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North Korea's Kim Jong Un raises alarm after confirming first Covid-19 case

The Korean Central News Agency said Thursday tests from an unspecified number of people in the capital Pyongyang confirmed that they were infected with the Omicron variant

Biden marks 1 mn US Covid-19 deaths, to co-host 2nd global summit today

President Joe Biden will appeal for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he convenes a second virtual summit on the pandemic and marks 1 million deaths in the United States.

Japan, EU agree to step up sanctions on Russia, seek to counter China

Security in Europe and in the Indo-Pacific are inseparable, said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

NATO membership would strengthen our security, say Finland's leaders

The announcement by President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin means Finland is virtually certain to seek NATO membership

Nepali Sherpa woman climbs Mt Everest for 10th time, breaks own record

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own record as the most successful female climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday.

Biden co-hosts 2nd Covid virtual summit as world's resolve falters

Eight months after he used the first such summit to announce an ambitious pledge to donate 1.2 billion vaccine doses to the world, the urgency of the U.S. and other nations to respond has waned

Chinese govt fights economic slump, prioritises costly 'zero Covid'

China kept infection numbers low until early this year with a strategy that shut down cities, but entailed soaring costs

US spars with China, Russia over N Korea's nuclear programme sanctions

China and Russia both have veto power and say they want to see new talks and not more punishment for the North

Biden calls Trump 'great MAGA king', vows to push Democrats, GOP contrasts

Biden has in recent days begun decrying "ultra-MAGA" Republicans -- a reference to Trump's "Make America Great Again" campaign slogan

Donald Trump must pay $110K, meet conditions to end contempt: NY Judge

Engoron declared Trump in contempt on April 25 and fined him $10,000 per day for not complying with a subpoena in NY Attorney General Letitia James' long-running probe into Trump's business practices

Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier

Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova's office has said it has been investigating more than 10,700 alleged war crimes committed by Russian forces and has identified over 600 suspects

FIFA video game to disappear as EA Sports decades-long partnership ends

Months of tense negotiations between EA and FIFA ended without an agreement to extend a partnership

Ukrainians stop Russian natural gas at one hub, make gains in east

In 11 weeks, the war has played out on battlefields in Ukrainian towns and cities but also in energy and financial markets

US House approves $40 bn in Ukraine aid, beefing up Biden request

The House approved a fresh $40 billion Ukraine aid package as lawmakers beefed up President Biden's initial request, signalling a magnified, bipartisan commitment to thwart Russia's invasion

EU lifts mask requirement for air travel from next week as pandemic ebbs

The European Union will no longer require masks to be worn at airports and on planes starting next week amid the easing of coronavirus restrictions across the bloc, authorities said Wednesday.

US inflation might have slightly dipped in April from 40-year high: Report

US President Biden sought to take the initiative Tuesday and declared inflation the No. 1 problem facing families today" and my top domestic priority

Bosnia crisis at worst since 1992-1995 war, says peace accord official

Christian Schmidt said leaders of the country's Bosnian Serb-dominated entity have systematically challenged 1995 peace agreement provisions

Bill Gates tests coronavirus positive, experiencing mild symptoms

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Tuesday he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms.

US senator Angus King questions intel for misjudging Afghanistan, Ukraine

U.S. intelligence believed the U.S.-backed Kabul government would hold out for months against the Taliban and thought Russian forces would overrun Ukraine in a few weeks, both assessments were wrong

EU coordinator to meet Iranian leaders in bid to save nuclear deal

EU coordinator Enrique Mora said he'd meet with Iranian negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani during his visit to the Iranian capital