New Delhi launches historic bid to put spacecraft on moon

SRIHARIKOTA, India - New Delhi launched an unmanned spacecraft to the far side of the moon on Monday, a week after aborting the mission due to a technical problem.

Chile hopes EVs will revive copper industry

To many people in the vast mountains in the north of Chile, China is their hope for invigorating the copper mining industry and their livelihood.

Kenya unveils continent's largest wind power farm

Kenya has launched the largest wind power farm in Africa, setting the country on course to meet its goal of providing 100 percent green energy by 2020.

Teheran announces breakup of CIA spy ring

TEHERAN - Iranian authorities said on Monday that security agencies had arrested 17 suspects and sentenced some of them to death after dismantling a CIA spy ring in a case announced last month.

Pompeo hails Mexico's curb on migrants

MEXICO CITY - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday thanked his Mexican counterpart for increased immigration enforcement by the country, which Pompeo said is leading to fewer migrants entering the United States.

Zelensky's party heads for majority

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's party looks likely to win the most seats in the country's parliamentary election, the Central Election Commission disclosed on Monday.

Voting ends in contest to find next British prime minister

The lengthy process to choose the United Kingdom's next prime minister ended on Monday evening, drawing a line under a battle that has divided the ruling Conservative Party and put Britain's pending exit from the European Union on the backburner.

Chief of UN nuclear watchdog Yukiya Amano dies aged 72

VIENNA - Yukiya Amano, the International Atomic Energy Agency's director general, has died at 72, the agency announced on Monday.

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Teheran ready for 'different scenarios'

DUBAI - Iran on Sunday urged the United Kingdom to contain "domestic political forces" as tensions escalated between the two countries following Iran's seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker.

UK ministers to quit if Johnson wins PM race

Boris Johnson's expected confirmation as Britain's next prime minister this week is likely to prompt resignations as Cabinet members quit to show their opposition to his "do or die" approach to Brexit.

Tokyo vows actions if Seoul hurts companies in escalating dispute

TOKYO - Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Friday that Tokyo will take "necessary measures" against South Korea if interests of Japanese companies are harmed in an escalating dispute over colonial-era forced labor.