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Must feel full price: Zelenskyy calls for confiscating Russia's funds

It must be clearly stated that the assets of the Russian Central Bank will be confiscated. It will be a peacemaking act on a global scale, Zelenskyy said

US Treasury Dept imposes new sanctions on Russian oligarch, Hungary bank

Alisher Usmanov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been subject to U.S. and European Union sanctions since shortly after the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine last year

No obstacles for United Nations to function in Afghanistan: Taliban

The decision to bar Afghan women from working at the UN was an internal matter and should be respected by all sides. Taliban's chief spokesperson said

Biden aide speaks to Saudi prince on 'progress' towards Yemen war end

Jake Sullivan spoke with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince amid signs that the Saudis and Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen are making remarkable progress toward finding a permanent end to nine-year conflict

North Dakota Guv signs laws banning trans athletes from female sports teams

North Dakota's Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed two transgender athlete bans into law, effectively prohibiting transgender girls and women from joining female sports teams in K-12 and college

Myanmar military launches airstrike on rebel gathering, at least 100 killed

The military is increasingly using airstrikes to counter a armed struggle against its rule, which began in February 2021 when it seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi

Boeing sees airplane deliveries jump on return of the 787 Dreamliner

Boeing said it delivered 64 commercial airplanes last month, nearly matching the combined total of January and February

Taiwan Prez Tsai says China not being 'responsible' with drills

China sees such meetings as encouraging people who formal independence for the island, a step China's ruling Communist Party says would lead to war

US President Biden ends Covid national emergency after Congress acts

Legislators last year did extend for another two years telehealth flexibilities that were introduced as Covid hit, leading health care systems around the country to regularly deliver care by phone

Israeli PM Netanyahu reverses firing of defense minister amid tension

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday reversed his decision to fire his defense minister over criticism of the government's contentious plan to overhaul the judiciary

China military says it's 'ready to fight' after drills near Taiwan

China's military declared it is "ready to fight" after completing three days of large-scale combat exercises around Taiwan that simulated sealing off the island

5 people killed, 8 injured in shooting at Louisville in US' Kentucky

Five people were killed and eight others injured in a shooting that happened in downtown Louisville in the US' Kentucky state.

Leaked documents about Ukraine war very serious risk to security: Pentagon

We're being very careful and watching where this is being posted and amplified, a top Pentagon spokesman said

US finds WSJ reporter in Russia is wrongfully detained on espionage charges

The Biden administration formally determined that a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia on espionage charges has been "wrongfully detained."

2 children killed in NYC lithium-ion battery bike fire; 4 survive blaze

An e-bicycle powered by a lithium ion battery is being blamed for a fatal fire on Monday in New York City that killed two children, marking the latest in a string of e-bike-related fires in the city

Ukraine, Russia send home around 200 soldiers in a prisoner swap

Russia's Defense Ministry said 106 Russian soldiers were released from Ukrainian custody as part of an agreement with Ukraine

5 killed in shooting at downtown Louisville building, shooter dead: Police

Police say five people have been killed in a shooting at a bank building in downtown Louisville and the suspected shooter is also dead

Emmanuel Macron's comments on Taiwan raise questions on EU global ties

The question we need to answer, as Europeans, is the following: is it in our interest to accelerate (a crisis) on Taiwan? No," Macron was quoted as saying in the interview

Bomb targeting Pakistani police vehicle kills 4, wounds 15, says official

A roadside bomb targeting a police vehicle in volatile southwestern Pakistan on Monday killed at least four people and wounded 15 others, mostly civilian pedestrians, a government spokesperson said

Taliban ban restaurant gardens for families, women in Herat, says official

The Taliban have banned families and women from restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Afghanistan's northwestern Herat province, an official said Monday