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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to cheating charges

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday to charges that he cheated investors and looted customer deposits on his cryptocurrency trading platform

Kevin McCarthy fails in marathon votes for speaker, US House adjourns

Failing to elect party leader Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker of the House, Republicans adjourned in disarray Tuesday night, ending a raucous first day of the new Congress

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces arraignment in Manhattan federal court

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will be arraigned in a Manhattan federal court on Tuesday on charges that he cheated investors and looted customer deposits on his crypto-currency trading platform.

EU offers help to counter China's Covid crisis including vaccine donation

EU has offered China help to deal with its Covid crisis, including donation of vaccines, as bloc seeks to coordinate how authorities should check incoming passengers from China for any new variants

Beijing threatens to respond against 'unacceptable' Covid measures

"We are firmly opposed to attempts to manipulate the COVID measures for political purposes and will take countermeasures based on the principle of reciprocity"

First tanker vessel with shipment of LNG from US arrives in Germany

The first regular shipment of LNG from the United States arrived in Germany on Tuesday, part of a wide-reaching effort to help the country replace energy supplies it previously received from Russia

World markets mostly gain ahead of Federal Reserve report, US jobs data

Coming off a year of big declines for major stock markets, traders worry the Fed and other central banks might be willing to push the world into recession to cool inflation

Ukraine says Russia plans tactical shift using more Iranian drones

Zelenskyy said the goal is to break Ukraine's resistance by exhausting our people, (our) air defense, our energy, more than 10 months after Russia invaded its neighbor

Brazil prepares to bury soccer legend Pele in city he made soccer Mecca

Pele will be buried Tuesday in the city where he grew up, became famous, and helped make into a global capital of soccer

Pilot, 2 British visitors among 4 killed in Australia helicopters collision

A pilot, two British visitors and a Sydney woman have been identified as the four people killed in a collision of two helicopters over the waterfront at an Australian tourist hotspot.

EU to try again to mold a coordinated approach on China Covid policies

European Union nations will try again on to mold a coordinated approach on if and how authorities should check incoming airline passengers from China for any new Covid-19 variants

Sold record 1.3 mn vehicles last year, number short of target sales: Tesla

The shortfall came despite a major year-end sales push that included rare USD 7,500 discounts in the US on the Models Y and 3, the company's top-selling models

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat, breast cancer

"This double whammy is serious but still fixable, and I'm hoping for a favourable outcome," the 66-year-old Navratilova said

Moscow says rocket strike by Ukraine kills 63 Russian soldiers

Ukrainian forces fired six rockets from a HIMARS launch system and two of them were shot down, a Russian defence ministry statement said Monday

Thousands line up to view, pay respect to Pope Benedict at Vatican

Thousands of people lined up across St Peter's Square hours before dawn on Monday to view Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's body and pay their respects

Russia deploys multiple drones to attack parts of Ukraine, dozens shot down

Klitschko said 22 drones were destroyed over Kyiv, three in the outlying Kyiv region and 15 over neighbouring provinces

Massive floods in Philippines leave 51 dead, over a dozen missing

The Northern Mindanao region in the south bore the brunt of the disaster, reporting 25 deaths, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

Helicopters collide over Australian beach, passengers hurt: Police

Two helicopters collided Monday over an Australian beach and passengers in one of the aircraft were injured, police said

Israeli missile strikes put Damascus airport out of service, kills 2

Israel's military fired missiles toward the international airport of Syria's capital early Monday, putting it out of service and killing two soldiers and wounding two others, the Syrian army said

Brazil's Lula sworn in as prez, vows accountability from outgoing Bolsonaro

Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in his first address expressed optimism about plans to rebuild while pledging that members of outgoing Bolsonaro's administration will be held to account