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Battle for Ukraine's Mariupol draws toward close after troops surrender

The battle that turned Mariupol into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering drew toward a close as Russia said nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters

Senate confirms Brink as new US ambassador to Ukraine as embassy reopens

The veteran foreign service officer, Bridget Brink, who has spent most of her career in the shadow of the former Soviet Union, was nominated to the position last month by President Joe Biden

Golf: Europe captain Henrik Stenson playing PGA with eye on Ryder Cup

Stenson, who won the British Open in 2016 for his only career major, is among the lowest-ranked players in the field this week at No. 224

US's first case of monkeypox in Massachusetts man who travelled to Canada

Massachusetts on Wednesday reported a rare case of monkeypox in a man who recently travelled to Canada, and health officials are looking into whether it is connected to small outbreaks in Europe.

Biden invokes Defense Production Act for baby formula shortage in US

The Defense Production Act order requires suppliers of formula manufacturers to fulfil orders from those companies before other customers, in an effort to eliminate production bottlenecks

Sri Lankan protesters include Tamil victims in civil war memorial

Sri Lankan protesters lit flames and offered prayers Wednesday remembering thousands including ethnic Tamil civilians killed in the final stages of the country's decadeslong civil war

North Korea's reports 262,270 new cases, Covid-19 tally nears 2 million

North Korea on Thursday reported 262,270 more cases of people with suspected symptoms of COVID-19 as its pandemic caseload neared 2 million

Russian-Ukraine crisis: US reopens embassy in Kyiv after three months

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the Ukrainian people, with our security assistance, have defended their homeland in the face of Russia's unconscionable invasion

In meeting with US, Turkey gives mixed signals on NATO's expansion

The US struggled to get clarity from Turkey over severity of its opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, as President Erdogan took an increasingly tough line against their membership bids

UN chief 'hopeful' of Ukraine grain deal to help food security crisis

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a ministerial meeting on the escalating food security crisis, which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, that there is still a long way to go

Sagging global economy burdens Biden ahead of US midterm elections

Foreign affairs and geopolitics have returned as issues that could shape the opinions of U.S. voters

Abortion ruling could increase extremist violence, says US govt report

The leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion striking down the constitutional right to abortion has unleashed a wave of threats against officials and others, an internal government report says.

North Korea may conduct missile test as Biden visits Asia: US intelligence

US intelligence shows that it's a genuine possibility that North Korea will conduct another ballistic missile test or nuclear test around President Joe Biden's visit to South Korea and Japan

Interrogation, uncertainty for surrendering Mariupol troops in Ukraine war

While Ukraine said it hopes to get the soldiers back in a prisoner swap, Russia threatened to put some of them on trial for war crimes

Google's Russian subsidiary to file for bankruptcy after bank a/c seized

Google says its Russian subsidiary is planning to file for bankruptcy because it can't pay staff and suppliers.

James Anderson and Stuart Broad return to England Test squad under Stokes

Veteran fast bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad were recalled to the England Test squad on Wednesday under new captain Ben Stokes.

NATO talks with Finland, Sweden falter but will continue in coming days

NATO envoys failed to reach a consensus on Wednesday about whether to start membership talks with Finland and Sweden, diplomats said, as Turkey renewed its objections to the two Nordic countries

US, development banks unveil plan to ease food crisis caused by Ukraine war

Ahead of the G7 finance ministers' meetings, the global development banks and other groups unveiled a multi-billion dollar plan meant to address food security crisis exacerbated by Russia's war

European Union rushes out $300 billion roadmap to ditch Russian energy

The EU's executive arm moved Wednesday to jump-start plans for the 27-nation bloc to abandon Russian energy amid the Kremlin's war in Ukraine, proposing a nearly 300 billion-euro ($315 billion)

Global stocks mixed after US retail data offset Fed rate hike fears

Global stock markets were mixed and Wall Street futures were lower Wednesday after positive US retail sales data helped to offset concern the Federal Reserve might consider more rate hikes