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Suspected tornado rips through Kansas, causes severe damage

Officials said the suspected twister moved though parts of southeast Wichita and Andover on Friday evening

China manufacturing activity fell to 6 month low amid Covid lockdowns

China's manufacturing activity fell to a six-month low in April as lockdowns continued in Shanghai and other manufacturing hubs in an attempt to stem COVID-19 outbreaks, according to a survey

Moscow has evacuated over 1 million people from Ukraine: Rusian official

Lavrov said that negotiations continue between Russia and Ukraine almost every day and blamed the inflammatory actions of Western supporters of the Kyiv regime for disrupting the talks

Thousands likely at Warren Buffett's meeting but not all are happy

Most attending the company's first in-person meeting since the pandemic want to be there just for the chance to hear from the 91-year-old Buffett and his 98-year-old investing partner, Charlie Munger

Joe Biden, Mexican president Obrador confer on migration, diplomacy

Lpez Obrador tweeted that the conversation was cordial and that they spoke of issues of interest to the bilateral relationship

Canadian police face off with protesters opposed to Covid mandates

Big-rig trucks attempted to make their way to Parliament Hill as part of the Rolling Thunder rally, organised by Freedom Fighters Canada, a group dedicated to speaking out against COVID-19 mandates

Russia makes last-minute bond payment using dollar reserve to avoid default

At that time, tightened sanctions imposed for Russia's invasion of Ukraine prevented the payment from being accepted, so Moscow attempted to make the debt payment in rubles

UN Security Council extends Libya mission by 3 months after US-Russia clash

Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said in the absence of a new envoy, the UN mission has been unable to provide substantial support for the political process in Libya for more than six months

Russia-Ukraine war: UN works to broker civilian evacuation from Mariupol

he mayor of Mariupol said the situation inside the steel plant that has become the southern port city's last stronghold is dire, and citizens are begging to get saved

Germany takes Italy to UN court over World War II reparation dispute

The German case refers back to a previous ruling made by the UN court in 2012 in which it confirmed that Germany has legal immunity from being sued in foreign courts by victims of Nazi atrocities

Ukraine forces retake village near Kharkiv after a month from Russia

Almost half the village has escaped on buses, in shrapnel-ridden cars or on foot after fierce battles saw Russian troops pushed back and Ukrainian forces take full control of the village: Official

50 years on, Apollo 16 moonwalker Charlie Duke still ''excited'' by space

Duke, 86, is one of four surviving moonwalkers from the Apollo program, taking Apollo 16 to the lunar surface in 1972

Exxon profits surge despite $3.4B hit after exit from Russia over war

The oil giant took a huge hit as it abandoned its Russian operations due to the war, writing down USD 3.4 billion

UAE to send astronaut on 6-month mission to ISS on SpaceX rocket

The UAE has purchased a seat on a SpaceX rocket for an Emirati astronaut to journey to the International Space Station for a six-month stay, officials said

New gas pipeline boosts Europe's bid to ease Russian supply

The pipeline connection will give the country access to ports in neighbouring Greece that are importing liquefied natural gas, or LNG

Russia's Putin, Ukraine's Zelenskyy to be at G20 meet, says Indonesia

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo says that both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to attend the G20 summit to be held in Bali in November.

China halts freight train traffic with North Korea due to Covid-19 spread

The countries had reopened trade between Dandong and North Korea's Sinuiju in January following a two-year pause

Russia says it struck production buildings at defence factory in Kyiv

Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Friday that Russia used high-precision, long-range weaponry to hit the Artem factory in the Ukrainian capital

China regulator says 14,684 Tesla models recalled for crash risk

Tesla has recalled 14,684 Model 3s due to a software glitch that could cause collisions, China's market regulator said on Friday, in its second recall in the country this month.

Ukraine slams Russia's attack on Kyiv amid new Mariupol rescue effort

Ukraine's leader accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by UN chief, an attack that shattered the capital's tentative return to normality