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Russian military announces plan to expand to 1.5 mn, create new units

The mobilization came on top of the regular draft, which calls up about 120,000 men twice a year for a one-year tour of compulsory service

Zelenskyy says war with Russia ends with Ukraine's sovereignty restored

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid a defiant wartime visit to Washington to thank US leaders and Americans for their support in fighting off Russia's invasion

'It's an honour to be by your side': Biden tells Zelenskyy at White House

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked President Joe Biden, US lawmakers and ordinary people of America for their support as he visited the White House

WTO rejects US move for 'Made in China' labeling on Hong Kong goods

World Trade Organisation arbitrators concluded that the US was out of line in requiring products from Hong Kong to be labeled as Made in China

WHO "very concerned" about reports of severe COVID in China

WHO said it is very concerned about rising cases across China after it largely abandoned its zero Covid policy, warning that its lagging vaccination rate could result in large numbers of infections

Pakistan PM Shahbaz Sharif urges global aid for 20 million flood victims

Pakistan is struggling to cope with the humanitarian aftermath of vast floods earlier in the year

UN official warns against new Armenia-Azerbaijan clash over disputed land

A senior UN official urged the international community to prevent Armenia and Azerbaijan from resuming their conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region

Mexico plans to ask US Prez Biden for up to $48 bn for solar projects

The bank funds green development projects, but has never provided financing on anything near the scale Mexico is requesting

United Nations extends Congo peacekeeping force with an eye to its exit

It also demands the immediate withdrawal of M23 rebels, who have been fighting a coalition of armed civilian protection militias in the east for more than a year

US to send $1.8 billion in aid, patriot battery, to Ukraine against Russia

Zelenskyy and other Ukraine officials have pressed Western leaders to provide more advanced weapons, including the Patriots, to help their country in its war with Russia

Ukraine's Zelenskyy preparing to visit Washington to meet Prez Biden

It comes as lawmakers are preparing to vote on a year-end spending package that includes about $45 billion in emergency assistance to Ukraine

Russian govt intensifies crackdown targeting human rights group and maps

The Russian govt has intensified its crackdown on critics and what it sees as harmful information about its special military operation in Ukraine with moves to ban a human rights group

Zelenskyy visits front-line city of Bakhmut; Putin meets troops in Kremlin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with troops in the eastern city of Bakhmut, the scene of some of the most intense combat since Russia invaded the country

Congress moves to ban TikTok from US government devices in spending bill

TikTok would be banned from most US government devices under a spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app

Elon Musk and Donald Trump, 2 disrupters face reckoning: Analysis

Elon Musk and Donald Trump share bestride-the-colossus egos, an incessant desire to be the centre of attention and a platform to showcase their eccentricities and erraticism

Taliban bar women from university education in Afghanistan despite promises

They have banned girls from middle school and high school, restricted women from most employment and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public

Mark Zuckerberg takes witness stand in FTC case against startup acquisition

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook parent company Meta, took the witness stand Tuesday in the FTC's effort to stop the tech giant from buying a virtual reality startup

Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 bn to settle charges of consumer law violations

Consumer banking giant Wells Fargo agreed to pay $3.7 bn to settle a laundry list of charges that it harmed consumers by charging illegal fees and interest on auto loans and mortgages

Amazon promises equal visibility to products from rival sellers in EU

Amazon agrees to make major changes to its business practices to settle antitrust investigations by European Union regulators

US Congress moves to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from government devices

TikTok would be banned from most US government devices under a government spending bill Congress unveiled Tuesday