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No more Turkey: Country in push to be known as 'Türkiye', says foreign min

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as Turkiye, the state-run news agency reported.

Russia warns West on weapons supply repercussions, pounds Ukraine

Britain pledged Thursday to send sophisticated medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine, joining the United States and Germany in equipping the embattled nation with advanced weapons

UK pledges missiles to Ukraine; US names Bridget Brink as envoy to Kyiv

Western arms have been critical to Ukraine's success in stymieing Russia's much larger and better-equipped military during a war now in its 99th day.

US pump prices at record high as OPEC+ producers gather for meeting

The OPEC oil cartel and allied countries including major exporter Russia are weighing how much oil to produce as U.S. gasoline prices hit another record high.

China demands US stop trade talks with Taiwan, threatens consequences

China's government accused Washington of jeopardising peace after US envoys began trade talks with Taiwan aimed at deepening relations with the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing.

Global shares mixed amid rate hike, Covid-19, oil price worries

World shares were mixed Thursday, with European benchmarks opening higher after a broad decline in Asia.

Ukraine beats Scotland 3-1 in FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying playoff

Ukraine's emotion-filled quest to qualify for the World Cup amid an ongoing war moved past the first hurdle with a 3-1 win over Scotland in a pulsating playoff semifinal.

AP source: Italy's Giorgio Chiellini moving to Major League Soccer's LAFC

Los Angeles FC is finalizing a deal to bring veteran Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini to Major League Soccer, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press.

US Open's record $10 mn purse offers hope for gender pay equality

Dottie Pepper recalls being paired with Meg Mallon for the final round of the 1991 U.S. Women's Open with what she viewed as an impressive $110,000 first-place prize on the line.

US, Germany agree to supply advanced weapons to Ukraine as Russia closes in

The US and Germany have pledged to equip Ukraine with some of the advanced weapons it has long desired for shooting down aircraft and knocking out artillery

US shooting: 4 people killed at Tulsa medical building, gunman dead

A gunman carrying a rifle and a handgun killed four people on Wednesday at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, police said

200,000 kids among Ukrainians forcefully taken to Russia, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that 200,000 children are among the Ukrainians who have been forcefully taken to Russia and dispersed across the vast country.

As gas prices soar, President Biden leans toward visiting Saudi Arabia

President Joe Biden is leaning towards making a visit to Saudi Arabia a trip that would likely bring him face-to-face with the Saudi crown prince he once shunned as a killer.

Sheryl Sandberg, longtime No. 2 executive at Facebook, steps down

Sheryl Sandberg has served as chief operating officer at the social media giant for 14 years. She joined from Google in 2008

Covid 'getting worse, not better' in North Korea, says WHO's Mike Ryan

A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is getting worse, not better, despite the secretive country's recent claims

Western nations vow to send more, better arms to bolster Ukraine's defence

Western nations promised more and more advanced arms to bolster Ukraine's defence as its troops battled a grinding Russian offensive that was closing in on capturing a key city in the east.

Germany's Scholz seeks broad alliance with unions to curb inflation

These price increases are probably still down to one-time shocks, but we must take care that this doesn't turn into a long-term development with excessive inflation rates, Scholz told

Joe Biden to meet baby food and supplement makers over supply crunch

US President Joe Biden is set to meet with infant formula manufacturers as his administration works to ease nationwide shortages by importing foreign supplies

Shanghai returns to normalcy as Covid lockdown eases after two months

Shanghai's Communist Party committee, the city's most powerful political body, issued a letter online proclaiming the lockdown's success and thanking citizens for their support and contributions

Deutsche Bank subsidiary DWS CEO resigns after greenwashing raid

Deutsche Bank subsidiary DWS said its chief executive is resigning, hours after authorities raided its offices