Russia says military aims expanding in Ukraine, pummels Kharkiv
Colombia's congress opens its new session on Wednesday, with a slate of ambitious tax-and-spend and other legislation on the horizon under incoming President-elect Gustavo Petro, intended to combat poverty and inequality.
A heat wave on Wednesday was expected to smother a broad swath of the United States for a second day, pushing temperatures to record highs in many areas and leading forecasters to warn about the dangers of dehydration and exposure.
The U.S. Justice Department unveiled a $1.2 billion healthcare fraud crackdown on Wednesday, revealing criminal charges against 36 defendants for alleged fraudulent billing schemes tied to telemedicine, genetic and cardiovascular testing, and equipment.
In eastern Ukraine, volunteers recover bodies of war dead
As many as 21 people, including 18 women and children, died after the boat carrying more than 100 people capsized in the Indus River.
A strike by contract workers at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is unacceptable, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Tuesday, raising the prospect that his government could use force to break it up.
The kidnapped Sri Lankan dissident who helped oust a president
Bodyguards could have saved Shinzo Abe if they shielded him or removed him from the line of fire in the 2.5 seconds between a missed first shot and a second round of gunfire that fatally wounded him, according to eight security experts who reviewed footage of the former Japanese leader's assassination.
The U.S. Department of Defense agreed with Lockheed Martin Corp to build about 375 F-35 fighter jets over three years, the two parties said on Monday, amid expectations the price of the most common version of the aircraft would increase due to inflation and slower production.
Iran hosts Putin, Erdogan for talks overshadowed by Ukraine war
Protesters' target is favourite for Sri Lanka presidency
N.Macedonia weathers bruising path to uncertain EU future
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sacked the head of the country's domestic security service and state prosecutor, citing hundreds of cases of alleged treason and collaboration with Russia, as Moscow appeared set to step up military operations.
Iran, Russia, Turkey presidents to talk Syria war in Tehran
Pacific Islands ask international court to rule on climate
North Korea is on the path to "finally defuse" a crisis stemming from its first acknowledged outbreak of COVID-19, the state news agency said on Monday, while Asian neighbours battle a fresh wave of infections driven by Omicron subvariants.
Pakistan's Khan calls for early election after state assembly victory
Hunger pains on Slave Island as Sri Lanka's food prices rocket
Sri Lanka renews state of emergency ahead of key vote
Sudan's gold rush wreaks havoc on health
US school shooter faces death penalty at sentencing trial
India's parliament begins voting for new president
Thai democracy activists targeted by Pegasus spyware: report
The chief of Israel's armed forces will visit Morocco on Monday in the highest-level public engagement between the countries, which upgraded ties in 2020 under a U.S.
Asian shares inched higher on Monday following a much-needed bounce on Wall Street, but nerves are stretched ahead of a near-certain rate hike in Europe and another round of corporate earnings reports.
Central bankers around the world are scrambling to adjust to stubbornly high inflation at risk of getting further out of hand and forcing stronger policy actions that increase the risk of a global recession.
Both Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko are participating virtually in the meeting.
Three unfinished sketches by celebrated 20th-century artist Amedeo Modigliani were found hidden in one of his paintings by curators.
India is expected to overtake China as the world's most populous country by next year, according to a United Nations report.
