Ukraine blasts Russian plan for ‘humanitarian corridors’
Ukraine says Russian shelling prevented the evacuation of civilians from cities including Kyiv, Mariupol and Kharkiv.
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Lebanese bank shuts down dozens of UK nationals’ accounts
Bank Audi pressures dual nationals to agree to waive their rights to take foreign currency, or risk losing the accounts.
US: Pentagon to shut down leaking fuel tank facility in Hawaii
US military's decision comes after thousands were sickened by jet-fuel-contaminated water at Pearl Harbor.
Ukraine says 13 killed in Russian attack on Makariv bakery
Russian forces pressed on with their seiges and bombing of Ukrainian cities on the 12th day of the war.
Boat carrying 300 Haitian migrants capsizes near Florida coast
Officials said women and children were aboard the wooden boat, and 163 people swam to the US shore.
Florida wildfires force hundreds to evacuate their homes
Experts say dry conditions and shredded trees left by a 2018 hurricane in the US state are to blame for the blazes.
Biden to sign crypto order as industry faces pressure
The US approach to cryptocurrency has attracted new attention in recent weeks as Washington levies sanctions on Russia.
Photos: Odesa prepares its defences amid fears of Russian attack
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Sunday that Moscow was 'preparing to bomb Odesa'.
“Our Duty”: Ukrainian Surgeons Are Operating On Russian Soldiers Wounded In Ukraine
“I think we should help them but of course sometimes the feeling I have about it is horrible,” Vitaliy, a surgeon in Kyiv, told BuzzFeed News. “It feels like I’m doing something wrong.”
Nearly 400 civilians killed in Afghanistan under Taliban rule: UN
It is the first major human rights report since the Taliban seized power from the former US-backed government in August.
Supreme Court declines to review decision that freed Bill Cosby
Cosby has claimed he relied on a US prosecutor's promise of immunity when he gave potentially incriminating testimony.
Iran says won’t endanger national interests after Russian demand
An agreement on Iran's nuclear deal appeared imminent, but a new Russian demand has cast doubt over the talks.
Blinken tells nervous Baltics NATO will protect them from Russia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Baltics after visiting Moldova and Poland, will travel next to France.
Tunisian president appoints members of new top judicial council
President Kais Saied appoints temporary top judicial council, a body he dissolved last month amid widespread criticism.
Ukraine and Russia foreign ministers to meet in Turkey
Turkish foreign minister says the two top diplomats agreed to meet on the side of a forum in southern Turkey.
Soaring food prices threaten emerging-market currencies
Rising food prices can be hugely destabilizing.
Orban allows deployment of NATO troops in western Hungary
The decree signed by the Hungarian leader also permits weapons shipments to cross its territory to other NATO members.
Russia snubs UN court hearing in case brought by Ukraine
Ukraine seeks emergency order from ICJ to halt hostility on its territory, arguing Russia falsely applied genocide law.
Ukraine’s Roma refugees recount discrimination en route to safety
Hundreds of Ukraine's Roma people face uncertain future in Moldova's capital Chisinau as many are not documented.
Photos: Death on Ukraine’s bombarded streets
Russian forces have stepped up their shelling of Ukrainian cities in the centre, north and south of the country.