Finland is withdrawing from an international treaty banning land mines, putting its fear of neighboring Russia above its commitment to humanitarian law.

President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency wants to abandon restrictions that would block a huge proposed Alaska mine, its announcement coming in the middle of the Bristol Bay salmon ...

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched its biggest aerial attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Sunday, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a ...

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is considering whether or not to open state-owned land near the Yukon River to oil and gas exploration. In a public notice published in May and renewed June ...

Fuel haulers are experiencing disruptions. This follows major flood damage to the Dalton Highway (state Route 11) in Alaska. A major breach, erosion and compromised embankments were among the damages ...

Police say a land mine killed four people and wounded others in a remote area in northwest Pakistan.

The Donlin Gold mine deposit lies under this hillside, seen on Aug. 11, 2022. The hillside would be dug up if the mine is developed. At left is an small mine exploration camp outbuilding. Federal ...

Environmentalists criticized the new plan. “This is another step in the Trump administration’s reckless effort to sell out our most valuable national public lands to the oil industry in the midst of ...

Government & Politics Indigenous Affairs Alaska in Brief Congress approves bills dealing with Native federal aid and land for Alaska Native villages By: James Brooks - June 21, 2025 4:00 am ...

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Finland this week became the latest country to withdraw from an international agreement that bans the use of antipersonnel mines, joining several fellow NATO allies in a move aimed at deterring ...

HELSINKI — Finland’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to pull out of a major international treaty on antipersonnel land mines Thursday as the Nordic country seeks to boost its defenses against ...