9+ hour, 29+ min ago   (729+ words) by VICTORIA MILKO, Associated Press 09/13/26 09:11 PM ET Biomass power, predominantly generated by burning wood, is growing globally as countries accelerate their transition to use cleaner energy. “The biomass industry has become a new driver of deforestation in Indonesia,” said Timer…...

14+ hour, 54+ min ago   (333+ words) by Max Rego 09/13/26 08:09 AM ET An Iranian cargo ship was struck early Sunday, Iranian state media reported, as the U.S.-Iran conflict marches on. Hossein Amir Teymoori, the governor of Qeshm, said an Iranian commercial container vessel was hit by an…...

13+ hour, 3+ min ago   (209+ words) by Tara Suter 09/13/26 05:05 PM ET President Trump said Sunday that he plans to lift tariffs on Irish whiskey, an announcement he made while visiting the Emerald Isle. “Ireland itself has been so incredible, so inviting, and we’re very honored by…...

22+ hour ago   (627+ words) by SAMY MAGDY, Associated Press 09/13/26 08:38 AM ET The Houthis’ capture of a key port city and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, in recent days has alarmed markets and Yemeni…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (357+ words) by AIJAZ HUSSAIN and SHEIKH SAALIQ, Associated Press 09/13/26 03:57 AM ET Addressing the BRICS summit of leading developing nations on its second day in New Delhi, Modi also warned that the “weaponization of technology and critical minerals” could hinder global development…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (604+ words) An Iranian commercial ship was struck early Sunday near the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed, Iranian state media say. Meanwhile, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they fired drones and missiles toward southern Saudi Arabia, putting new…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (666+ words) by MATTHEW LEE and ASTRID SUÁREZ, Associated Press 09/10/26 06:20 PM ET Standing next to new Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori, Rubio told reporters that while the U.S. has “the capacity to act unilaterally,” it would rather work with its allies because…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1411+ words) by Filip Timotija 09/10/26 03:12 PM ET Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a forum of The Americas Counter Cartel Coalition in Panama City, Aug. 12, 2026. A year into its deadly sea-based campaign to stamp out “narco-trafficking,” the U.S. military is zeroing…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (415+ words) by AHMED AL-HAJ, Associated Press 09/10/26 12:37 PM ET Mokha is about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a waterway that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and through which about 12% of the world’s goods are typically shipped....

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (121+ words) by Associated Press 09/10/26 07:16 AM ET A total of 42 people had been on the vessel, and 12 of them were safely evacuated, Xinhua reported. Five were injured and taken to the hospital, and they remained in a stable condition. The fire started…...