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China: No information provided by US investigators about March plane crash

China said Wednesday that US investigators haven't released any information about the cause of a China Eastern Airlines jetliner crash in March

Japan approves plan to release Fukushima nuclear plant wastewater

Japan's nuclear regulator approved plans by the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant to release its treated radioactive wastewater into the sea next year

Unbeaten at 85 against Lanka, Bangladesh's Mushfiqur crosses 5k Test runs

Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladesh batter to reach 5,000 Test runs, scoring an unbeaten 85 to help the home team cut the first-innings deficit to 12 runs at lunch

Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian fighters left Mariupol plant, says Russia

The Russian Defence Ministry says that nearly 1,000 Ukrainian troops holed up in their last stronghold in Mariupol have handed themselves over.

Europe's push to cut Russian gas imports faces a race against winter

While Europeans bask in the warmth of spring, governments are in a race against winter.

Will Turkish Prez Erdogan upend NATO expansion? US officials seek clarity

US officials are trying to determine how serious Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is and what it might take to get him to back down

North Korea hails recovery as WHO worries over missing Covid data

North Korea said Wednesday more than a million people have already recovered from suspected Covid-19 just a week after disclosing an outbreak

Ukraine hopes to swap steel mill fighters for Russian prisoners of war

Ukrainian fighters extracted from the last bastion of resistance in Mariupol were taken to a former penal colony in enemy-controlled territory

Japan's economy contracts in first quarter as energy prices soar

Japan's economy shrank at a worse than expected annual rate of 1 per cent in the first quarter, as rising prices and Covid restrictions sapped spending and investment, according to data released

World no 2 Medvedev loses to Gasquet in Geneva Open in return from injury

Second-ranked Daniil Medvedev lost his comeback match after a six-week injury layoff, beaten 6-2, 7-6 (5) by Richard Gasquet in the second round at the Geneva Open.

Seville on high alert as 150,000 expected for Europa League final

More than 5,000 police officers and security personnel are on high alert in Seville as the Spanish city braces for up to 150,000 supporters of Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt arriving for the Europa L

Ukraine's soccer team beats Italian club Empoli in friendly match

Wearing a message of United for Ukraine on their shirts, Ukraine's national soccer team won its second straight friendly match by beating Italian Serie A club Empoli 3-1.

Trump-backed Mastriano is Republican choice for Pennsylvania governor race

Doug Mastriano won the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania governor on Tuesday, beating eight other candidates and a party establishment that had tried to head off his nomination

Fall of Mariupol to Russia appears at hand; fighters leave steel plant

Mariupol appeared on the verge of falling to the Russians on Tuesday as Ukraine moved to abandon the steel plant where hundreds of its fighters had held out for months

North Korea reports another jump in Covid cases with 232,880 new infections

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un accused officials of immaturity and slackness in handling the escalating COVID-19 outbreak ravaging across the unvaccinated nation.

Jan 6 panel unlikely to call ex-president Donald Trump, says chairman

House investigators are unlikely to call Donald Trump to testify about his role in the January 6, 2021 insurrection, and will instead on interviews with aides, family and others who were close to him

Ukrainian PM Zelenskyy opens Cannes Film Festival, links war and cinema

The 75th Cannes Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with an eye turned to Russia's war in Ukraine and a live satellite video address from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Dusty demise for NASA Mars spacecraft in July as lander losing power

The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels.

2nd dose of Covid booster for most vulnerable offers benefits, says WHO

A WHO expert group says there may be some benefit in giving a second booster dose of Covid vaccine to the most vulnerable people amid the continuing global spread of omicron and its subvariants.

US takes control of Afghan embassy, consulates in New York, California

The United States has taken control of Afghanistan's embassy in Washington and the country's consulates in New York and Beverly Hills, California, the State Department said