UN General Assembly calls for Russia to pay Ukraine reparations
The resolution recommends member states create an international register to record evidence and claims against Russia.
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Trial over Tesla boss Musk’s $56bn pay package starts
A Tesla shareholder aims to prove that Musk used his dominance over Tesla's board to dictate terms of the 2018 package.
UN agency for Palestinians needs $50-80m to ‘keep running’
UNRWA needs a capital investment of $200m in the next three years to help restore depleted assets.
Deadly Istanbul bombing sparks fear and defiance in Turkey
The blast, which killed six people and wounded 81, revives grim memories of a series of attacks from 2015 to 2017.
With Lula set to take over, what role can Brazil play on climate?
Brazil's incoming president has pledged to rejoin the global climate fight, but experts say many challenges lay ahead.
Amazon to lay off 10,000 people: Report
Cuts will focus on its devices unit, which houses voice-assistant Alexa, as well as retail and human resources units.
Haiti’s PM sacks top officials as political tensions rise
Ariel Henry dismisses government ministers, commissioner as Canada imposes new sanctions against Haitian gang leader.
US offers $10m for information on al-Shabab leaders, finances
US seeks information leading to disruption of Somalia-based group's finances as it intensifies attacks.
CIA chief William Burns meets Russian spy boss Sergey Naryshkin
The Kremlin says the two spy chiefs held talks in Turkey at the request of the US.
US not seeking conflict with China, Biden says after Xi talks
White House says leaders discussed Taiwan, cooperation, competition and human rights at summit in Bali, Indonesia.
Pakistan bans its official Oscar entry Joyland
The film, which received accolades for the portrayal of a trans love affair, is banned for 'objectionable material'.
EU, UK sanction dozens of Iranian officials over rights abuses
The coordinated travel bans and asset freezes come after Tehran's widespread use of force against peaceful protesters.
Zambian officials say student killed on Russia-Ukraine front line
Lemekhani Nathan Nyirenda was studying in Moscow but imprisoned in April 2020 and sent to fight in Ukraine this year.
Biden, Xi seek to ‘manage differences’ in Bali meeting
The leaders of the world's two largest economies met in person for the first time on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
Iran court issues first death sentence in protest-linked cases
Iranian authorities say the sentence was issued to a 'rioter' and handed out prison sentences to others.
‘Proof of life’: Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family told he drank water
Concern for the jailed Egyptian British activist is growing as his hunger strike continues.
Ghana president fires junior finance minister over mining expose
A recent expose alleged that the minister had taken bribes from artisanal mine investors in the West African country.
Israeli army kills Palestinian woman in occupied West Bank
Sanaa al-Tal, 19, was shot and killed by the Israeli army while in a vehicle near the town of Ramallah.
Three dead, two injured in University of Virginia campus shooting
Police identified a student, Christopher Darnell Jones, as the suspect, and warned people to remain sheltered in place.
Russia’s Lavrov denies report of heart condition hospitalisation
The Associated Press news agency had said Lavrov was taken to hospital after arriving for the G20 summit.