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UN to vote US resolution declaring immediate cease-fire in Gaza imperative

The Security Council had already adopted two resolutions on the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, but none calling for a cease-fire

US Congress rushes to approve package of spending bills to prevent shutdown

Republicans are insisting on cutting off funding to UNRWA after Israel alleged that a dozen employees of the agency were involved in the attack Hamas conducted in Israel on October 7

US sues Apple in antitrust case over building smartphone market monopoly

US accused Apple of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones that boxes out competitors, stifles innovation and keeps prices artificially high

IOC was tricked by Russian prank callers amid tension ahead of Olympics

The IOC on Thursday detailed a call from people claiming to be from the African Union, a similar trick to one played by Russian callers on Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in September.

Doctors in S Korea facing license suspensions, all you need to know

At the heart of the confrontation is a government plan to increase the country's medical school enrolment quota by 2,000 starting next year, from the current cap of 3,058

Nike deal ends German soccer's 70-year long relationship with Adidas

German teams wore Adidas gear for all four of the men's World Cup titles, their three European titles, and the women's two World Cup and eight European titles

$3 bn deal with UK gets Oz closer to having nuclear-powered submarines

UK Defense Minister Grant Shapps said the submarine program was expensive but necessary

EU Commission proposes to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia

Russia was one of the main trade partners of the European Union before it invaded Ukraine

EU leaders debating fresh ways to get more arms to help war-torn Ukraine

New plans are on the EU's table, notably to use the profits from frozen Russian assets to buy arms and ammunition for Ukraine

Israeli assault on Gaza's Rafah not needed to defeat Hamas, says Blinken

As Blinken and the Arab ministers met, Gaza's Health Ministry raised the territory's death toll to nearly 32,000 Palestinians since the war began on its soil

France rejects bill to ratify EU-Canada trade deal, cites farmers' concerns

If the Assembly should reject the legislation during its second vote, that would signal France's failure to ratify and could unravel the EU trade deal

US DoJ files case against Apple claiming illegal monopoly over smartphones

Consumers should not have to pay higher prices because companies violate the antitrust laws, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement

McDonald's becomes French soccer league's title sponsor for 3 seasons

This partnership marks the coming together of two major institutions that are deeply rooted in the daily lives and collective imagination of the French people, the French league said

Bank of England keeps key interest rate unchanged at 16-yr high of 5.25%

The Swiss National Bank went the other way on Thursday, with a surprise cut to its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point

Russia fires 31 missiles at Kyiv in first attack in 44 days, 13 people hurt

An 11-year-old girl and a 38-year-old man were hospitalised, the city administration said. Eight other people sustained light injuries, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko

Leaders of over 30 nations meet in Brussels to promote nuclear energy

''We have to do everything possible to to facilitate the contribution of nuclear energy,'' said Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency

Suicide bomber attacks bank in Afghanistan, 3 killed and 12 other injured

Abdul Mateen Qani, spokesman for the Taliban Interior Ministry, also confirmed the attack but couldn't provide more details. He said it was being investigated

Nearly 8 in 10 AAPI adults in US think abortion should be legal: Poll

They're also supportive of federal government action to preserve abortion rights: Three-quarters of AAPI adults say Congress should pass a law guaranteeing access to legal abortions nationwide

Japan's exports rise nearly 8% in Feb on shipments of cars, machinery

The report showed the trade deficit sank by more than half on-year to 379 billion yen ($2.5 billion), marking the second straight month of a deficit

Reddit to make stock market debut today, prices IPO at $34/ share

The interest surrounding Reddit stems largely from a large audience that religiously visits the service to discuss a potpourri of subjects that range from silly memes to existential worries