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1989 Tiananmen Square protester killed in his New York law office

A dissident legal scholar who was jailed for 2 years in China after participating in 1989 Tiananmen Square movement was killed Monday in law firm's office in NY, where he settled after seeking asylum

Several arrested in Fordo nuclear facility sabotage plot, says Iran

Iranian state television has reported that paramilitary Revolutionary Guard arrested members of a network working for Israel that planned to sabotage Iran's major underground nuclear facility at Fordo

EU imposes 4th set of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine

The European Union has announced that the 27-nation bloc has approved a new set of sanctions to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine

Ukraine crisis: Russian missile strike near NATO's Poland stirs anxiety

Poland has taken in more than 1.8 million refugees from Ukraine nearly all women and children since February 24, when Russian troops invaded Ukraine

Amid Ukraine crisis, Biden considering trip to Europe, say officials

One possible destination for the meetings would be Brussels, which is the headquarters for NATO, one of the officials said Monday

Assange loses permission to appeal at UK's top court against extradition

The court said it refused because the case didn't raise an arguable point of law

Stocks sway on Wall Street as oil slides to $100 per barrel

Markets have careened in recent weeks amid uncertainty about whether the economy may be heading for a toxic combination of stagnating growth and persistently high inflation

Ford says it will ramp up electric vehicles in Europe

Ford says it will have three new electric passenger vehicles and four new electric commercial vehicles in Europe by 2024, part of the automaker's continued push to grow its presence in the EV market.

Zelensky to deliver virtual address to US Congress as war intensifies

The Congress, our country and the world are in awe of the people of Ukraine, said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in a statement Monday

China battles multiple Covid outbreaks, driven by stealth Omicron

The surge on the Chinese mainland is infecting people in cities ranging from Shenzhen to Qingdao on the coast, to Xingtai in the north and the numbers have crept steadily higher since early March

Ukraine crisis: Chernobyl powerline damaged by Russian forces

The power is used to feed pumps and other equipment which keep spent nuclear fuel at the former power plant cool to prevent radiation leaks

German Chancellor Scholz to meet Turkey's Erdogan in Ankara

According to a Turkish presidency statement, the two leaders are expected to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war and the Turkish-EU relations

Russia continues strikes on Ukrainian capital Kyiv suburbs

Russian forces fired artillery strikes on suburbs northwest of Kyiv overnight and targeted points east of the capital, the head of the Kyiv region said Monday.

Lewis Hamilton worried Mercedes lacks speed heading into F1 opener

Lewis Hamilton believes fans will be in for an unusual surprise when the Formula One season starts next weekend and he begins his quest to wrestle back the title

Acclaimed filmmaker Brent Renaud killed by Russian troops in Ukraine

Brent Renaud, an acclaimed filmmaker who travelled to some of the darkest and most dangerous corners of the world for documentaries, died after Russian forces opened fire on his vehicle in Ukraine

Russia seeking military assistance from China in Ukraine: US official

A US official said Russia asked China for military equipment to use in its invasion of Ukraine, a request that heightened tensions about the ongoing war

US, China aides to meet as tensions mount over Russia-Ukraine war

The US and China are sending top aides to Rome on Monday as tensions between the two countries mount over the Russia-Ukraine war and worries spread that the conflict will take even darker turns.

War censorship exposes Russian President Putin's leaky internet controls

Long before waging war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin was working to make Russia's internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control akin to China's so-called Great Firewall.

Putin supporters demonstrate in Belgrade backing Ukrainian invasion

Dozens of cars drove through the Serbian capital of Belgrade on Sunday in support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Strong undersea quake shakes western Indonesia; no tsunami warning

A strong and shallow underwater earthquake shook western Indonesia on Monday but no serious damage was immediately reported and no tsunami warning was issued.