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US President Biden paints oil firms as war profiteers, talks windfall tax

President Joe Biden on Monday accused oil companies of war profiteering as he raised the possibility of imposing a windfall tax on energy companies if they don't boost domestic production.

Russia warns it will not allow ships with Ukraine grain without consent

Russia's UN ambassador on Monday accused Ukraine of using the Black Sea shipping corridor to get grain to world markets for military and sabotage purposes against its fleet

North Korea warns US of 'powerful' response to allied drills with S. Korea

North Korea's Foreign Ministry criticised the United States for expanding joint military exercises with South Korea that it claims are practice for a potential invasion

Trump Organization faces criminal tax fraud trial, hearing on Nov 3

The trial is off on Wednesday so the judge can attend to other, unrelated matters

Russian strikes hit Ukraine, most of Kyiv without water, power supply

A resident of the area said he heard four loud explosions that rocked the area

World markets mixed ahead of US Federal Reserve's interest rates decision

The Fed is widely expected at this week's meeting to announce another rate hike of 0.75 percentage points, three times its usual margin

Barrage of Russian strikes on key infrastructure in Ukrainian cities

Ukrainian officials on Monday morning reported a massive barrage of Russian strikes on critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities

Saudi, UAE back OPEC cuts as US envoy warns of 'economic uncertainty'

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates defended on Monday a decision by OPEC and its allies to cut oil production, even as an American envoy warned of economic uncertainty ahead for the world

Donald Trump's organisation faces criminal tax fraud trial over perks

For years, as Donald Trump was soaring from reality TV star to the White House, his real estate empire was bankrolling big perks for some of his most trusted senior executives

Mideast, North Africa economies resilient, inflation to slow growth: IMF

The economies of Middle Eastern and North African countries were resilient this year, but double-digit inflation is expected to slow growth in 2023, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday

Nearly 100 dead, dozens missing in storm-ravaged Philippines: Official

Almost two million others were swamped by floods in several provinces, officials said on Monday.

Witnesses say 'it was like a hell' inside South Korean Halloween stampede

Witnesses say the nightmarish scene intensified as people performed CPR on the dying and carried limp bodies to ambulances, while dance music pulsed from garish clubs lit in bright neon.

Musk tweets link to unfounded conspiracy after attack on Pelosi's husband

Musk's tweet, which he later deleted, linked to an article by a fringe website, the Santa Monica Observer, an outlet that has previously asserted that Hillary Clinton died on Sept 11 and was replaced

Lula da Silva defeats Bolsonaro to become Brazil's president again

With 98.8 per cent of the votes tallied in the runoff vote, da Silva had 50.8 per cent and Bolsonaro 49.2 per cent, and the election authority said da Silva's victory was a mathematical certainty

Global food concerns rise as Russia halts UN-brokered Ukraine grain deal

Russia announced it would immediately halt participation in the agreement, alleging that Ukraine staged a drone attack against Russia's Black Sea Fleet ships off the coast of occupied Crimea

US uses farmers markets to foster 'friendlier' ties at bases in Japan

As the United States and Japan further strengthen their military alliance, they've turned to farmers markets to foster friendlier ties between American military bases and their Japanese neighbours

US President Biden faces 'unpredictable' era with China's empowered Xi

Biden takes pride in having built rapport with Xi since first meeting him more than a decade ago, when they served as their countries' vice presidents

S Korea in shock, grief as 153 die in Halloween stampede due to crowd surge

Some people were bleeding from their noses and mouths while being given CPR, witnesses said

World leaders express sadness after Halloween stampede kills 151 in Seoul

At least 82 others were injured in the South Korea's deadliest accident in years

Halloween horror: Death toll in South Korean stampede rises to 151

A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 151 people and injuring 82 others in South Korea