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Met Gala brings in a record $17.4 million, say museum officials

The theme of Monday's gala was "gilded glamour."

FIFA extends investigation of underage sexual abuse in Gabon: Report

The investigation was opened after British daily The Guardian in December reported statements by alleged victims

New Mexico forests' wildfire continues to grow; residents flee their homes

The fire burning about 10 miles (16 kilometers) away from Priscilla Crespin's home was the first blaze that forced the 81-year-old to leave the small northeastern New Mexico community

Ukraine crisis: Slovakia, Hungary won't back EU sanctions on Russian energy

The EU's executive branch, the European Commission, has drafted new proposals for sanctions, which could include a phased-in embargo on Russian oil

Iran gets latest opportunity to sell auto parts to Russian carmaker

A member of Iran's syndicate of car parts producers says Iranian producers have an opportunity to export their wares to a Russian manufacturer, state media reported.

Wildfire burning in New Mexico forests keeps growing, residents fleeing

The fire burning pine forests about 10 miles away from Priscilla Crespin's home is the largest wildfire in the U.S. and the first to force to leave the small northeastern New Mexico community

US President Joe Biden blasts Supreme Court's abortion draft ruling

President Joe Biden says the basic fairness and the stability of our law demand that the U.S. Supreme Court not overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalised abortion nationwide.

Russian forces storming Mariupol steel mill, say Ukrainian fighters

Russian forces Tuesday began storming the steel mill that represented the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol, Ukrainian defenders said

District of Columbia reaches $750K settlement in Trump inaugural lawsuit

The District of Columbia attorney general said that his office had reached a $750,000 settlement to resolve a lawsuit that alleged Donald Trump's inaugural committee overpaid for events

Civilians from Mariupol steel plant reach Ukrainian-held city: UN

The first convoy of civilians to escape a decimated steel plant in Mariupol reached relative safety in a Ukrainian-controlled city

Russian forces are storming Mariupol plant, claim Ukrainian fighters

Ukrainian defenders of a steel plant in Mariupol say Russian forces have started to storm the the last pocket of resistance.

Pfizer's profit grows by 61% in first qtr; company revises 2022 forecast

Sales of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine and treatment pushed the drugmaker well past expectations in the first quarter, as profit grew 61per cent.

Want to contact CIA from Russia? US intelligence agency points to darknet

The CIA says Russians disaffected by Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine may be trying to get in touch with U.S. intelligence and it wants them to go to the darknet.

Ukraine war: Poland urges EU unity to slap sanctions on Russian energy

Poland urged its European Union partners on Monday to unite and impose sweeping sanctions on Russia's oil and natural gas sectors over the war in Ukraine

Finland ends deal with Russian corporation Rosatom for nuclear power plant

A Finnish nuclear energy company said Monday it has decided to terminate with immediate effect a contract with Russian state energy corporation Rosatom for the delivery of a nuclear power plant

Explained: Why French President Macron now faces challenge from left

Victorious over his far-right rival in last month's presidential vote, centrist Emmanuel Macron now faces a gathering challenge from the left in France's upcoming legislative elections.

US House Speaker Pelosi thanks Poland for Ukraine support, meets president

A top-level US congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was in Warsaw on Monday to express gratitude to Poland for their humanitarian and other support for Ukraine.

First civilians leave Ukraine's Mariupol steel plant; hundreds remain

People fleeing besieged Mariupol described weeks of bombardments and deprivations as they arrived in Ukrainian-held territory, where relief workers awaited the first group of civilians

Madrid clinches record-extending 35th Spanish league title

In a dominating season for Real Madrid, it was fitting that it didn't even need its best players to win the Spanish league.

New Zealand warmly welcomes back tourists as pandemic rules now eased

New Zealand welcomed tourists from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Japan and more than 50 other countries for the first time in two years Monday after dropping most of its pandemic border restrictions.