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UK inflation surges to new 40-year high of 9.4% amid rising fuel prices

Inflation in the United Kingdom has accelerated to a new 40-year high, driven by rising food and fuel prices that are contributing to a cost-of-living crisis

Corruption concerns in Ukraine resurface as US-aid inflows amid ongoing war

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's dismissal of senior officials is casting an inconvenient light on an issue that the Biden has largely ignored since the outbreak of war: history of rampant corruption

Most major nations lag in acting on climate-fighting goals: Scientists

For most of the major carbon-polluting nations, promising to fight climate change is a lot easier than actually doing it. In the United States, President Joe Biden has learned that the hard way

San Francisco airport worker stabbed, suspect held; 3rd incident in 1 month

A worker at the San Francisco International Airport was stabbed Tuesday, and a suspect was in custody, police said. It was the third security incident in a month at the airport south of San Francisco

Warren Buffett's firm owns nearly $11 bn of Occidental Petroleum's stock

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway now owns nearly $11 billion worth of Occidental Petroleum stock after buying another 1.9 million shares in the past week

Myanmar army laid landmines in Kayah, killing at least 20: Amnesty Intl

Myanmar's military has laid landmines that have killed and injured people in and around villages in Kayah, a conflict-affected region near the border with Thailand, Amnesty International

US House approves law to protect same-sex marriage, retort to high court

The US House approved legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages amid concerns that the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade abortion access could jeopardise other rights

Putin warns EU that gas supplies could keep dwindling due to West's fault

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the flow of Russian natural gas to European customers has dwindled due to the West's own fault and warned that it could continue ebbing.

Senate panel approves NATO expansion, rushing to full Senate vote

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee gave easy bipartisan approval to admitting Finland and Sweden into NATO, as lawmakers aimed for quick Senate passage

Secret Service texts on Jan 6 riots day erased despite Congress' request

Secret Service text messages from around the time of the attack on the US Capitol were deleted despite requests from Congress and federal investigators that they be preserved, the agency confirmed

Putin, in Tehran, gets strong support from Iran over Ukraine invasion

Vladimir Putin won staunch support from Iran for his country's military campaign in Ukraine, with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei saying the West opposes an independent and strong Russia

Amazon sues admins of over 10,000 Facebook groups over fake reviews

Amazon has filed a lawsuit against administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups it accuses of coordinating fake reviews in exchange for money or free products

Ukraine's first lady accepts award for Ukrainian people before WH visit

Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, accepted a human rights award on behalf of the people of Ukraine in recognition of their fight against Russia's invasion of their country

UK buys more vaccines for monkeypox as cases top 2,100, mostly in London

British has bought another 100,000 doses of vaccine to stop monkeypox as the number of cases across the country has risen to more than 2,130, the majority of them in London

Vladimir Putin in Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey

In only his second trip abroad since Russian tanks rolled into its neighbour in February, Putin is meeting Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on pressing issues

Putin heads to Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey amid war

Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Iran starting Tuesday is intended to deepen ties with regional heavyweights as part of Moscow's challenge to the United States and Europe

Covid cases triple across Europe, hospitalisations double, says WHO

WHO's Europe director Dr Kluge said super-infectious relatives of omicron variant were driving new waves of disease across continent and that repeat infections could potentially lead to long Covid.

Treasury Secy Yellen calls out China trade practices during S Korea visit

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the US and South Korea should deepen their trade ties to avoid letting other countries use their market positions to unfair advantage calling out China by name

Khachanov, Krejcikova win opening matches in Hamburg European Open

Karen Khachanov saved two match points as he won his first-round match at the Hamburg European Open and Barbora Krejcikova won her opener in the women's draw

Amid Russia shelling, Ukraine prez Zelenskyy aims to strengthen government

As Russia kept up its relentless shelling across the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expanded the shakeup of his security services on Monday by suspending 28 more officials,