IBT Staff Reporter

Australian beach town of Byron Bay inundated by floodwaters

Versailles reopens room where French democracy was founded

US trial begins of Islamic State 'Beatle'

Sri Lankans stand, sweat and seethe as economy grinds to a halt

Peru book World Cup play-off spot as Colombia, Chile miss out

Muslims face frugal Ramadan as Ukraine war drives up food prices

Germany looks to farm fumes in breakup with Russian gas

'I won't stop talking': Ukrainians in China fight disinformation

The dollar dropped to a nearly two-week low on Wednesday as optimism over peace talks between Russia and Ukraine faded and investors' attention shifted to economic data and interest rate expectations.

Kyrgios unrepentant after Miami meltdown

'We live here now': villagers flee in Russian-occupied Ukraine

Volunteers risk lives to deliver supplies to besieged Mariupol

Haitian demonstrators protesting against crime in the city of Les Cayes on Tuesday burned a plane belonging to U.S.

Israel mourns 5 shot dead by Palestinian, PM warns of terror 'wave'

The number of people crossing the Darien Gap, one of the most dangerous and impassable regions of Latin America, has almost tripled compared to the same period last year, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.

French far-right leader Le Pen closing gap on Macron: polls

The U.S. Treasury yield curve is flashing a warning sign to Wall Street, where many are worried that a recession could be in store after bond investors pushed up short-term rates to the point where yields on the two-year Treasury were actually higher than the 10-year Treasury.

When Russia began its assault on Ukraine in February, Ukrainian chef Ievgen Klopotenko's gut reaction was not to pick up a gun.

Global energy trader Vitol Group made a record net profit of just over $4 billion last year, sources familiar with the matter said, as oil, natural gas and other commodity prices soared.

Experts warned on Tuesday that the earthquake-hit volcanic island of Sao Jorge, in Portugal's Azores archipelago, could see an eruption like that of Spain's La Palma, which destroyed thousands of properties and crops over 85 days.

As Canada's inflation outlook worsens, investors are betting the country's central bank will begin hiking its key interest rate in half-percentage-point increments, with the first of the rarely used upsized moves possibly coming as soon as next month.

Canada released its first real roadmap to meeting 2030 climate targets on Tuesday, laying out detailed plans and C$9.1 billion ($7.3 billion) in new spending to cut planet-warming carbon emissions after years failing to meet its goals.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has made little secret in recent weeks of his ire at state-run oil company Petrobras over rising fuel prices, teasing the possibility of swapping out its chief executive.

France's Decathlon shuts Russian stores as others defy pressure

'Just one percent!' Ukraine impatience grows over Europe's red lines

Argentina's central bank is likely to hike the benchmark interest rate between 150 and 350 basis points in April, analysts and traders said, after the country finalized a $44 billion debt program with the International Monetary Fund.

'Revenge': Russia strike breaks eerie quiet in Mykolaiv

War and police: on patrol under Ukraine's conflict curfew

More than a month after Russia invaded, many Ukrainian refugees in the European Union are facing a dilemma - whether to look for jobs and stay longer term, or risk returning to their homeland and the conflict, to be reunited with family that stayed behind.