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Efforts to draft pandemic treaty falter as countries disagree on steps

In 2021, member countries asked the UN health agency to oversee negotiations to figure out how the world might better share scarce resources and stop future viruses from spreading globally

UN court orders halt on military ops in Rafah; Israel unlikely to comply

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also under some pressure at home to end the war

Top United Nations court orders Israel to halt military operation in Rafah

Criticism of Israel's conduct in the war in Gaza has been growing, particularly once it turned its focus to Rafah

Raisi's helicopter caught fire post crash, no sign of attack, says military

The crash Sunday killed Raisi, the country's foreign minister and six other people

China's latest AI chatbot trained on Xi Jinping's political ideology

China's cyberspace academy earlier this week announced the chatbot trained on Xi Jinping Thought, a doctrine which promotes socialism with Chinese characteristics."

Bodies of 3 more hostages recovered overnight from Gaza, says Israel army

The announcement comes less than a week after the army said it found the bodies of three other Israeli hostages killed on October 7

Russian military officials are being arrested. All you need to know

The arrests began after President Vladimir Putin began his fifth term and shuffled his ally, longtime Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, into a new post

Taiwan tracks dozens of Chinese warplanes, navy vessels near its coast

Facing external challenges and threats, we will continue to maintain the values of freedom and democracy, says Taiwan's new President

More than 100 killed by landslide in Papua New Guinea, say reports

Residents say current estimates of the death toll sit above 100

Hunter Biden's lawyers expected in court for hearing before gun trial

Hunter Biden is charged with lying about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to buy a gun that he kept for about 11 days in Delaware

Injured Man United defender Maguire to miss FA Cup final vs Man City

Maguire hasn't played since April 27 after a muscle injury in training and was always considered a doubt for Saturday's final at Wembley Stadium.

More bad weather could hit Iowa, where 3 tornadoes caused severe damage

The havoc spun by the tornado now shows on the faces of people still processing how quickly homes and lives were shattered

French Open 2024: Unseeded Nadal gets to 4th seed Zverev in first round

The Nadal-Zverev winner could be on a path toward a potential semifinal meeting against No. 1 seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic

Putin arrives in neighbouring Belarus for two-day state visit with key ally

Putin traveled to China earlier this month, and is expected in Uzbekistan on Sunday

NY to set aside money to help local news outlets hire, retain employees

US newspaper industry has been in a long decline, driven by factors including a loss in advertising revenue as outlets have moved from primarily print to mostly digital

Pakistan says United Arab Emirates to invest $10 billion in country

Sharif also invited the UAE president to visit Pakistan, an offer which he accepted

US unemployment benefits claims fall as labour market continues to thrive

Jobless claims for the week ending May 18 fell by 8,000 to 215,000, down from 223,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday

Taiwan scrambles jets, puts missile on alert over China's military drills

China's irrational provocation has jeopardised regional peace and stability,' the island's Defence Ministry said. It said Taiwan will seek no conflicts but will not shy away from one

Leaders of South Korea, China, Japan to meet Monday for trilateral talks

This summit will be a turning point for Korea, Japan and China to completely restore and normalize three-way cooperation systems, Kim said

Tesla breaks ground on Megapack energy storage battery factory in Shanghai

It said the factory was slated to start mass production in early 2025, with an initial capacity of 10,000 Megapack units a year