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Data puts Turkey's annual inflation rate at 73.5%, at a 24-year high

Annual inflation in Turkey hit 73.5 per cent in May, the highest rate since 1998, according to official data released on Friday as a cost-of-living crisis in the country deepens.

Nadal reaches French Open final again after injured Zverev withdraws

Rafael Nadal has become the second-oldest men's finalist in French Open history after his semifinal opponent, Alexander Zverev, stopped playing Friday because of an injured right leg

Myanmar government to carry out its first executions in decades: Report

Government spokesperson Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun was cited as saying the decision to carry out the hangings was confirmed after legal appeals by the four were rejected.

US has over 750 complaints of Teslas suddenly stopping for no reason

More than 750 Tesla owners have complained to US safety regulators that cars operating on the automaker's partially automated driving systems have suddenly stopped on roadways for no apparent reason.

Japan energy and tech giant Toshiba seeing going private as an option

Toshiba executives on Friday said privatisation remains an option for the Japanese tech company, as they defended their efforts to choose the right bidder to restore what they called a strong Toshiba.

China and Australia's duelling South Pacific tours make final stops

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrived in Tonga where she met with Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku and other officials including King Tupou VI

Russian malls half-empty after Western firms exit over Ukraine war

Dozens of foreign and international companies have withdrawn from the country, leaving behind half-empty malls and closed doors in places that once buzzed with customers

Taliban faces threat from Islamic State, new resistance in Afghan: UN

The experts said in the report to the UN Security Council that with the onset of better weather, fighting may escalate as both Islamic State and resistance forces undertake operations against Taliban

Security concerns leave Afghanistan evacuees stuck in Balkan camp

For some Afghans who were evacuated as their country fell to Taliban, the journey to the US has stalled, and perhaps ended, at a sun-baked cluster of tents and temporary housing in the Balkans

Iran reports death of another Revolutionary Guard colonel; blames US-allies

Quoting an unknown official, the early morning report by the official IRNA news agency said Col. Ali Esmailzadeh died during an incident in his residence days ago in city of Karaj

UEFA: Horta's first goal for Portugal draws match at 1-1 against Spain

Horta was making just his second appearance for Portugal nearly eight years after his international debut back in 2014

Iowa church shooting: Three people including shooter dead in Ames

The three people died outside the Cornerstone Church, a megachurch on the outskirts of Ames, according to the Story County Sheriff's Office

Oklahoma hospital shooting: Attack exposes escalating violence doctors face

Michael Louis, 45, fatally shot Dr. Preston Phillips and three other people in Tulsa on Wednesday before killing himself

Immersed in political crisis, Peru neglects Amazon's destruction

Peru has descended into one of the worst political crises in its history and protection of its Amazon rainforest is failing, according to a report

Myanmar violence has displaced more than 1 million people, says UN

UN's humanitarian relief agency said the number of people displaced within strife-torn Myanmar has for the first time exceeded 1 million, with well over half the total losing their homes

1st Covid vax shots for kids under 5 possible by June 21: White House

White House COVID-19 coordinator Aashish Jha outlined the administration's planning for the last remaining ineligible age group to get shots

Queen Elizabeth II to miss Jubilee service due to 'some discomfort'

Queen Elizabeth II stepped gingerly onto the Buckingham Palace balcony, drawing wild cheers from the tens of thousands who came to join her at the celebrations of her 70 years on the throne

Eng vs NZ 1st Test: After chaotic 1st day, England limps to 116-7

Stokes had publicly declared his side were working from a blank canvas following a dismal sequence of one victory in 17 attempts, but the flimsiness of the batting painted a familiar picture

Geetanjali Shree's book 'Tomb of Sand' to be published in US in 2023

Tomb of Sand was first published in 2018 and released in English translation in 2021

US, allies to hold Russia accountable for crimes in Ukraine since invasion

The United States and its allies are vowing to hold Russia accountable for crimes committed by its forces since they invaded Ukraine on February 24