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Russian foreign minister Lavrov visits China to push for stronger ties

The two continent-sized authoritarian states, increasingly in dispute with democracies and NATO, seek to gain influence in Africa, the Middle East and South America

Free blue ticks back for some accounts on X leaving some users unhappy

Last year, X began issuing verification checks only to those who paid the starting price of $8 per month for it, and stripping verification badges from many celebrities

Russia and China veto US's immediate Gaza ceasefire resolution at UNSC

The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 11 members in favour, three against and one abstention

Drone flies into damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor to study melted fuel

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings also began releasing the fourth batch of the plant's treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea on Wednesday

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 67 Palestinians in civilian area overnight

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah says it received 44 bodies after multiple strikes in central Gaza. Associated Press reporters saw the bodies arriving in ambulances and private vehicles

EU agrees on sanctions against Russia before 2nd anniversary of Ukraine war

The decision coincides with the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, which began on February 24, 2022, and comes days after the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny

US warns against Israeli assault on Rafah in draft UN Security Council text

The US has so far been reluctant to back cease-fire proposals in the four-month old conflict, though it has tried to broker a deal under which Hamas would release hostages from Gaza

Tech firms sign effort to fight artificial intelligence's poll interference

Signatories of the tech accord, which was announced at the Munich Security Conference, include companies that are building generative AI models used to create content, including OpenAI

FAA head pledges to hold Boeing accountable for safety violations

FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker is expected to face a barrage of questions Tuesday about FAA oversight of the company since a door panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner over Oregon last month

Fireworks factory explodes in Thailand, at least 23 people killed

The cause of the explosion is being investigated. The blast came less than a month before Chinese New Year in February, when demand for fireworks is strong

It's right time for Israel to scale back war as conflict hits 100 days: US

The comments exposed the growing differences between the close allies on the 100th day of the war

Sunak will face UK lawmakers over decision to join US strikes on Yemen

Four Royal Air Force Typhoon jets took part in last week's US-led strikes on sites used by the Iran-backed rebels, who have been attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea

'No, no, no': Donald Trump on ruling out abusing power if elected again

President Joe Biden said he may have decided to serve just one term if Donald Trump were not seeking to return to the White House

ECB hikes key interest rate to record high even as recession threat grows

Thursday's decision raises the ECB's benchmark deposit rate to 4%, up drastically from minus 0.5% just a little more than a year ago and the highest since the euro was established in 1999

Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions to tighten its grip

For Russia, it is important to go on with the voting to maintain the illusion of normalcy, despite the fact that the Kremlin does not have full control over the annexed regions, political analyst said

Oil goes past $90 a barrel after Saudi Arabia, Russia prolong cuts

The dual announcements from Riyadh and Moscow pushed benchmark Brent crude above $90 a barrel in trading

Ukraine port hit a day before Putin meets Erdogan for grain deal talks

Moscow says its own food exports face obstacles under the deal, and that not enough grain is going to nations in need

Bogus tickets: Qantas Airways faces 'hundreds of millions' in fines

Qantas cancelled 1-in-4 flights during the three-month period. It kept selling tickets on average for more than two weeks after cancellation

Nobel body invites back Russia, Belarus, Iran and far-right leader

Vidar Helgesen (pictured), the executive director of the private foundation said in a statement that there was a global trend in which 'dialogue between those with differing views is being reduced.'

In a first, Neurosurgeon plucks worm from woman's brain in Australia

Surgeon Hari Priya Bandi was performing a biopsy through a hole in the 64-year-old patient's skull at Canberra Hospital last year when she used forceps to pull out the parasite