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UK inflation falls to lowest in over a year but food prices remain elevated

Official figures show that inflation in the UK has fallen to its lowest level since the immediate aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which caused energy and food costs to surge

Pressure from West is strengthening ties with China, says Russian PM

Pressure from the West is strengthening Russia's ties with China, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing Wednesday.

New Zealand's bank hikes key interest rate to 5.5%; cut may follow next

New Zealand's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate again on Wednesday to 5.5 per cent but signalled its next move would be a cut, sparking a sell-off in the currency

Trump lawyers seek meet with Garland as Mar-a-Lago investigation continue

The investigation is seeking to determine whether Trump illegally retained hundreds of classified documents taken with him from White House to his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago, after the end of his tenure

Brazil builds 'rings of CO2' to simulate climate change in the Amazon

"Plants absorb carbon dioxide along with water and light to produce sugars and release oxygen. What happens when one increases this input?"

Bulgarian writer wins Int'l Booker Prize for darkly comic memory novel

Gospodinov, 55, said he began writing his book about the weaponization of nostalgia in 2016, the year of Trump's election and the UK's Brexit referendum. He said it was a time when anxiety was in air

Netflix to charge extra for viewers living outside US subscribers' homes

Users will be able to allow another person living outside their household to use their password for an additional $8 per month

Elon Musk signals Twitter's headquarters may not stay in San Francisco

San Francisco officials announced last week they are investigating Twitter after six former employees alleged that Musk's team broke laws by turning the company's headquarters into a Twitter Hotel

Biden picks new NSA head, key to support Ukraine, defense of US elections

President Joe Biden has chosen a new leader for the National Security Agency and US Cyber Command, a joint position that oversees much of America's cyber warfare and defense.

Boris Johnson faces new police probe over Covid-19 lockdown visits

A media report said the potential breaches came to light while Johnson was preparing his testimony to Britain's upcoming inquiry into how the country handled the Covid-19 pandemic

Russia extends arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by 3 months

A Russian court extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months in a closed-door hearing emblematic of the secrecy

Meta sells Giphy for $53mn to Shutterstock after UK blocked purchase

Shutterstock said it's buying Giphy from Meta Platforms for $53 mn, the final step to unwind the deal blocked by British regulators, who prevented the Facebook owner from purchasing the platform

Records of French slaves to be inscribed on UN world heritage register

Several hundred documents and items revealing the names and other details of victims of slavery in France's colonial empire is being added to UNESCO's Memory of the World register

Geneva airport closed to flights as activists protest private jet fair

Authorities say Geneva airport was briefly closed to flights Tuesday after climate activists staged a protest against a private jet fair taking place in the Swiss city this week

Kenya tea company suspends operations after protesters burn machines

A multinational tea company based in Kenya has suspended operations after tea plucking and harvesting machines were burned by protesters citing massive job losses due to mechanisation.

New Iranian nuclear facility will not be immune from attack: Israeli NSA

Israeli govt's national security adviser said new nuclear facility being built by Iran would not be immune from attack, despite assessments by experts it will be beyond reach

UK economy will avoid recession this year but inflation still a worry: IMF

The British economy will avoid falling into recession this year, according to upgraded growth forecasts Tuesday from the International Monetary Fund.

Trump to appear by video as judge reinforces ban on attacking witnesses

Trump pleaded not guilty April 4 to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to payments his company made to his former lawyer, Michael Cohen

TikTok files suit to stop 'unconstitutional' ban in US State of Montana

TikTok says it has not shared and would not share US user data with the Chinese government and has taken measures to protect the privacy and security of its users

US Air Force looks to better control access to classified data after leak

Secretary Frank Kendall said there are ways to tweak digital systems so when classified information is put online not everyone with proper clearance on that system automatically gets access to it