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What's the effect of Russian oil price cap, ban for western govts?

Western governments are aiming to cap the price of Russia's oil exports in an attempt to limit the fossil fuel earnings that support Moscow's budget, its military and the invasion of Ukraine

Pentagon debuts its stealth bomber, B-21 Raider amid concerns with China

America's newest nuclear stealth bomber is making its public debut after years of secret development and as part of the Pentagon's answer to rising concerns over a future conflict with China

Hong Kong remains divided over recent Covid-19 protests in China

The recent wave of protests against China's anti-virus restrictions was a ray of hope for some supporters of Hong Kong's own pro-democracy movement after local authorities stifled it

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says company won't take down antisemitic film

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Wednesday the company does not have plans to stop selling the antisemitic film that gained notoriety recently

US-European disagreement over climate law persist as Biden meets Macron

President Joe Biden on Thursday tried to allay concerns raised by French President Emmanuel Macron about a clean energy law that benefits electric vehicles and other products made in North America

Ukrainian engineers scramble to keep mobile phones working during war

With Ukraine scrambling to keep communication lines open during the war, an army of engineers from the country's phone companies has mobilised to help the public and policymakers stay in touch

Ex-prez Obama urges Georgia Democrats to push turnout for Warnock

Former President Barack Obama and Sen. Raphael Warnock urged Democratic voters to keep pushing an apparent head start in early voting in the Georgia Senate runoff against Republican Herschel Walker

Finnish PM warns Russian win over Ukraine would empower aggressors

Finland PM Sanna Marin warned an Australian audience that a Russian victory over Ukraine would empower other aggressors

Asian shares sink on revived worries over recession, China protests

Asian shares retreated Friday after a mixed day on Wall Street as optimism over Fed's possible tempering of its aggressive interest rate hikes was replaced by worries of a recession

Iraq Christians were victims of Islamic State war crimes, says UN

The report to the UN Security Council said crimes included forcibly transferring and persecuting Christians

World Cup redemption for Japan Coach Hajime Moriyasu 29 yrs later in Qatar

The "Agony of Doha" came 29 years ago, and Hajime Moriyasu experienced it first-hand as a midfielder on Japan's national soccer team

Harvey Weinstein lawyer tells US court in closing: 'Regret is not rape'

An attorney for Harvey Weinstein told jurors that prosecutors' case relies entirely on asking them to trust women whose testimony showed they were untrustworthy

Biden tells Democrats he wants South Carolina as 1st voting state: Report

President Joe Biden said that Democrats should give up restrictive caucuses and prioritise diversity at the start of their presidential primary calendar

Mexico proposes another round of talks on trade disputes with US

Mexico's economy secretary proposed yet another round of talks with the United States on a dispute over Mexico's energy sector

China security apparatus well honed to deal with Covid policy protests

When it comes to ensuring the security of their regime, China's Communist Party rulers don't skimp

Tesla delivers first electric semis to PepsiCo at Nevada factory

Tesla delivered its first electric semis to PepsiCo Thursday, more than three years after Elon Musk said his company would start making the trucks

US Supreme Court to rule on Prez Biden student loan cancellation plan

That's about two months before the newly extended pause on loan repayments is set to expire

Russia implements new law to broaden net for foreign agents in country

Russia put into effect a new version of its foreign agents law that expands powers to consider anyone under foreign influence to be an agent of another country

Racism uproar at Buckingham Palace threatens to eclipse royal visit to US

Renewed allegations of racism at Buckingham Palace threatened to overshadow Prince William's trip to the US after campaigners said the palace needed to acknowledge a wider problem

White House state dinner draws names from fashion, business, politics

The first White House state dinner of President Joe Biden's administration drew big names from fashion, entertainment, politics and business who turned out to help celebrate French President Emmanuel