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Trump digs in on election lies, insults accuser during CNN town hall event

The event also highlighted what is perhaps Trump's most fundamental challenge as he emerged as the undisputed frontrunner for the Republican nomination to take on President Joe Biden again

Nissan reports surging profit amid strong sales, easing chip crunch

Nissan is forecasting vehicle sales to grow this fiscal year across regions, including Japan, the US, China and Europe

Different system needed to end standoffs over US debt ceiling: Yellen

It's a predicament that has occurred nearly 80 times since 1960, she said. The Treasury Department has warned the US could default as soon as June 1 if there is no deal

G7 Finance Ministers to meet in Japan to tackle threat from US debt ceiling

The financial leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations will meet in Japan beginning on Thursday as a standoff over the US debt ceiling looms as one of the biggest potential threats

Pakistan deploys troops to halt unrest from ex-PM Imran Khan's arrest

Pakistan police arrested Fawad Chaudhry, Khan's deputy and vice president of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad

Google is giving its search engine an artificial-intelligence makeover

Google disclosed plans to infuse its dominant search engine with more advanced artificial-intelligence technology, a drive that's in response to one of the biggest threats

Israeli-Palestinian fighting continues, despite Egyptian cease-fire

Palestinian militants fired hundreds of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel, while Israel pressed ahead with a series of airstrikes that have killed 21 Palestinians, including 3 senior militants

25 doctors dead in tribal fighting, says Sudan doctors' syndicate

Tribal clashes over several days killed 25 people in southern Sudan, the country's doctors union said on Wednesday, raising fears the war between the country's rival top generals

UK ditches post-Brexit plan to scrap thousands of EU laws by year's end

Britain's bonfire of European Union laws has been reduced to embers

ASEAN leaders to agree to cooperate in fighting cybercrime, scams

Southeast Asian leaders have agreed to tighten border controls and law enforcement and improve public education to fight criminal

Debt limit battle: Joe Biden ramps up pressure on House GOP lawmakers

Biden is launching new phase of his pressure campaign against House Republicans as he makes his case that lawmakers should lift the nation's borrowing authority

No intention of benefiting from war in Ukraine: China Foreign Minister

China's foreign minister said Tuesday that his country has no intention of benefiting from the war in Ukraine and hopes for further discussions on a peace plan Beijing proposed earlier this year

Interpol launches Identify Me to seek clues on cold cases of 22 dead women

The 22 women mostly met violent deaths. Their bodies, some dismembered, were found in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands over a span of 43 years the most recent in 2019

Trump to appear on CNN town hall a day after sex assault verdict

Trump will return to CNN's airwaves joining the network for town hall event in New Hampshire a day after civil jury found him liable for sexually assaulting advice columnist nearly three decades ago

Prince Harry phone hacking: Trial to begin against Ex-Daily Mail Publisher

Prince Harry's battle against British press faces its biggest test yet and threatens to do something he said his family long feared: put a royal on witness stand to discuss embarrassing revelations

Saudi Arabia to reopen embassy in Syria as diplomatic relations improve

The diplomatic mission of Saudi Arabia in Syria will resume its work 11 years after it was closed as the two countries' relations have improved recently, the kingdom's news agency reported

US Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards E Jean Carroll $5 mn

Trump, who did not attend the trial, has insisted he never sexually assaulted Carroll or even knew her

21 dead from wildfire in Russia's Ural Mountains; death toll may rise

The death toll from wildfires in Russia's Ural Mountains rose to 21 on Tuesday, Russian state news agency Tass reported, citing local emergency service agencies

Covid vaccine maker Novavax plans to cut 25% jobs to slash expenses

Novavax is cutting about a quarter of its workforce as the COVID-19 vaccine maker seeks to slash expenses while dealing with uncertain future revenue

General Motors hires former Apple executive to run new software unit

Mike Abbott is joining GM as executive vice president of software on May 22, the Detroit manufacturer said on Tuesday. He'll report directly to CEO Mary Barra