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Amazon adds 5% 'fuel and inflation surcharge' to third-party seller fees

Amazon is taking a step to offset its rising costs, announcing it will add a 5% fuel and inflation surcharge to fees it charges third-party sellers who use the e-commerce giant's fulfillment services.

Israel successfully tests new laser missile defence system, says minister

Israel's new laser missile defense system has successfully intercepted mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles in recent tests, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Thursday.

US facing pressure to give Ukraine more intelligence on Russia: Report

Biden has called Russia's war on Ukraine a genocide but his administration has struggled with how much intelligence it is willing to give the Ukrainian forces that are trying to stop Putin

Wall Street mixed at open as investors eye Musk, Twitter drama

Musk offered to buy the social media company for $54.20 a share, two weeks after revealing he'd accumulated a 9% stake

Putin warns Western countries against phasing out Russian gas

Speaking Thursday, Putin said European attempts to find alternatives to Russian gas shipments will be quite painful for the initiators of such policies

Pfizer to seek Covid-19 booster shots for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds in US

Now Pfizer says new data shows healthy 5- to 11-year-olds could benefit from another kid-sized shot

Kim gives North Korea's most famous newscaster a luxury home

Experts say Kim is trying to boost his support from elite North Koreas while the country deals with pandemic hardships and a diplomacy stalemate

Joe Biden signs order aiming to advance racial equity in govt

After more than a year of review, more than 90 federal agencies, including all major Cabinet departments, were releasing their equity action plans on Thursday

Sri Lankan protestors celebrate traditional New Year near Gotabaya's office

Sri Lankans shared milk rice and oil cakes to celebrate their traditional new year on Thursday opposite the president's office, where they camped out for a sixth day demanding his resignation

Ukraine says missiles hit Russian flagship, crew forced to evacuate

Russia's Defence Ministry confirmed the ship was damaged but not that it was hit by Ukraine it said ammunition on board detonated as a result of a fire of as-yet undetermined causes

Neighbours back Ukraine, demand accountability for war crimes

Russia invaded on Feb 24 with the goal, according to Western officials, of taking Kyiv, toppling the government and installing a Moscow-friendly one.

UN says Russia-Ukraine war threatens to devastate many poor nations

Russia's war on Ukraine threatens to devastate the economies of many developing countries that are now facing even higher food and energy costs and increasingly difficult financial conditions

Earthquakes recorded near Alaska volcano dormant for 800 years

The cause of the quakes under Mount Edgecumbe, a volcano near Sitka that resembles Mount Fuji in Japan, are not known

UK PM Boris Johnson rejects calls to resign amid 'partygate' fine

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to resign after being fined for breaking his government's pandemic lockdown rules

Russia-Ukraine war threatening developing economies, warns UN

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched a report stressing that the war is supercharging a crisis in food, energy and finance in poorer countries

Ukraine President Zelenskyy 'thankful' for $800 mn in military aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he's sincerely thankful to the U.S. for the new round of $800 million in military assistance.

Biden approves $800 million in new military assistance for Ukraine

President Joe Biden has approved an $800 million package of military assistance, including additional helicopters and the first provision of American artillery.

Yellen says China should urge Russia to end its Ukraine war

Beijing cannot expect the global community to respect its appeals to the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity in the future if it does not respect these principles now

France's Marine Le Pen warns against sending weapons to Ukraine

Asked about military aid to Ukraine, Le Pen said she would continue defense and intelligence support

Donald Trump returning to Ohio for GOP rally ahead of May 3 primary

News of the rally comes as early voting figures suggest turnout in the populous Midwest battleground, which Trump won twice by more than 8 percentage points, may be severely depressed this year