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Senate panel approves NATO expansion, rushing to full Senate vote

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee gave easy bipartisan approval to admitting Finland and Sweden into NATO, as lawmakers aimed for quick Senate passage

Secret Service texts on Jan 6 riots day erased despite Congress' request

Secret Service text messages from around the time of the attack on the US Capitol were deleted despite requests from Congress and federal investigators that they be preserved, the agency confirmed

Putin, in Tehran, gets strong support from Iran over Ukraine invasion

Vladimir Putin won staunch support from Iran for his country's military campaign in Ukraine, with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei saying the West opposes an independent and strong Russia

Amazon sues admins of over 10,000 Facebook groups over fake reviews

Amazon has filed a lawsuit against administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups it accuses of coordinating fake reviews in exchange for money or free products

Ukraine's first lady accepts award for Ukrainian people before WH visit

Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, accepted a human rights award on behalf of the people of Ukraine in recognition of their fight against Russia's invasion of their country

UK buys more vaccines for monkeypox as cases top 2,100, mostly in London

British has bought another 100,000 doses of vaccine to stop monkeypox as the number of cases across the country has risen to more than 2,130, the majority of them in London

Vladimir Putin in Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey

In only his second trip abroad since Russian tanks rolled into its neighbour in February, Putin is meeting Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on pressing issues

Putin heads to Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey amid war

Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Iran starting Tuesday is intended to deepen ties with regional heavyweights as part of Moscow's challenge to the United States and Europe

Covid cases triple across Europe, hospitalisations double, says WHO

WHO's Europe director Dr Kluge said super-infectious relatives of omicron variant were driving new waves of disease across continent and that repeat infections could potentially lead to long Covid.

Treasury Secy Yellen calls out China trade practices during S Korea visit

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the US and South Korea should deepen their trade ties to avoid letting other countries use their market positions to unfair advantage calling out China by name

Khachanov, Krejcikova win opening matches in Hamburg European Open

Karen Khachanov saved two match points as he won his first-round match at the Hamburg European Open and Barbora Krejcikova won her opener in the women's draw

Amid Russia shelling, Ukraine prez Zelenskyy aims to strengthen government

As Russia kept up its relentless shelling across the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expanded the shakeup of his security services on Monday by suspending 28 more officials,

Belgium beats Italy to reach Women's Euro 2022 quarterfinals for first time

Belgium reached the quarterfinals of the Women's European Championship for the first time after a 1-0 upset win over Italy also eliminated Iceland

US Capitol attack: Former White House aides to testify at next hearing

Two former White House aides are expected to testify at the House Jan. 6 committee's prime-time hearing as the panel examines what Donald Trump was doing as his supporters broke into the Capitol

2 Chinese Americans charged with making straw donations to Trump committees

In a complex financial scheme with political tentacles, prosecutors say, Sherry Xue Li and Lianbo Mike Wang raised $27 million for a grandiose development plan that never got close to approval

Earthquake in eastern Afghanistan injures 10 people, confirms Taliban

The Taliban has confirmed that at least 10 people were injured after an earthquake struck eastern Gayan district in Paktika province

3 killed, including child, in Montana Blackfeet Indian reservation shooting

Two men and and an 18-month old child were fatally shot over the weekend on Montana's Blackfeet Indian Reservation

Yellen calls out China's trade practices during South Korea visit

US Treasury Secy Janet Yellen said Washington and Seoul should deepen their trade ties to avoid working with countries that use their market positions to unfair advantage calling out China by name.

General Motors' Mary Barra confident of taking on Tesla in EV fight

The economy is a bit wobbly, but General Motors CEO Mary Barra isn't backing off of an audacious prediction: By the middle of this decade, her company will sell more EVs in the US than Tesla

EU zooms in on tighter Russia sanctions; backs military aid to Ukraine

The EU ministers are also looking at ways to add a ban on gold exports in hopes that the measures might finally start to have a decisive impact on the war in Ukraine.