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Women's rights under threat 30 years after equality plan adopted, says UN

Despite some progress, including on girls' education and access to family planning, UN Women said a woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes by a partner or family member

Asian shares rebound as investors cheer Trump's pullback on some tariffs

Trump's decision to give a one-month exemption for US automakers on his 25 per cent tariffs for Mexican and Canadian imports raised hopes he may avoid a worst-case trade war

Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer injures himself while celebrating a goal

Neuer went off with what looked like a right ankle injury in the 58th minute, shortly after celebrating Jamal Musiala's goal Bayern's second on the night with a little jump near the halfway line.

Club World Cup: FIFA promises $1 billion total prize money to 32 teams

FIFA promised USD 1 billion in total prize money to the 32 teams playing at the men's Club World Cup in the United States.

Fired veterans feel betrayed, including some who voted for Donald Trump

The mass firing of federal employees since Trump took office in January is pushing out veterans who make up 30 per cent of the nation's federal workforce

China's premier, US president: Two speeches and differing world visions

Trump and Xi's differing speeches struck similar tone that of a desire for greatness at a moment when the reigning superpower and its biggest challenger are seeing their interests increasingly at odds

Hong Kong court reverses convictions of 3 ex-organisers of Tiananmen vigils

Critics said shutdown and the case showed that the city's civil liberties were shrinking despite promises they would be kept intact when former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997

'Bear with me', says Trump as farmers, consumers brace for tariff effects

The situation has some farmers stocking up on equipment and supplies in preparation for prices to go up, but it's not like they can easily buy all their fertilizer ahead of time

Nasa powers down two instruments on Voyager spacecraft to save energy

The energy-saving moves were necessary to extend their missions, Voyager project manager Suzanne Dodd at the Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory said in a statement

Macron to confer with allies on protecting Europe with nuclear deterrence

Macron also said he hoped to convince US President Donald Trump not to impose tariffs on imports from Europe

Trump admin deletes list of federal buildings targeted for potential sale

The initial list had included some of the country's most recognisable buildings, along with courthouses, offices and even parking garage and spanned nearly every state

As Musk eyes Lesotho for business, Trump says no one has heard of it

Musk in September was meeting with Lesotho's prime minister, Sam Matekane, while trying to do business with the southern African nation

EU leaders open Ukraine talks, seek to adapt to new security demands

Ukraine's armed forces, meanwhile, are still battling to slow Russia's advances along the 1,000-kilometre (600-mile) front line

Greenland PM rejects Trump's bid, says 'island isn't for sale, it is ours'

Mte Bourup Egede made the statement, just hours after Trump declared in his speech to a joint session of Congress that he intends to gain control of Greenland one way or the other

Trudeau not to lift retaliatory tariffs if Trump leaves some on Canada

We're not interested in meeting in the middle and having some reduced tariff. Canada wants the tariffs removed, Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Trump administration plans to layoff 80,000 employees, shows internal memo

The VA's chief of staff, Christopher Syrek, told top level officials at the agency that it had an objective to cut enough employees to return to 2019 staffing levels of just under 400,000

Washington DC to remove 'Black Lives Matter' painting near WH: Mayor

The move shows Bowser's striking shift in tone toward Trump and congressional Republicans since the president's first term in office

Asian shares higher after Wall St losses wipe out post-election gains

Comments by US President Donald Trump in a speech to Congress and the nation appeared to have scant impact on world markets

Businesses rush to deal with Trump's tariffs on Canada, China, Mexico

The longer the tariffs stick, the more damage they can do, forcing companies to decide between eating higher costs and passing them along to inflation-weary consumers

Nasa's 2 stranded astronauts nearing return after 9 months in space

Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams have to wait until their replacements arrive at the International Space Station next week before they can check out later this month