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Qatar World Cup organizers admit workers were exploited during FIFA

Qatar provided no details of the abuses that involved subcontractors working on the Club World Cup and Arab Cup in 2021.

US deaths: Sacramento mourns 6 lives lost in gang-related mass shootings

Six huge photographs wreathed in flowers and garlands lined a downtown street in California's capital city Wednesday

Russia to make debt payment in rubles, which may cause default

Russia said Wednesday that it made a debt payment in rubles this week, a move that may not be accepted by Russia's foreign debtholders and could put the country on a path to an historic default

Russian lawmakers mull more media restrictions amid war in Ukraine

Russian lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bill into the lower parliament house that, if adopted, would tighten already harsh restrictions on media in the country and their coverage of war in Ukraine

Twitter tests out 'edit' button, says work began before Musk poll

Twitter says it is working on a way for users to edit messages, although it says project has nothing to do with the fact that edit-button fan Musk was just revealed as Twitter's largest shareholder

US targets Putin's daughters, Russian banks in new sanctions

The penalties cut of all of Putin's close family members off from the US financial system and freeze any assets they hold in the United States

Ukrainians pore over grisly aftermath of Russian atrocities

Specialists cleared mines from the areas, as Moscow focused its sights on a new assault on Ukraine's east and south at the end of the war's sixth week

US pulls GSK's Covid drug as omicron sibling dominates cases

GlaxoSmithKline's IV drug for Covid-19 should no longer be used because it is likely ineffective against the omicron subvariant that now accounts for most US cases, federal health regulators said

Hong Kong's No. 2 official resigns, announces leadership bid

His potential leadership of Hong Kong could signal a further tightening of Beijing's grip around the semi-autonomous Chinese city

Western nations set to toughen sanctions on Russia; Ukraine urges more

Western governments prepared to toughen sanctions against Russia and send more weapons to Ukraine, after Zelensky pointedly accused the world of failing to end Moscow's invasion of his country

US, UK to impose more sanctions on Russia after Bucha killings

Videos and images of bodies have unleashed a wave of indignation among Western allies, who have drawn up new sanctions as a response

World stocks sink amid worries over US rate hikes, Russia

Global stock markets and Wall Street futures after a Federal Reserve official's comments fuelled expectations of more aggressive U.S. rate hikes and the White House announced more sanctions on Russia.

Emmanuel Macron leads polls but turnout a big question in French vote

Macron is clear favourite in France's presidential race yet a big unknown factor may prove decisive, an unprecedented proportion of people say they are unsure who to vote for or don't intend to vote

Pope Francis kisses Ukrainian flag from Bucha, calls for end to war

He told the crowd: These children had to flee to arrive in a safe place. This is the fruit of war

Killings of Ukrainian civilians could bring more sanctions from West

Western governments were preparing on Wednesday to impose tougher sanctions against Russia, as Ukraine documents and investigates widespread killings of civilians and other alleged war crimes.

Car crashes into Russian Embassy gate in Romania, driver dead

Police in the Romanian capital say a car has crashed into the gate of the Russian Embassy, bursting into flames and killing the driver.

Russian media campaign dismisses Bucha deaths as fakes after bodies found

As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax

Joe Biden orders push on long Covid, pandemic's shadowy mystery

President Joe Biden has ordered a new national research push on long COVID, while also directing federal agencies to support patients dealing with the mysterious and debilitating condition.

US jury begins trial to consider Malaysia's 1MBD investment scandal

A jury began deliberations Tuesday at a US trial stemming from an audacious scheme involving former Goldman Sachs bankers to ransack a Malaysian state investment fund known as 1MBD.

US, European allies plan to impose ban on new investments in Russia

The official said they would further Russia's economic, financial and technological isolation from the rest of the world as a penalty for its attacks on civilians in Ukraine