Trump must pay $110,000 fine, meet other conditions to purge contempt, judge says
Former U.S. President Donald Trump must pay a $110,000 fine to the New York state attorney and meet other conditions to purge a contempt of...
Greece bans LGBTQ conversion therapy
Greece on Wednesday banned conversion therapy for minors, a practice aimed at suppressing a person's sexual orientation or gender identity and which the lesbian, gay,...
Explainer: How Sri Lanka spiralled into crisis
Sri Lanka's economic crisis has turned into deadly violence. Eight people died and over 200 were injured on Monday, the country's powerful prime minister quit...
Explainer: Why the U.S. stock market is tumbling in 2022
The U.S. stock market is off to brutal start in 2022. The S&P 500 (.SPX), which is widely considered to be the main benchmark for U.S....
Explainer: Can Elon Musk renegotiate a lower price for his Twitter deal?
Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) shares have plunged to their lowest level since the social media company agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk for $44 billion on April...
Explainer: Does the cryptocurrency crash pose a threat to the financial system?
On Tuesday, bitcoin fell briefly below $30,000 for the first time in 10 months, while cryptocurrencies overall have lost nearly $800 billion in market value...
Ukraine pushes Russian forces back, restricts gas flow to Europe
Ukrainian forces reported battlefield gains on Wednesday in a counterattack that could signal a shift in the momentum of the war, while Kyiv shut gas...
Pro-Moscow leaders of Ukraine’s occupied Kherson seek to join Russia, Tass says
The Russian-occupied region of Kherson in Ukraine plans to ask President Vladimir Putin to incorporate it into Russia by the end of the year, Russia's...
FinMin Lindner says Germany seeking way out of ‘crisis mode’
Finance Minister Christian Lindner expressed on Wednesday Germany's interest in helping Ukraine financially, together with its G7 partners, but stressed that Berlin needed to rein...
‘Please don’t let them die’ wives of Azov fighters beg pope
The wives of two of the last remaining Ukrainian fighters holed up in Mariupol's steelworks asked Pope Francis on Wednesday to help get soldiers to...