Barbara Johnson has been fighting coal pollution for decades in her mostly Black neighbourhood of North St Louis as an organiser with Metropolitan Congregations United – one of many activist groups campaigning for cleaner air in a city that has some of the country’s dirtiest. Until rec
When JD Vance arrives in Islamabad for talks on Saturday with Iranian officials, it will fulfill a wish for Tehran's remaining leaders, some of whom have quietly sought the US vice president to take a lead role in negotiations to end the war, according to several sources familiar with the matter.
Vice President JD Vance said on Friday he was looking forward to having positive negotiations with Iran as he left for talks in Pakistan with a warning to Tehran not to "play us." "We're looking forward to the negotiation. I think it's going to be positive," Vance told reporters befo
US President Donald Trump warned Tehran not to charge tolls on ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, as a mounting global energy crisis prompted Japan on Friday to announce a further emergency oil release. The Iran war has damaged Gulf energy production, stranded tanker traffic, and boosted oil pri
Mali supports Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop said on Friday, becoming the latest African country to endorse Rabat's plan to end the 50-year conflict with the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. Morocco's autonomy proposal would establish
