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Turkey's inflation hits 61%, climbs to new 20-year high

Yearly inflation in Turkey hit 61.14 per cent on Monday, climbing to a new 20-year high and deepening a cost of living crisis for many households.

Timeline: The life and career of Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will retire after her five-year term expires on June 30

World shares mixed as calls mount for more sanctions against Russia

Additional sanctions could impact energy and other markets, adding to uncertainties

'Fill the silence with your music,' Ukraine's Zelenskyy tells Grammys

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared in a video message at the Grammy Awards

Former president Obama to return to White House for health care event

The event is part of Biden's effort to turn his focus to pocketbook issues that directly affect American households.

Russia war could further escalate auto prices and shortages

BMW has halted production at two German factories. Mercedes is slowing work at its assembly plants. Volkswagen, warning of production stoppages, is looking for alternative sources for parts

US fully backs sending Ukraine weapons, aid

White House chief of staff Ron Klain says US remains fully committed to providing a full range of economic and military support to Ukraine in its war against Russia, which he says as far from over

Sacramento police says multiple victims reported in shooting

Police in Sacramento say multiple victims have been reported after a shooting in the city's downtown.

Covid-19: Shanghai lockdown triggers complaints as new cases rise

Health officials on Sunday reported 438 confirmed cases over the previous 24 hours, along with 7,788 asymptomatic ones.

Secret intelligence has unusually public role in Ukraine war

On Thursday a British spy chief said demoralised Russian troops were refusing to carry out orders and sabotaging their own equipment.

Ukraine sees openings as Russian forces fixed on besieged Mariupol

Ukraine has gained invaluable time, time that is allowing us to foil the enemy's tactics and weaken its capabilities, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Saturday.

North Korea warns Seoul of 'serious threat' over missile remark

Kim Yo Jong's statement came amid heightened tensions between the rival Koreas over the North's spate of weapons tests this year

Ukraine war: Breakaway area denies claims of Russian troops massing

The area called Transnistria is a Russia-backed region of Moldova that broke away after a short civil war in the early 1990s, and is unrecognised by most countries

President Biden says submarine he commissioned will enhance US security

First lady Jill Biden is the submarine's sponsor, a role meant to bring a vessel luck.

Ukrainian forces retake areas near Kyiv amid fear of Russian traps

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in his nightly video address hours earlier that departing Russian troops were creating a catastrophic" situation for civilians

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian journalist killed in combat zone near Kyiv

An investigation into his death has been launched

US investigators fly to China to aid in Boeing plane crash probe

As part of that assistance, the plane's cockpit voice recorder is being downloaded and analysed at a US lab in Washington, federal officials said Friday

Pope Francis blasts Russia's 'infantile' war, EU-Libya deal in Malta

Blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin for launching a savage war, Pope Francis on Saturday said he was studying a possible visit to Kyiv.

Ukraine recaptures city of Brovary near capital Kyiv, says Official

Brovary's mayor said during a televised address on Friday evening that Russian occupants have now left practically all of the Brovary district

Hong Kong urges Covid testing, Shanghai struggles under lockdown

Hong Kong reported another 5,820 cases Friday as the latest surge begins to taper off