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Spain unable to reach agreement on bid for 2030 Winter Olympics in Pyrenees

The Spanish regional governments of Catalonia and Aragn have not been able to reach an agreement on a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics in the Pyrenees, the Spanish Olympic Committee said on Monday.

Recent Russian attack on Desna killed 87: Ukrainian Prez Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says last week's attack on the town of Desna resulted in 87 deaths

California parents could soon sue companies for social media addiction

California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products, permitting parents to sue platforms like Instagram and TikTok

Meta chief Zuckerberg sued over Cambridge Analytica privacy breach

The District of Columbia sued Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, seeking to hold him personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a privacy breach of millions of Facebook users' personal data

After 3 months of Ukraine war, life in Russia has profoundly changed

When Vladimir Putin announced the invasion of Ukraine, war seemed far away from Russian territory. Yet within days the conflict came home in the form of of sanctions and economic punishment

People in Brazil's Amazon rainforest reel from floods for second year

For the second straight year, inhabitants of Brazil's Amazon rainforest are being overwhelmed by flooding, with hundreds of thousands of people already affected by waters that are still rising.

Nearly 50 nations agree to send more high-tech weapons to Ukraine: US

Nearly 50 defense leaders from around the world met Monday and agreed to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said

WEF 2022: Egypt promises to push pledges, facilitate talks as COP27 host

The president of the next UN climate change conference in Egypt says the event will push countries to make good on their pledges to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Facebook, Instagram will publicly provide details on how ads target users

Facebook parent Meta said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads just months ahead of the US midterm elections.

WEF 2022: Urgent need in Afghanistan is saving economy from collapse

Two high-level speakers at the World Economic Forum gathering say Afghanistan's most urgent need is saving its economy from complete collapse.

Explained: What's the 4-nation Quad group, where did it come from?

The Quad began as a loose partnership after the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, when the four countries joined together to provide humanitarian and disaster assistance to the affected region

Amid looming food crisis, WFP chief presses billionaires to 'step up'

The head of the UN's World Food Program is telling billionaires it's time to step up as the global threat of food insecurity rises with Russia's war in Ukraine

Will no longer talk to him: Erdogan accuses Greek PM of antagonising Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would cease talking to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and cancel a key meeting between their two governments

Turkish President Erdogan threatens new military operation in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Monday to launch a new military operation in Syria to secure Turkey's southern border

Sandstorm in parts of Middle East; many hospitalised, flights disrupted

A sandstorm blanketed parts of the Middle East on Monday, including Iraq, Syria and Iran, sending people to hospitals and disrupting flights in some places.

Uncertain US economic outlook jars markets amid Ukraine war, Fed rate hike

The outlook for the US economy is unusually cloudy as war rages in Ukraine, commodity prices surge and the Federal Reserve embarks on a tricky campaign to tame inflation with higher interest rates.

Biden says recession not inevitable as he readies Indo-Pacific trade pact

Meeting with Kishida, Biden said the new framework would also increase US cooperation with other nations in the region

Starbucks leaving Russian market after McDonald's, shutting 130 stores

Starbucks' stores are owned and operated by Alshaya Group, a Kuwait-based franchise operator

French Open: Naomi Osaka loses 5-7, 4-6 to Amanda Anisimova in 1st round

Naomi Osaka's return to the French Open has ended in the first round.

Russian soldier sentenced to life in Ukraine's first war crimes trial

Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin pleaded guilty to shooting a Ukrainian civilian in the head in a village in the northeastern Sumy region in the early days of the war