IBT Staff Reporter

South Korea's opposition presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol was projected to win Wednesday's election, broadcaster KBS said, with nearly 90% of votes counted, a race that will shape Asia's fourth-largest economy for the next five years.

The United States and its allies will look for ways to impose sanctions on companies under Russian metals and telecoms tycoon Alisher Usmanov's control without raising the price of commodities, a U.S.

A rate hike cycle that started last year and low valuations had already made Latin America a darling destination for investors in 2022, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine is likely to keep cash flowing to the commodity-exposed region.

War forces Kyiv mums to raise kids deep underground

The United Nations' cultural agency (UNESCO) said on Tuesday it had bolstered protective measures to preserve Ukraine's endangered cultural heritage in light of Russia's invasion of its neighbour.

Ukraine has urged cloud-computing and software giants including Microsoft Corp and SAP SE to cut off Russia to stop Moscow's invasion. Here's what's at stake.

Uber drivers are protesting on social media over record U.S.

Colombian presidential hopeful Sergio Fajardo told Reuters on Tuesday that if elected his government would seek to raise income taxes on the country's highest earners to expand social spending.

The doctor leaned over a small boy lying on a bed in a children's hospital in the northern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and asked: "Little Vova, how are you?"

Hundreds of Russian passengers have filled up trains to Finland's capital Helsinki from Saint Petersburg every day since the war in Ukraine began and mutual airspace closures cut off flight connections between Russia and the European Union.

Utah-based cryptocurrency exchange CoinZoom is pausing applications for new accounts within Russia following the country's escalating conflict in Ukraine, the company's chief executive officer told Reuters.

At least six paramilitary soldiers were killed and 22 were injured in a suicide attack in southwest Pakistan on Tuesday, days after a suicide bombing at a Shi'ite Mosque in northwest Pakistan killed 63 people, officials said.

Minneapolis teachers and teacher aides picketed outside schools across the city on Tuesday in the first day of a strike after their unions failed to reach an agreement with the state's largest district on a new labor contract.

From behind sandbags and anti-tank barriers in front of Odessa's Opera and Ballet Theatre, a familiar if unexpected melody drifted across the near-deserted streets of Ukraine's main Black Sea port on Tuesday: "Don't Worry

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked female military personnel and healthcare workers in a video message on International Women's Day, Tass news agency reported on Tuesday.

Jordan's King Abdullah received a letter of apology from former Crown Prince Hamza, who was accused last year of trying to replace the monarch, pledging he would never again act against the country's rulers, the royal palace said in a statement on Tuesday.

Near Black Sea, civilians flee southern Ukrainian city

Channelling Churchill, Ukraine leader vows: 'We will fight to the end'

The London Metal Exchange (LME) took emergency measures to halt trading in nickel on Tuesday as prices doubled to more than $100,000 a tonne.

The London Metal Exchange (LME) took emergency measures to halt trading in nickel on Tuesday as prices doubled to more than $100,000 a tonne.

China appears to have been unsettled by the difficulties Russia has faced since its invasion of Ukraine, but Chinese leader Xi Jinping's determination with regard to Taiwan should not be underestimated, the CIA's director said on Tuesday.

Ukraine will service its debt on time and in full, bolstered by financing from allies and international institutions who have rushed to Kyiv's aid since the Russian invasion, the finance ministry told Reuters on Tuesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to Britain to do more to help his country fight Russia and to punish "the terrorist state" on Tuesday, striking a defiant tone that Ukraine would fight for its survival, no matter what the cost.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to Britain on Tuesday to do more to help his country battle Russia and punish what he called a "terrorist state", striking a defiant tone that Ukraine would fight on, no matter what the cost.

A blaze swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh on Tuesday, killing a six-year-old boy and leaving about 2,000 people homeless in the sixth fire this year to hit the world's biggest refugee camp, officials and witnesses said.

US, UK halt Russian oil imports over Ukraine invasion

Oatly Group AB is expected to forecast strong sales growth for 2022 when it reports results on Wednesday as health-conscious consumers consistently turn to the company's plant-based milk, a contrast to the demand slowdown seen by Beyond Meat.

Make membership easier, Kosovo PM tells NATO, EU

ConocoPhillips Chief Executive Ryan Lance on Tuesday said while energy security recently has become more important with worries over supply, policymakers need to focus on providing long-term support for fossil fuel, renewables and nuclear development.