UK wage growth has edged back from record highs but earnings are outstripping inflation at the fastest pace for two years, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said average regular earnings, excluding bonuses, increas…

Loads of sunshine today with highs warming to the lower 50s. Even milder mid week with highs touching the lower 60s Wednesday and Thursday!

Firefighters and volunteers battle large wildfires day and night in the wetlands of Brazil’s Pantanal, Mato Grosso state, where wildlife is severely threatened. Known as Brazil’s jaguar sanctuary, Encontro das Aguas State Park has already lost 32% of i…

Londoners showed mixed reactions to former British Prime Minister David Cameron becoming foreign secretary on Monday, in a major shakeup of the Conservative government that also saw the firing of divisive Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

Liberians began voting on Tuesday to decide whether to hand former football star George Weah a second term as president despite a controversial record, or to elect political veteran Joseph Boakai despite his age. The run-off is expected to be close bet…

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Countries’ climate action plans are still far behind what’s needed to curb human-caused warming and limit the devastating effects of extreme heat, storms and droughts, but some nations have taken marginal steps toward slashing emissions, a United Natio…

Thousands of demonstrators from across the country joined a pro-Israel rally in Washington that comes amid a deepening war in Gaza.