China has rejected understanding with US on Taiwan, Blinken says
China has exerted pressure on Taiwan including the possibility of 'using force' to achieve goals: US Secretary of State.
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Kanye West escorted from Skechers office, footwear brand says
Rapper accused of 'unauthorised filming' after unannounced visit to company's Los Angeles office.
As Meta’s revenue decline accelerates, shares sink 14 percent
A weak holiday quarter forecast knocked about $40bn from Meta's stock market value in extended trade.
Canadian MPs overwhelmingly reject effort to ditch UK crown
Opposition motion urging Canada to cut ties with the British monarchy is shot down in 266-44 vote in parliament.
With unrest in West Bank, US and Israeli presidents focus on Iran
Israel's Isaac Herzog says he 'mainly' discussed Iran-related issues during talks at the White House with Joe Biden.
Meloni wins final confidence vote, pledges support for Ukraine
Italy's new PM secured a majority of 115 votes in favour of her coalition government in a Senate vote.
Pope Francis warns priests against temptations of pornography
'The devil enters from there,' pontiff cautions seminarians during question and answer session.
Mexico’s Quintana Roo state decriminalises abortion
Move comes about a year after Mexico's Supreme Court ruled that penalising abortion was unconstitutional.
Canada repatriates two women, two children from northeast Syria
Rights groups are calling on Canada to bring back all citizens held in 'inhumane' conditions in Syria's detention camps.
Cost overruns lead to an unexpected deep loss for Boeing
The planemaker is trying to emerge from the overlapping crises of COVID-19 and the grounding of its best-selling model.
Investigators raid home of Russian TV star Ksenia Sobchak
Daughter of Putin's one-time boss has fled Russia after becoming a suspect in an extortion case, state media report.
Ukraine says southern offensive complicated by weather, terrain
Kyiv official says wet weather and the terrain in the Kherson region have made Ukrainian offensive there more difficult.
Three men convicted for role in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
Governor Gretchen Whitmer welcomes guilty verdicts as 'proof that violence and threats have no place' in US politics.
Georgia probe: US judge orders ex-Trump chief of staff to testify
US state of Georgia is investigating alleged efforts by Donald Trump and his aides to overturn 2020 election results.
Putin observes drills by Russia’s strategic nuclear forces
The drills come amid a series of escalatory comments from Moscow suggesting the war in Ukraine could turn nuclear.
Canada does a smaller rate hike as economic outlook darkens
Central bank says it expects growth to stall later this year and early next year, warns more rate hikes ahead.
US secretary of state to make first official visit to Canada
Antony Blinken to discuss Haiti crisis and other international issues with Canadian leaders, US State Department says.
New British PM Rishi Sunak reinstates fracking ban
Government spokesman confirms Sunak will honour 2019 Conservative manifesto after predecessor Truss lifted moratorium.
As Ukraine war drags into ninth month, Russia’s woes worsen
In week 35 of the war, Russia was on the defensive as Ukrainian morale remained high.
Tulsa race massacre: Exhumations to resume in push to ID victims
Officials seek to identify victims of 1921 massacre in once-thriving US neighbourhood known as 'Black Wall Street'.