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Kim Jong Un's sister makes insulting threats to Seoul over sanctions

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made insult-laden threats against South Korea for considering unliteral sanctions on the North, calling the South's new government idiots

A record 40 mn kids missed measles vaccine dose last year: WHO, US CDC

the WHO and the CDC said millions of children were now susceptible to measles, among the world's most contagious diseases

4 Philadelphia students injured in drive-by shooting near high school

Four students were injured in an apparent drive-by shooting shortly after their Philadelphia high school let out early for the day, a city schools spokesperson said

$740 million in crypto assets recovered in FTX bankruptcy so far

The company tasked with locking down the assets of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX says it has managed to recover and secure $740 million in assets so far

Warren Buffett donates more than $750 million to family charities

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett donated more than $750 million in Berkshire Hathaway stock to the four foundations run by his family

Most Ukrainians left without power after fresh strikes by Russia

Multiple regions reported attacks in quick succession and Ukraine's Energy Ministry said that the vast majority of electricity consumers were cut off

Fed officials at last meeting saw few signs that inflation was easing

Fed officials at their last meeting saw very few signs that inflation pressures were abating before raising their benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a point for a fourth straight time

With searches, Ukraine focuses suspicions on Orthodox Christian clergymen

Orthodox Christians are the largest religious population in Ukraine. But they have been fractured along lines that echo political tensions over Ukraine's defence of its independence

Russian rocket kills newborn in repeat attack on small town in Ukraine

It was the second deadly strike on the small town of Vilniansk in a week, and Mayor Nataliya Usienko said she feared it would not be the last

Dominican Republic expels 1,800 migrant children to Haiti, says Unicef

Dominican authorities have expelled at least 1,800 unaccompanied Haitian migrant children this year, sending them back to their crisis-stricken country, Unicef said

Pope Francis prays for Fifa World Cup to be occasion for peace

The 85-year-old Argentine is a card-holding fan of the Buenos Aires club San Lorenzo

6 people, assailant dead in Walmart shooting in US' Virginia: Police

The store in Chesapeake is now safe and will likely be closed for several days during the investigation, Officer Leo Kosinski said in the early hours of Wednesday

Denmark reignites European dispute with FIFA at World Cup

It was an unprecedented dispute at a World Cup pitting FIFA against players on the day of preparing for one of the biggest games in their careers

Fifa World Cup 2022: Japan gets two late goals to beat Germany 2-1

Germany was playing at the World Cup for the first time since its shocking group-stage exit as defending champion in 2018

US to send Ukraine $400 million in weapons, ammunition as war advances

The U.S. is sending another $400 million in ammunition and generators to Ukraine, the White House announced Wednesday, and is pulling the gear from its own stockpiles to get the support to Kyiv

Russia targets Ukraine's battered power infra with barrage of strikes

Russia has targeted Ukraine's battered power infrastructure with another barrage of strikes, forcing the country's last three fully functioning nuclear power plants to disconnect from the grid

EU parliament calls Russia terror sponsor in plenary vote amid war

The European Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed a resolution calling Russia a state sponsor of terrorism for its invasion of and actions in Ukraine

Pope Francis links plight of Ukrainians today to Stalin's 'genocide'

Pope Francis on Wednesday linked the suffering of Ukrainians now to the 1930s genocide artificially caused by Stalin, when the Soviet leader was blamed for creating a man-made famine in the country

1 killed, 14 injured after twin blasts near bus stop shake Jerusalem

An explosion went off near a bus stop on the edge of Jerusalem in what police said was a suspected Palestinian attack, and hospitals reported that at least 12 people were injured

Malaysian king meet lawmakers in continuing search for PM to end deadlock

Malaysia's king met lawmakers in a continuing search for a prime minister with majority support after inconclusive general elections that saw the rise of Islamists sparked anxieties