations is calling for a demilitarized zone around a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.

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Liz Truss officially takes over as the U.K.'s prime minister

4:55pm September 06, 2022

by Willem Marx

Liz Truss is Britain's fourth prime minister in six years, and the third woman to take on the role. She succeeded Boris Johnson as Conservative party leader on Monday.

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Large numbers of workers from different sectors protest against inflation and in favor of higher wages in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Aug. 17, where inflation has soared.

An economic perfect storm is battering emerging markets. Debt crises loom

4:23pm September 06, 2022

by Jason Beaubien

With a strengthening dollar and rising commodity prices, developing nations are having a hard time paying their debts.

Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Liz Truss on Tuesday during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where the monarch invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative Party to become prime minister and form a new government.

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Liz Truss is now officially the U.K.'s prime minister after meeting with the queen

11:50am September 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

Truss became prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her amid increasing pressure to curb soaring prices, ease labor unrest and fix the health care system.

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News brief: special master request granted, Uvalde students, Britain's Liz Truss

6:14am September 06, 2022

Judge grants Trump's special master request to review search materials. Uvalde students return to school for the first time since May's shooting. Britain's prime minister will be formally appointed.

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Liz Truss is Great Britain's new prime minister, replacing Boris Johnson

5:05am September 06, 2022

Britain's Conservative Party announced that Foreign Minister Liz Truss will serve as the nation's next prime minister. She has a lot of work to do in these troubling political and economic times.

How blowing up a dam in Ukraine flooded a village but stopped Russian forces

5:05am September 06, 2022

by Elissa Nadworny

A community in Ukraine blew up a dam and flooded their village to stop the Russian army's advance into the capital Kyiv. Six months later, they're still pumping water out of their houses.

Ukrainians prep for winter. If Russia hits heating systems, cities will freeze

5:05am September 06, 2022

by Tim Mak

The temperatures in the Ukrainian capital have been in the 70s lately. But as summer wanes, residents are already preparing for a harsh winter ahead.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 20, 2022.

Russia sanctions 25 more Americans, including Sean Penn and Ben Stiller

1:10pm September 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

Russia imposed personal sanctions Monday on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller, in response to U.S. sanctions against Russians stemming from the conflict in Ukraine.