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UN complains Russia won't let aid workers into area of Ukraine dam collapse

The United Nations rebuked Moscow on Sunday for allegedly denying aid workers access to Russia-occupied areas where residents are stranded amid devastating destruction

Over 1 mn dropped from Medicaid as US start post-pandemic purge of rolls

Though the eligibility review is required by the federal government, President's Joe Biden's administration isn't too pleased at how efficiently some other states are accomplishing the task

Blinken meets China President Xi in bid to ease soaring US-China tensions

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday as he wrapped up a two-day high-stakes visit to Beijing aimed at easing soaring tensions between the countries.

Russia not letting aid workers into areas hit by Ukraine dam collapse: UN

The Russian government has so far declined our request to access the areas under its temporary military control, Brown said

Suspect in custody after 4 people fatally shot at in Idaho: Report

Police in Idaho arrested a suspect in a shooting that killed four people on Sunday, according to a news report

Amazon, Marriott and other cos vow to hire thousands of refugees in Europe

Amazon, Marriott and Hilton pledged on Monday to hire more than 13,000 refugees, including Ukrainian women who have fled the war with Russia, over next three years in Europe

Wages are finally rising in Japan, as inflation eats away at consumer gains

Wages have languished since Japan's financial bubble burst in the 1990s, and the economy has stagnated

Trump, Republicans conjure familiar enemy, attack Democrats as Marxists

Moderate voters may succumb to the Republican argument that Democrats are for more spending, but they're not going to fall for the argument that Democrats are Marxists, Israel said

Earthquake recorded off Myanmar's coast, shakes buildings in Thailand

Many people in high-rise buildings in Bangkok reported feeling the tremors for 15 to 30 seconds, according to the public report section of the Thai government's Earthquake Observation Division website

Blinken begins talks in Beijing on mission to ease US-China tensions

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has opened a second and final day of critical meetings with senior Chinese officials as the two sides expressed willingness to talk but showed little inclination

At least six killed, dozens injured in weekend shootings across US

Some of these cases seem to be just disputes, often among adolescents, and those disputes are played out with firearms, not with fists

N Korea calls failed spy satellite launch 'serious' shortcoming, vows a 2nd

A spy satellite is among several high-tech military assets Kim has publicly vowed to acquire to cope with what he calls US-led hostility

Parking lot party shooting leaves 1 dead and 22 hurt in suburban Chicago

At least 23 people were shot, one fatally, early Sunday during a gathering in a parking lot that drew hundreds of people in suburban Chicago, authorities said

1 state trooper killed, another critically wounded in central Pennsylvania

Officials are expressing shock and sadness at the death of one state trooper and the critical wounding of another hours apart in central Pennsylvania over the weekend

Projections indicate Swiss approve climate bill amid melting glaciers

A majority of Swiss citizens on Sunday voted in favour of a bill aimed at introducing new climate measures to sharply curb the rich Alpine nation's greenhouse gas emissions, projections indicated

Israeli PM Netanyahu says he's opposed to any interim US-Iran nuclear deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he opposes any interim agreement reportedly being negotiated between the US and Iran over its nuclear programme

Crime within Palestinian minority reaches new heights under Netanyahu govt

A relentless wave of violent crime within Israel's Palestinian minority is turning cities and towns into bloody battlefields, exasperating a community feeling increasingly forsaken

Hundreds of Afghans languish in Albania in a prolonged US visa process

Almost two years since he fled Afghanistan to escape the Taliban takeover, Firooz Mashoof is still haunted by the memory of his last day in Kabul the bus that took him to the airport

Blinken arrives Beijing on mission to cool soaring US-China tensions

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing early Sunday on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to try to cool exploding U.S.-China tensions that have set many around the world on edge

June disruptions to Outlook, cloud platform were cyberattacks: Microsoft

In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft's flagship office suite including the Outlook email and OneDrive file-sharing apps and cloud computing platform