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Oxford Dictionaries names 'goblin mode' word of the year via online vote

Asked to sum up 2022 in a word, the public has chosen a phrase

Russian media reported unexplained blasts at 2 military air bases

Explosions rocked two air bases in Russia on Monday, Russian media reported. One of the explosions reportedly happened at a base that houses nuclear-capable strategic bombers

'Free China!': Protesters near White House demand end of Covid curbs

Protesters in Freedom Plaza held up signs saying, No Dictatorship, No Censorship, demanding that President Xi Jinping and the ruling Communist Party give up power

China eases curbs in parts of nation; no signs of ending Covid Zero policy

health experts and economists warn it will be mid-2023 and possibly 2024 before vaccination rates are high enough to handle a possible rash of infections

Blinken vows US support for Israel despite unease over govt

Blinken said the Biden administration would engage with Netanyahu's government based on its policies and not on personalities

Iran morality police status unclear after 'closure' comment due to protests

'Both the administration and parliament insisted that paying attention to the people's demand that is mainly economic is the best way for achieving stability and confronting the riots'

OPEC, allied producers' targets remain same amid sanctions against Russia

The Saudi-led OPEC oil cartel and allied producers, including Russia, did not change their targets for shipping oil to the global economy amid uncertainty about the impact of new Western sanctions

Brazil waits for Neymar's return ahead of World Cup match against S Korea

Whether Neymar is in the lineup, on the bench or resting for a third consecutive game will depend on how he performs in Brazil's last training session ahead of the team's match against South Korea

China reports 2 new Covid deaths as some restrictions eased amid protests

Some Chinese cities are moving cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions amid increasingly vocal public frustration over the measures

Indonesia's Mt Semeru unleashes lava river in new eruption today

Indonesia's highest volcano on its most densely populated island released searing gas clouds and rivers of lava in its latest eruption today

Keep Covid military vaccine mandate intact, says US defence chief Austin

Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said he wants to keep the military's Covid-19 vaccine mandate in place to protect the health of the troops, as Republican governors and lawmakers press to rescind it

US faces pivotal years in countering China, says Pentagon chief Austin

The US is at a pivotal point with China and will need military strength to ensure that American values, not Beijing's, set global norms in the 21st century, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said

El Salvador sends 10,000 police, army to seal off town on capital outskirts

The government of El Salvador sent 10,000 soldiers and police to seal off a town on the outskirts of the nation's capital Saturday to search for gang members

Messi scores, Argentina beats Australia 2-1 at Fifa World Cup 2022

Lionel Messi marked his 1,000th professional game with his first goal in the knockout stage of a World Cup, leading Argentina into the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Australia

Netherlands eliminates US by 3-1 to enter Fifa World Cup quarterfinals

Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzil Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 victory

Russia rejects $60-a-barrel price cap on its oil, warns of cutoffs

Russian authorities rejected a price cap on the country's oil set by Ukraine's Western supporters and threatened Saturday to stop supplying the nations that endorsed it

Ukraine urges tougher western squeeze on Russian oil prices as war wages

Andriy Yermak, the head of Zelenskyy's office, wrote on social media that the price ceiling set by the European Union, Australia, Britain, Canada, Japan, and the United States didn't go far enough

Strong earthquake shakes Indonesia's main island; no tsunami alert

A strong earthquake shook parts of Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday, causing panic and sending people into the streets, but there were no immediate reports of casualties

At Shanghai vigil, bold shout for change preceded crackdown amid covid woes

The Nov. 26 protest in Shanghai wasn't the first or the largest. But it was notable for the bold calls for change in China's leadership the most public defiance of the ruling Communist Party in decade

Uvalde school shooting victims seek $27 bn, class action in lawsuit

Among those who filed the lawsuit are school staff and representatives of minors who were present at Robb Elementary when a gunman stormed the campus, killing 19 children and two teachers