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Ukraine defence minister says 200,000 deserted as 2 million dodged draft

He said the military had faced some 200,000 troop desertions and draft-dodging by around 2 million people

EV boom drives 21% surge in China car exports, but domestic demand slows

Chinese car exports are expected to continue to grow this year, as its automakers maneuver against an intensifying price war at home as demand weakened

Iran signals fast trials, executions for protesters despite Trump warning

Trump repeatedly has warned that the United States may take military action over the killing of peaceful protesters, just months after it bombed Iranian nuclear sites

Dozens feared dead as ferry sinks on Niger River in northern Mali

The boat was carrying families and farmers who had just harvested rice, witnesses said, arriving after nightfall when docking is banned due to security measures

Iran aired nearly 100 coerced confessions from protesters, say activists

Activists say they are coerced confessions, long a staple of Iran's hard-line state television, the only broadcaster in the country. And these videos are coming at an unprecedented clip

US SC likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in women's sports

The justices are evaluating claims of sex discrimination lodged by transgender people versus the need for fair competition for women and girls, the main argument made by the states

Popular weight-loss drugs shouldn't carry suicide warnings, FDA says

Labeling for other drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists approved to treat diabetes carried no such warnings, the agency noted

'Unacceptable': Russia strongly criticises US threats to strike Iran

The statement noted that the protests in Iran had been triggered by social and economic problems resulting from Western sanctions

South Korean prosecutor seeks death penalty for ex-Prez over martial law

Yoon is the first South Korean president who has faced a potential death penalty after leaving office, since former military strongman Chun Doo-hwan in 1996 was sentenced to death for various crimes

Iran allows limited overseas calls as protest death toll nears 2,000

It was unclear if restrictions would ease further after authorities cut off all communications inside the country and to the outside world late Thursday

Bill and Hillary Clinton decline to testify in House Epstein investigation

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton say they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena for them to testify in an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Scott Adams, creator of 'Dilbert', dies at 68 after battle with cancer

Adams was the 1997 recipient of the National Cartoonist Society's Reuben Award, considered one of the most prestigious awards for cartoonists

US designates 3 Muslim Brotherhood brances as foreign terrorist groups

The Jordanian and Egyptian branches were listed by Treasury as specially designated global terrorists for providing support to Hamas

JD Vance to host US-Denmark-Greenland talks in Washington this week

The vast Arctic island is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of the US

Trump says US 'in trouble' if Supreme Court overturns his tariff policy

In a social media post on Monday, he said that if the court strikes down his tariffs: 'WE'RE SCREWED!'

NYC nurses' strike enters second day as hospitals scramble to fill gaps

The labour action comes three years after a similar strike forced medical facilities to transfer some patients and divert ambulances

Paramount eyes new board in hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery

Paramount also filed a suit in Delaware Chancery Court on Monday seeking to compel Warner Bros. to disclose to shareholders how it values its bid and the competing offer from Netflix

Iran eases some curbs, allows calls abroad as protest death toll spikes

It was unclear if restrictions would ease further after authorities cut off all communications inside the country and to the outside world

Minnesota sues Trump admin to stop federal immigration crackdown surge

The state, joined by Minneapolis and St Paul, said the Department of Homeland Security is violating the First Amendment and other constitutional protections

Trump to visit Ford factory to promote manufacturing amid job worries

The day trip will include a tour of a Ford factory in Dearborn that makes F-150 pickups, the bestselling domestic vehicle in the US