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Twitter's quarterly earnings climb to $1.2 bn, daily users grow 16%

Twitter on Thursday posted quarterly earnings of $513 million days after it agreed to be sold to billionaire Elon Musk.

Simona Halep and Paula Badosa to meet in second round of Madrid Open

Halep beat Zhang Shuai 6-2 6-3 and Badosa defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-3 6-0

Biden seeks new powers to use oligarchs' assets for war-hit Ukraine

Joe Biden is asking Congress for new powers to seize and repurpose the assets of Russian oligarchs as part of a new funding request to aid Ukraine in its defence against Russia's invasion.

Twitter abuse victims fear Musk's 'free speech' plans, but may not quit

They fear that a more hands-off approach to policing the platform will embolden purveyors of hate speech, bullying and disinformation to ratchet up their bad behavior

Ukraine says Russia's military offensive in east picks up momentum

Ukraine said that Russia's offensive in the east picked up momentum, with several towns coming under intense attack as Moscow's forces attempt to surround Ukrainian troops.

Climate change may increase risk of new infectious diseases by 2070

Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 and that's likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases, a study said

NATO would embrace Finland, Sweden's membership with open arms: Chief

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said that Finland and Sweden would be embraced with open arms should they decide to join the 30-nation military organization and could become members quite quickly

With roughly 11,000 cases in a day, Taiwan faces largest Covid outbreak yet

In April, the island's central authorities announced that they would no longer maintain a zero-Covid policy like the Chinese government's in which they would centrally quarantine positive cases

Survivors unite to deliver message on Israel's Holocaust remembrance day

The call to action these survivors put forth today is not only one of remembrance, but one of action, a reminder that we do not have to be bystanders

Russian cyber attacks aimed at collecting data from Ukraine: Dossiers

The hacks, paired with prewar data theft, likely armed Russia with extensive details on much of Ukraine's population, cybersecurity and military intelligence analysts say

Asian shares logged moderate gains after wobbly day on Wall Street

The US Federal Reserve has begun raising interest rates to counter surging inflation and investors have been selling yen to seek higher returns in dollar-denominated assets

Significant progress on wildfires, but dangerous winds on the way

Firefighters have been making significant progress Wednesday on the biggest wildfires burning unusually hot and fast for this time of year in the western United States

South Korean activist resumes flying anti-North leaflets across the border

The law that took effect in March 2021 and punishes anti-Pyongyang leafleters with up to three years in prison has been hotly debated in South Korea

Naomi Osaka wants go easy on herself entering clay season in Madrid Open

I'm trying to embrace my mistakes compared to the previous years as well, so I'm not that hard on myself, she said Wednesday

Allies must 'double down' and send Ukraine tanks, jets: UK top diplomat

Britain's top diplomat called for Western allies to send tanks, warplanes and other heavy weapons to Ukraine

Germany top buyer of Russian energy since Ukraine war began: Report

Using data on ship movements, real-time tracking of gas flows through pipelines and estimates based on historical monthly trade, the researchers reckoned Germany paid Russia about 9.1 billion euros

Boeing CEO David Calhoun laments deal with Trump for Air Force One planes

The company lost $1.2 billion and took a $660 million write-down for Air Force One

Russia-Ukraine conflict stokes concerns over Turkey's nuclear plant

The war in Ukraine has demonstrated that nuclear power plants are a source of great uncertainty for public safety, said George Perdikis, former leader of the Cyprus Greens Party

Donald Trump appeals against New York contempt ruling, $10,000 per day fine

In a statement Wednesday, Attorney General Letitia James said Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron's order was clear on Trump being in contempt of court

'Pandemic phase' over for US, but Covid-19 still here, says Anthony Fauci

Dr Anthony Fauci said the country is out of the pandemic phase when it comes to new infections, hospitalizations, and deaths, but that it appears to be making a transition to Covid becoming an endemic