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Russia's war expected to hit European Union economy, push up inflation

The EU acknowledged that Russian President Vladimir Putin can keep the European economy off balance for months to come and make any forecast highly uncertain

Nationwide Covid surge could lead to return of masks to Los Angeles

Los Angeles County, home to 10 million residents, is facing a return to a broad indoor mask mandate later this month if current trends in hospital admissions continue

US president Biden lands in Israel, jittery about Iran nuke programme

Biden is spending two days in Jerusalem for talks with Israeli leaders before meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday in the West Bank

Bill Gates donates $20 bn to his foundation to stem 'significant suffering'

The Gates Foundation plans to raise its annual budget by 50% over pre-pandemic levels to about $9 billion by 2026.

US, allies aim to cap Russian oil prices to hinder Ukraine invasion

With thousands of sanctions already imposed on Russia to flatten its economy, the US and its allies are working on new measures to starve the Russian war machine

Japan police find bullet marks near Shinzo Abe assassination site

A bullet from a second shot, fired seconds after the first from behind Abe, fatally struck him just as he turned around, apparently in reaction to the initial explosive sound

A brief history of the rise and fall of Sri Lanka's president Rajapaksa

Before he fled Sri Lanka on Wednesday amid a crushing economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was the last of six members of the country's most influential family still clinging to power

South Korea expands booster shots of vaccine as Covid-19 cases surge

Health officials in South Korea are expanding booster shots to adults 50 and over as COVID-19 cases creep up again across the country

US, allies aim to cap Russian oil prices to hinder Ukraine invasion

The Kremlin's main pillar of financial revenue oil has kept the Russian economy afloat despite export bans, sanctions and the freezing of central bank assets

Trump fought top officials' strong objections, says Jan 6 riots panel

In a heated, unhinged dispute, Donald Trump fought objections from his White House lawyers to a plan, eventually discarded, to seize states' voting machines, the House Jan 6 committee revealed

Russia fines Apple 2 million rubles for violating data storage law

A Moscow court on Tuesday fined Apple 2 million rubles (about $34,000) for refusing to store the personal data of Russian users on servers in Russia

Jan 6 riots committee probes 'unhinged' meeting, Trump rally call

The Jan 6 committee divulged details of an unhinged late night meeting at the White House with defeated President Donald Trump's outside lawyers suggesting the military seize state voting machines

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees Sri Lanka amid economic crisis

The president of Sri Lanka fled the country, days after protesters stormed his home and office and the official residence of his prime minister amid a three-month economic crisis

US First Lady Jill Biden apologises after remark about Latinos causes stir

The first lady apologises that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community, tweeted Jill Biden's spokesperson, Michael LaRosa.

NASA releases images of Universe taken from world's most powerful telescope

The first image from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope was released Monday at the White House - a jumble of distant galaxies that went deeper into the cosmos than humanity has ever seen

Ukraine gets extra 1 bn euros aid from EU amid economic damage due to war

This will give Ukraine the necessary funds to cover urgent needs and ensure the operation of critical infrastructure, said Zbynek Stanjura, finance minister of the Czech Republic

US announces $1.7 bn in aid to Ukraine to pay health care workers

Viktor Liashko, Ukraine's minister of health, said paying health workers' salaries is becoming more difficult each month due to the overwhelming burden of war".

Global shares, oil prices fall as investors await US inflation update

Shares in Europe declined in early trading. Benchmarks finished lower in Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai but rose slightly in Sydney.

Canada beats Costa Rica 2-0, tops group at CONCACAF W Championship

As Jessie Fleming scored an early goal, Canada beat Costa Rica 2-0 at the CONCACAF W Championship.

World population to touch 8 billion by Nov 15, UN projection reveals

The United Nation estimated Monday that the world's population will reach 8 billion on November 15 this year