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US President Biden hosting Swedish PM in a show of support for Nato bid

Sweden and neighbor Finland ended their longstanding policy of military nonalignment after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022

IAEA chief to visit Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant before water release

The IAEA, in its final report released Tuesday, concluded the plan to release the wastewater which would be significantly diluted but still have some radioactivity meets international standards

Judge blocks US govt from working with social media cos on protected speech

Their lawsuit alleged that the federal government overstepped in its efforts to convince social media companies to address postings that could result in vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic

Palestinian attacker rams car into crowded Tel Aviv bus stop, 8 wounded

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated the operation in the Jenin refugee camp, one of the most intense in the territory in nearly two decades, was winding down

UN urges Security Council to extend Turkey border crossing into Syria

Syria's northwestern province of Idlib is home to some 4 million people, many of whom were earlier displaced during the 12-year civil war, which has killed nearly half a million people

3 dead, 8 injured after shots fired into crowd following festival in Texas

The shooting in the Fort Worth neighbourhood of Como happened at about 11:47 p.m. Monday, and police said a chaotic scene followed as people tried to flee on foot and in vehicles as shots rang out

Turkey says Quran burning in Sweden raises questions about its reliability

But Hakan Fidan said Turkey would still approve Sweden's membership in the military alliance if Stockholm completes its homework and presses ahead with efforts to address Turkey's concerns

Taliban bans women's beauty salons in Afghanistan, gives 1 month to wind up

It's the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, following edicts barring them from education, public spaces and most forms of employment

UAE announces plans to invest $54 bn in energy, triple renewable sources

The United Arab Emirates plans to triple its supply of renewable energy and invest up to $54 billion over the next seven years to meet its growing energy demands

Music that contains AI-created elements is eligible, says Grammys CEO

Last month, the Recording Academy announced a series of changes to the Grammy Awards to better reflect an evolving music industry

Meta set to take on Musk's Twitter with a rival app called 'Threads'

Threads could be the latest headache for Musk, who acquired Twitter last year for USD 44 billion and has been making changes to the platform that have unnerved advertisers and turned off users

France returns 35 citizens from camp in Syria linked to ISIS extremists

There are also around 8,000 women and children from 60 other nationalities who live in a part of the camp known as the Annex

Russian military says it fended off Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow

Ukrainian authorities, which generally avoid comments on attacks inside Russia's proper territory, didn't claim responsibility for the raid

Australian central bank leaves benchmark cash rate at 4.1%, warns of hikes

The Reserve Bank has lifted the cash rate 12 times since May last year to reduce inflation to a target range of 2% to 3%

Gunman opens fire on Philadelphia streets, kills four before arrest: Police

At this point all we know is that this person decided to leave their home and target individuals, Outlaw said

Wimbledon 2023: Andy Murray and Roger Federer at Centre Court on Tuesday

Andy Murray will be back at the site of some of his greatest triumphs on Tuesday: Centre Court at Wimbledon.

FIFA Women's World Cup: Entering sixth, Brazil's Marta says its her last

Going into her sixth FIFA Women's World Cup, Brazil star Marta said that this will be her last

Wimbledon 2023: Sofia Kenin surprises Coco Gauff in an all-US affair

Sofia Kenin used to be the up-and-coming American, the one who was a Grand Slam champion at age 21, the one who beat a teenage Coco Gauff on the way to that trophy. She beat Gauff again 6-4. 4-6, 6-2

UN nuclear chief in Japan to give report on release of radioactive water

International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Mariano Grossi will meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida later Tuesday to submit IAEA's final report on the water release

UN council to hold first meeting on potential threats of AI to global peace

These scientists and experts have called on the world to act, declaring AI an existential threat to humanity on a par with the risk of nuclear war, the UN chief said