LONDON -- The Russian war in Ukraine and the food and energy crises that it has worsened will significantly reduce global economic growth and increase inflation, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Wednesday. China's...

BRUSSELS -- The British government seems to lack the political will to end its trade dispute with Europe and could threaten the hard-won peace of Northern Ireland, said Micheal Martin, the Irish Prime Minister. Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United...

QUETTA (Pakistan) -- On Wednesday, a speeding bus crashed into a ravine in a remote part of southwest Pakistan, killing 22 people, including children and women. The accident occurred in Qilla Saifullah, Baluchistan province. Mohammad Qasim, Deputy District...

CANBERRA (Australia) -- Australia's highest court ruled Wednesday that a cabinet minister had illegally cancelled the citizenship of a suspected Islamic State fighter in a landmark decision. This ruling limits how governments can deal effectively with...

TOKYO -- Japan criticised Russia's decision to suspend an agreement that allowed Japanese fishermen to fish near disputed islands. This was in response to the deterioration in relations between the two countries over the conflict in Ukraine. Since 1998,...

PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) -- Chinese and Cambodian officials have reached an agreement on Wednesday to expand a controversial naval port. This move discredits American concerns that it could give Beijing a strategically important military base on the Gulf of...

LONDON -- After Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, was dealt a severe blow by a no confidence vote from his Conservative Party, questions are already being raised about who would succeed him if forced from office. Following revelations that Johnson...

Police said that at least one person was injured and one died when a car crashed into pedestrians in Berlin's popular shopping district on Wednesday morning. Berlin Police stated via Twitter that it is still not known if the incident was accidental or...

BERLIN -- On Wednesday, a man drove his car into pedestrians in Berlin's shopping district. He killed at least one person, and injured at least eight others. Rescue services reported that the driver was identified as a man. Thilo Cablitz, a police spokesperson...

The oceans are vital for life on Earth and bear the brunt global temperatures that have been rising steadily for decades. In a special IPCC report, published in 2019, it was found that the oceans have absorbed between 20% to 30% of carbon dioxide emissions...

LONDON -- After Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, was dealt a severe blow by a no confidence vote from his Conservative Party, questions are already being raised about his successor if he is forced to resign. Following revelations that Johnson and...

NEW DELHI -- India's central bank raised its key interest rates to 4.9% on Wednesday, from 4.4%. This is the second increase in three weeks to curb inflation. Shaktikanta Das, Governor of Reserve Bank of India, stated that the decision was made to curb...

TEHRAN (Iran) -- An Iranian passenger train was partially derail in eastern Iran on Wednesday morning, killing at least 17 and injuring 50 others, according to authorities. Although the report indicated that the number of casualties could increase, initial...

ANKARA (Turkey) -- A plan that would allow Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea to global market could be discussed by Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister. This is despite an increasing food crisis. Ukraine is one the largest exporters of sunflower...

JAKARTA (Indonesia) -- Police in Sumatra, Indonesia, have arrested a Japanese suspect in fraud in Japan. He was accused of receiving large amounts of COVID-19 subsidy for small businesses in financial distress. According to Dedi Prasetyo, a spokesperson for...

SEOUL, South Korea -- U.S. Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met Wednesday with counterparts from South Korea, Japan, and stressed the U.S. commitment in defending its allies and trilateral security cooperation in confronting an accelerating nuclear threat...

TOKYO -- Japan's economy contracted in the first quarter but at a slower rate than previously estimated, the government announced Wednesday. According to Cabinet Office data, the world's third largest economy contracted at an annual pace of 0.5%....

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia moved closer to achieving its goal to fully capture Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland with coal mines and factories. The Kremlin claimed that it had taken control of 97% in one of the two Donbas provinces. Russian Defense...

BERLIN -- Angela Merkel defends her approach to Russia and Ukraine during her 16-year tenure as Germany's leader. She said Tuesday that the 2015 peace agreement for eastern Ukraine, much criticised, had saved Kyiv valuable time and that she will not...

TORONTO -- The head of Toronto's homicide squad stated Tuesday that the body of a little girl who was found dead in a dumpster in Toronto last month had likely never been reported missing. On May 2, the remains of a Black girl aged between four and seven...

MOSCOW -- Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was imprisoned Tuesday after he lost an appeal against the penitentiary officials' decision to label him "inclined" to commit terrorist or extremist crimes. Navalny has been in prison since January 2021....

ABUJA. Nigeria -- Two infants were among 22 worshippers who were killed in an attack at a church in southwestern Nigeria, according to an emergency official. The attack shocked the West African nation. The official said Tuesday to The Associated Press. According...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Two British journalists and an Indigenous affairs official are still missing from a remote area of Brazil's Amazon. Authorities said on Tuesday that they were intensifying their search efforts. The area has been the scene of violent...

A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State said Monday night that there is evidence of Russian vessels leaving "from near Ukraine with their grain cargo full," and told ABC News. According to a spokesperson for the State Department, the Ukrainian Ministry...