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EU proposes tougher pollution rules to eliminate harmful pollutants by 2050

The European Union's executive arm sought on Wednesday to toughen up pollution restrictions to ensure that harmful pollutants are eliminated by 2050

UK Treasury chief delays detailing new economic plans until Nov 17

UK Treasury Chief Jeremy Hunt has delayed a statement on the country's economic affairs until November 17, only a day after the new prime minister took office

Several Iranian protesters rally to mark 40 days since Mahsa Amini's death

Hundreds of protesters poured into the streets of a northwestern Iranian city to mark the watershed 40 days since the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini

EU, US set up task force to resolve feud over electric vehicle batteries

The US and the European Union have set up a task force to resolve a dispute over electric vehicle batteries that the EU says would discriminate against manufacturers in the 27-nation bloc

Strong quake injures nearly 36 people in north Philippines; airport shut

A strong earthquake rocked a large swath of the northern Philippines, injuring at least 36 people and forcing the closure of an international airport and the evacuation of patients in a hospital

Global stocks inch higher on hopes US Fed rate hike plans will ease

Global stock markets mostly gained Wednesday on hopes the Federal Reserve might ease off plans for interest rate hikes, while London opened lower after Britain installed its third prime minister

Russia's chaotic draft leaves some reservists out in cold, without gear

There has been a flood of reports of call-up summonses being served to those with no military experience

S Korean chipmaker SK Hynix may sell its manufacturing operations in China

South Korean computer chipmaker SK Hynix said on Wednesday it might be forced to sell its manufacturing operations in China

Gas crunch eases in Europe - but the respite might not last

Natural gas and electricity prices in Europe have plunged from summer peaks thanks to mild weather and a month long scramble to fill gas storage ahead of winter

US vows full range of military defence of allies against North Korea

US will make full use of its military capabilities to defend its allies Japan and South Korea, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said

Asian stocks market follow Wall Street up on hopes of rate hikes easing

Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as hopes rose that Federal Reserve might ease off plans for interest rate hikes and Britain installed its third prime minister this year

UN envoy: Myanmar crisis deepens, taking 'catastrophic toll on people'

UN special envoy for Myanmar warned Tuesday that political, human rights and humanitarian crisis in the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation is deepening and taking a catastrophic toll on the people

Syria facing 'acute violence', worst economic crisis since war: UN

Syria is facing acute violence, the worst economic crisis since the war began in 2011, and a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak with more than 24,000 suspected cases throughout the country, UN said

For the first time, women outnumber men in New Zealand's parliament

For the first time in New Zealand's history, a majority of lawmakers are women

Russia, Belarus ambassadors barred from Nobel ceremony in Stockholm

The ambassadors of Russia and Belarus have been excluded from this year's Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm because of the war in Ukraine

Strong earthquake injures dozens in northern Philippines, shuts airport

A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Philippines, injuring at least 26 people and forcing closure of an international airport and evacuation of patients in a hospital

Biden gets updated Covid-19 booster shot; urges people to get vaccinated

President Joe Biden rolled up his sleeve and got his updated Covid-19 booster shot, as he urged millions of people who have yet to be boosted to do so by Halloween

Pakistan brings home body of journalist Arshad Sharif killed in Kenya

A plane carrying the body of an outspoken Pakistani journalist who was shot and killed by Nairobi police while living in hiding in Kenya touched down at an airport in Islamabad

Progressive Democrats retract letter on Ukraine to Biden after uproar

A group of progressive Democrats said it had retracted a letter to the White House urging Biden to engage in direct diplomatic talks with Russia after it triggered an uproar

Vladimir Putin scrambles to boost weapons production for Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing bureaucratic delays and mounting losses, urged his government to cut through bureaucracy to crank out enough weapons and supplies to feed the war in Ukraine