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US authorities probe crypto exchange FTX for potential violations: Report

FTX had agreed earlier this week to sell itself to bigger rival Binance after experiencing the cryptocurrency equivalent of a bank run.

Climate change: Carbon dioxide emissions rising globally, but drop in China

In 2022, the world is on track to put 36.6 billion metric tons (40.3 billion U.S. tons) of carbon dioxide in the air from energy and cement use, the study calculated

Nancy Pelosi faces uncertain future weeks after attack on husband

Staff members were assembled for a pizza party lunch in the same conference room where she has led her party through some of the most tumultuous times at the US Capitol

Twitter's gray 'official' labels return for some prominent accounts

Some media companies, such as The New York Times and The New Yorker also had the labels as of 9 pm Pacific time, while others, like The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times, did not.

Tweets with racial slurs on rise since Elon Musk's Twitter takeover

Use of a slur that targets trans people increased 53 per cent, while instances of an offensive term for homosexual men went up 39 per cent over the yearly average.

Taliban violating human rights, plunging economy to 'dire' conditions: UN

The adoption came the same day that the Taliban, which already banned girls from middle school and high school, prohibited women from using gyms and parks

US to buy 100k South Korean howitzer rounds to send to Ukraine: Official

The US will buy 100,000 rounds of howitzer artillery from South Korean manufacturers to provide to Ukraine, a US official said Thursday, in a deal the two govts have been working on for some time

UN, Russians to discuss extension of Ukraine export deal in Geneva

Senior U.N. and Russian officials planned to meet in Geneva on Friday for talks on extending the deal that returned Ukrainian grain to world markets

Australian PM Anthony wants to ask China's Xi to lift trade barriers

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday he'd ask Chinese President Xi Jinping to lift billions of dollars in trade barriers if the two leaders hold their first bilateral meeting

Russia withdrawing troops, Ukrainian official fears 'city of death'

A forced pullout from Kherson - the only provincial capital Moscow had captured after invading Ukraine- would mark one of Russia's worst setbacks of the war.

US to send Ukraine $400 million more in military aid as war advances

The U.S. will send $400 mn more in military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials announced, amid concerns that financial assistance for the war against Russia could decline

Police officer fatally stabbed in suspected Brussels terror attack

According to the federal prosecutor's office, two officers came under attack near Brussels North train station in the incident Thursday

British PM Rishi Sunak seeks thawed relations at UK-Ireland summit

Sunak's office said he would urge political leaders to be pragmatic and work together in our shared interests

Russia says retreat from key city of Kherson begun, but Ukraine cautious

Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said a day earlier that he believed a retreat was underway

Kyiv seeks int'l support, boosts Southeast Asia ties with peace accord

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kulbela signed the Treaty on Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia at the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Donald Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP's uneven election

It was supposed to be a red wave that former President Donald Trump could triumphantly ride to the Republican nomination as he prepares to launch another White House run

100,000 Russian troops killed or injured in Ukraine amid war, says US

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was open to peace talks with Russia to end the war but only on the condition that Russia return all of Ukraine's occupied lands, provide compensation

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend G-20 summit: Official

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia next week, avoiding a possible confrontation with the United States and its allies over his war in Ukraine

Protests in Iran rage on the streets as officials renew crackdowns

At least 328 people have been killed and 14,825 others arrested in the unrest, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group that's been monitoring the protests over their 54 days

Russian military claims pullout from occupied city; Ukraine sceptical

A forced pullout from the city of Kherson would mark one of Russia's worst setbacks in the 8-month-old war.