China president Xi calls for stronger fintech oversight, security

A high-level meeting of the Chinese government led by president Xi Jinping has called for stronger oversight and better ..

G7 summit to announce measures increasing ‘pressure on Russia’

Leaders at the upcoming G7 summit in Germany will announce new measures aimed at pressuring Russia over its invasion..

Earthquake in Afghanistan kills at least 255 people

An earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on early Wednesday killed at least 255 people, authorities said.

US president says he plans to talk to China’s Xi

United States president Joe Biden said on Tuesday he plans to talk with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as he considers..

Key Ukrainian city under ‘massive’ Russian attack

Ukrainian forces are facing ‘massive’ and relentless artillery attacks in a battleground eastern city, Kyiv warned,

Britain set for largest rail strike in decades

Britain's railway network this week faces its biggest strike in more than three decades in a row over pay as soaring inflation..

France’s Macron loses parliament majority

French leader Emmanuel Macron on Monday lost his parliamentary majority after major election gains by a newly formed ..

Sri Lanka military open fire to contain fuel riots

Sri Lankan military opened fire to contain rioting at a fuel station, officials said on Sunday as unprecedented..

UK Rwanda asylum-seeker flight cancelled after European court order

A first flight carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda as part of a controversial UK policy was cancelled on Tuesday,

Emergency workers rescue Indian boy after four days in well

Emergency workers in India rescued a 10-year-old boy with hearing and speech impairments late Tuesday from a narrow..