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Israeli PM Yair Lapid rejects calls to change army rules of engagement

The State Department has said it will press Israel to review its policies after the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May

Apple retains prices on new iPhones with faster processor despite inflation

Apple's latest line-up of iPhones will boast better cameras, faster processors, and a longer lasting battery at the same prices as last year's model, despite the inflationary pressure

US Judge strikes down 1931 law criminalising abortion in Michigan

Judge Elizabeth Gleicher of the Court of Claims said the law, long dormant before US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, violates the Michigan Constitution

US: Northern California sheriff's deputy in custody after slaying double

A Northern California sheriff's deputy has turned himself in to law enforcement after he was accused in the fatal slaying of a husband and wife in their home early on Wednesday, authorities said.

China's export growth sinks in August; imports shrink due to dip in demand

China's export growth weakened in August and imports shrank as high energy prices, inflation and anti-virus restrictions weighed on global and Chinese consumer demand

UK leader Truss rules out windfall tax for oil companies amid energy crisis

British news media reported that Truss plans to cap energy bills. The cost to taxpayers of that step could reach 100 billion pounds

Covid cases drops by 12% in the world, but pandemic not over: WHO

Scientists warn the coronavirus will linger far into the future, partly because it is getting better and better at getting around immunity from vaccination and past infection

UK PM Liz Truss' Cabinet is diverse in makeup and solidly on the right

Liz Truss's new Cabinet is Britain's most diverse ever, with women serving as prime minister and deputy prime minister and Black and South Asian politicians filling many of the top jobs

Joe Biden to channel Kennedy in his push for a cancer 'moonshot'

The issue is personal for Biden, whose son Beau Biden died in 2015 of brain cancer. Biden launched the cancer moonshot the following year when serving as President Barack Obama's vice president

Apple puts on first in-person event since start of pandemic: Details here

Apple is expected to unveil the 14th series of its iconic and ubiquitous iPhone on Wednesday at its first in-person product launch event since before the coronavirus pandemic began

UK PM Liz Truss inherits an economic storm, pledges to rebuild economy

Britain's new prime minister has pledged to rebuild the economy and ride out the storm gathering over the country, but Liz Truss faces a daunting job.

China's export growth sinks in August, imports shrink due to inflation

China's global trade surplus widened by 36.1% over a year earlier to USD 79.4 billion

Putin, Xi to meet at SCO summit in Uzbekistan next week, says official

The two leaders will meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, held in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on Sept. 15-16

Why Chinese Prez Xi Jinping's Central Asia trip is important: An explainer

According to Russian media, Xi will attend a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Uzbekistan where he will meet with Putin

Putin mocks West, says Russia will press on military action in Ukraine

Putin charged that Russia has strengthened its sovereignty in the face of Western sanctions, which he said bordered on an aggression

Germany well-placed on energy to get through winter: Olaf Scholz

Scholz noted that his government has moved to build liquefied natural gas terminals, the first of which are due to open this winter, and reactivate coal-fired power plants

England recalls Alex Hales for T20 World Cup after 3-year absence

Hales' return signals a change in policy by England, which is now under the captaincy of Jos Buttler following the international retirement of Morgan this year

Chelsea fires coach Thomas Tuchel after poor start to Premier League

Chelsea was the highest-spending team in Europe during the transfer window with an outlay of nearly $300 million

China earthquake death toll rises to 74 as Covid lockdown restricts escape

The death toll in this week's earthquake in western China has jumped to 74 with another 26 people still missing as frustration rose with COVID-19 lockdown measures

As Serena leaves, Nadal loses, Federer and Djokovic absent, is era over?

Those four players dominated, and were the main draws, in tennis for decades, collecting a total of 86 Grand Slam singles titles, each with at least 20