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Russian pledge to scale down attack in Ukrainian cities draws skepticism

Russia's pledge to scale back some military operations in Ukraine drew skepticism even as the two nations planned to return Wednesday to talks that could produce a framework for ending the war

China's ambitions for Afghanistan on show at multinational meetings

China's ambitions to have a major hand in Afghanistan's stability and development under the Taliban, while boosting its own stature, will be on display at a pair of multinational meetings

UN food chief: Ukraine war's food crisis is worst since World War II

David Beasley, executive director of the UN World Food Program, told the UN Security Council that already high food prices are skyrocketing.

8-hour gap identified in Trump's January 6 White House phone records

The gap extends from a little after 11 am to about 7 pm on January 6, 2021, and involves White House phone calls

Biden is skeptical on Russia scaling back operations in Ukraine's Kyiv

Biden said he wasn't yet convinced that Russia's announcement that it would scale back military operations near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv will lead to a fundamental shift in the war

US President Biden to sign bill making lynching a federal hate crime

President Joe Biden was signing a bill into law to make lynching a federal hate crime, more than 100 years after such legislation was first proposed.

US officials can travel to China to aid crash investigation

The U.S. government said Tuesday that China has granted visas for federal investigators to travel there and aid in the investigation of the deadly China Eastern Airlines crash.

Poland moves to block coal imports from Russia to reduce energy dependence

It is more dependent on Russian oil, however. And while Poland produces a lot of its own coal, it also relies on imports

West remains wary of Russia's scale back claim

Western officials say Russia is building up troops in eastern Ukraine, but it's too soon to say whether Moscow's claim to be scaling back operations around Kyiv is true

With Russia-Ukraine conflict next door, EU is warned on cybersecurity gaps

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine accelerates European Union defense cooperation, a watchdog said Tuesday that EU institutions face vulnerabilities on another front: cybersecurity.

Sanctioned oligarch Abramovich seen at Russia-Ukraine talks

The 55-year-old billionaire has swapped the skybox seat he once proudly occupied at his beloved Chelsea soccer club in Britain for a spot on the sidelines of negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow

Ukraine crisis: Russia says it will scale back near Kyiv as talks progress

Russia's military said on Tuesday it would fundamentally" cut back operations near Ukraine's capital and a northern city, as talks brought a possible deal to end a grinding and brutal war into view

IT companies focus on reliable information for Ukraine: Google chief

Information technology companies are focused on providing reliable information and stymying Russian propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine, the CEO of Google and Alphabet Inc. said Tuesday

Russia says it will drastically cut military activity near Kyiv, Chernihiv

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators held the first face-to-face meeting between the sides in more than two weeks on Tuesday, amid Russia's invasion of its neighbour, now in its fifth week

TV ratings company Nielsen acquired in $16-bn deal

Nielsen is being acquired for USD16 billion, including debt, about a week after the TV ratings and marketing data company rejected a USD9 billion offer

Shanghai lockdown tests 'zero-Covid' limits, shakes markets

The Shanghai lockdown stands to become the largest of any city in China's campaign against the virus

Ukraine, Russia hold new talks in Turkey aimed at ending the fighting

The first face-to-face talks in two weeks between Russia and Ukraine began Tuesday in Turkey, raising flickering hopes there could be progress toward ending a war

After Russian forces pull back, a shattered Ukrainian town breathes

The bodies of two Russian soldiers lie abandoned in the woods. Ukrainian forces piled atop a tank flash victory signs. Dazed people line up amid charred buildings to reach for aid.

Hong Kong's Covid death toll leads some to eco-friendlier coffins

Hong Kong's deadliest coronavirus outbreak has cost about 6,000 lives this year and the city is now running out of coffins.

California's Black reparations panel could decide who gets compensation

California's first-in-the-nation task force on reparations is at a crossroads, with members divided on which Black Americans should be eligible for compensation as atonement for a slave system