EU prepares next Russia sanctions including German-backed oil ban
By Tom Balmforth and Oleksandr Kozhukhar
KYIV/LVIV - The European Union was preparing sanctions on Russian oil sales over its invasion of Ukraine after a major shift on Monday by...
Israel demands apology after Russia says Hitler had Jewish roots
By Crispian Balmer
JERUSALEM - Israel lambasted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday for claiming Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins, saying it was an "unforgivable" falsehood...
Musk seeks to put in less money in new Twitter deal financing -sources
By Chibuike Oguh and Krystal Hu
Elon Musk is in talks with large investment firms and high net-worth individuals about taking on more financing for his $44 billion acquisition of...
India’s private school aspiration increasingly out of reach as inflation bites
By Manoj Kumar
NEW DELHI - Indian financial consultant Waqar Khan has seen his income drop by about a fifth since the coronavirus pandemic began. When his...
Pope defends media freedom, pays tribute to killed reporters
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday paid tribute to journalists who have died or been jailed in the line of duty, defending a free press and praising those in the media who courageously report on “humanity’s wounds”.
‘Surprise’ urban Malaysia floods drive pleas for climate action
KUALA LUMPUR — The damaged furniture and mud-caked walls left by floodwaters have now been replaced or cleaned in Elizabeth Chong’s family home, but lost forever are old photos and documents that gave a precious glimpse into her ancestors’ lives.
China COVID hard line eats into everything from Teslas to tacos
SHANGHAI — When Tesla’s Shanghai plant and other auto factories were shut over the last two months by emergency measures to control China’s biggest...
Hope fizzles for Japan’s ‘revenge spending’ splurge as inflation looms
TOKYO — Japanese mother of three Maiko Takahashi was never one to pinch pennies or accept hand-me-downs for her children even though circumstances for...
Russia’s Ukrainian quagmire providing tough lessons for China
HONG KONG/BEIJING — From countering a Western “information war” during a Taiwan conflict to using “shock and awe” to swiftly subdue the island’s forces,...
Moscow steps up assault in Ukraine’s south, eastern Donbas
DOBROPILLIA/KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s shelling killed and injured its own civilians in the southern region of Kherson, Russia said on Sunday, after pounding southern and eastern areas with missile strikes, while some civilians got away from a steel plant in besieged Mariupol.
Angelina Jolie visits Lviv, trip interrupted by sirens
LVIV, Ukraine — Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited the Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, going to the station to meet people displaced by the war with Russia before later leaving after air-raid sirens sounded.
Taiwan calls China’s COVID lockdowns ‘cruel,’ says won’t follow its steps
TAIPEI — China’s lockdowns to control the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are “cruel” and Taiwan will not follow suit, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Sunday.