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G7 working on early warning systems to better prepare for future pandemics

The G7 announced plans Friday to strengthen epidemiological early-warning systems to detect infectious diseases with pandemic potential following the emergence of the c

G7 set to join hands on $18 billion aid for Ukraine defence: German FM

Germany's finance minister says the Group of Seven leading economies are set to agree on more than USD 18 billion in aid for Ukrainian defence efforts.

Pentagon's Kirby to lead Biden's national security communications team

President Joe Biden on Friday named Pentagon press secretary John Kirby to be the new National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications.

Russia claims to have taken full control of steel plant in Mariupol

Russia's defense chief says the country's forces have taken full control of the steel plant in Mariupol that was the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in the city.

Hyundai announces $5.5 billion for electric vehicle plant in Georgia

Hyundai Motor Group confirmed the company will spend $5.5 billion on a huge electric vehicle plant near Savannah that will employ thousands

Australians vote to decide Morrison's conservative government future

Polling stations opened across eastern Australia on Saturday for voters to decide whether Prime Minister Scott Morrison's conservative government will defy odds and rule for a fourth three-year term.

Russia continues to attack Lysychansk, other eastern cities of Ukraine

Russian forces on Friday continued attacking the cities of Lysychansk and Severodonetsk in Ukraine's eastern region of Luhansk to try to cut the area off from the rest of Ukraine

IOC's Bach says Russia ban is to protect athletes, not punish them

Russian athletes and officials who have been banned from international sports because of the war in Ukraine are being protected rather than punished, International Olympic Committee president said

ATP men's tennis tour not to award ranking points for Wimbledon over ban

The ATP men's professional tennis tour will not award ranking points for Wimbledon this year because of the All England Club's ban on players from Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine.

FIFA plans to announce 2026 World Cup sites in New York on June 16

FIFA intends to announce the 2026 World Cup sites during a news conference in New York on June 16.

Trump pays $110K fine, must submit paperwork to end contempt: New York AG

Former President Donald Trump has paid the $110,000 in fines he racked up after being held in contempt of court for being slow to respond to a civil subpoena issued by New York's attorney general.

West rushes more aid as Mariupol teeters and fighting rages in East Ukraine

The West moved to pour billions more in aid into Ukraine on Friday, as Russia shifted forces freed up by the imminent fall of the pulverized port city of Mariupol and fighting raged

Netflix pays $59 mn to set up legal entity and settle tax dispute in Italy

Netflix has agreed to pay more than 55.8 million euros and set up a legal entity in Italy to settle a tax dispute, Milan prosecutors said on Friday.

Finland says Russia suspending natural gas supplies after NATO application

Russia will cut off natural gas to Finland after the Nordic country that applied for NATO membership this week refused to pay in rubles, the Finnish state-owned energy company said on

Turkish president holds talks with foreign counterparts over NATO bids

Turkey's president says he is engaged in telephone diplomacy with foreign counterparts over the bids by Sweden and Finland to join NATO.

Ukrainian authorities say Russian attack repelled as war grinds in east

Ukrainian authorities on Friday said their troops repelled a Russian attack in the east, as Moscow struggled to gain ground in the region that is now the focus even as it intensified its campaign

US President Biden opens Asia trip with global issues and tech on agenda

Biden is opening his trip to Asia with a focus on the computer chip shortage that has bedeviled the world economy, touring a Samsung computer chip plant that will serve as model

Sri Lanka closes schools, limits work as nation prepares for fuel shortage

Sri Lankan authorities closed schools and asked public officials not to come to work in a desperate move to prepare for an acute fuel shortage that is expected to last days

12 killed in Severodonetsk as Russian troops attack Ukrainian cities

Russian forces attacked the cities of Lysychansk and Severodonetsk in Ukraine's eastern region of Luhansk, the region's governor said Friday.

Biden to highlight US chip production in South Korea in his first Asia trip

Biden will open his trip to Asia with a focus on the Us tech sector, touring a Samsung computer chip plant on Friday that will serve as model for a $17 billion semiconductor factory