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The Nobel Literature Prize is to be announced later this week

Bestseller Or Dark Horse For 2022 Nobel Literature Prize?

Bestseller or dark horse for 2022 Nobel Literature Prize?

N.Korea Conducts Longest-range Missile Test Yet Over Japan

A TV screen displays a warning message called "J-alert" after the Japanese government issued the alert after North Korea fired a ballistic missile, in Tokyo

Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations in northern Japan.

Why Crypto's Big 'Merge' Is Causing Big Headaches

The Ethereum blockchain, which supports billions of dollars of trading in games, tokens, art and the ether currency, has cleaned up its act

Why crypto's big 'merge' is causing big headaches

U.S. assistant Secretary of State for East Asia Daniel Kritenbrink arrives at a roundtable in Bangkok

N.Korea Launch 'Unfortunate' And 'Destabilizing' But Path To Dialogue Open-U.S.

The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia described North Korea's firing of a ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday as "unfortunate" and "destabilizing," but said a path to dialogue remained open, while pledging to defend South Korea and Japan with all America's power.

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The Iran-backed Huthi rebels have imposed a years-long blockade on Yemen's third city of Taez

Yemen's Fate Hangs In Balance As Truce Collapses

Yemen's fate hangs in balance as truce collapses

A bridge destroyed by a Russian Missile strike is seen in Svyatohirsk

Ukraine Forces Break Through Russian Defences In South, Advance In East

Ukrainian forces have broken through Russia's defences in the south of the country while expanding their rapid offensive in the east, seizing back more territory in areas annexed by Moscow and threatening supply lines for Russian troops.

Cubans deal with the aftermath of the Hurricane Ian in Havana

Cuban Protests After Hurricane Ian Fade But Anger Over Shortages Simmers

Cuba had restored power to most of Havana on Monday following Hurricane Ian, defusing tension in the capital after scattered protests last week, though anger still simmered on the streets as residents struggled to replace food and supplies squandered by blackouts.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro got nearly two million more votes on Sunday than he did in 2018

Election Showed Brazil's Far-right Was Sold Short: Analysts

Election showed Brazil's far-right was sold short: analysts

Hryhorii Yanchenko collects donations for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Zaporizhzhia

Ukrainian Pensioner Who Lost Legs Defies Russian Occupation

More than half a century after gangrene claimed his legs up to his hips and all of his fingers, Hryhoriy Yanchenko joined the Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion.

Musk And Zelenskiy In Twitter Showdown Over Billionaire's Peace Plan

Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday asked Twitter users to weigh in on a plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine that drew immediate condemnation from Ukrainians, including President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who responded with his own poll.

A man holds a placard outside the Minnesota governor's residence during a protest on March 6, 2021; a UN group of experts was appointed after Floyd's murder to investigate global systemic racism

More Data Needed To Tackle Systemic Racism By Police: UN Experts

More data needed to tackle systemic racism by police: UN experts

Italian Court Tosses Out Nearly $200M Antitrust Fine Against Apple, Amazon

A court in Italy dismissed a fine against Apple and Amazon in an antitrust case on Monday.

Inflation in the United States is running at its highest level in 40 years

US 'Broad-based' Inflation Will Take Time To Come Down: Fed Official

US 'broad-based' inflation will take time to come down: Fed official

Brazil's presidential candidates participate in a TV debate

Explainer-Brazil Election 2022: How Does The Run-off Work?

Brazil's high-stakes presidential vote on Sunday did not yield a first-round winner with the necessary majority for an outright win, setting up a tense two-man race later this month featuring polar opposites Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro.

Brazil Heads For Runoff Vote With Bolsonaro Buoyant

Brazil heads for runoff vote with Bolsonaro buoyant

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, is seen on a screen in June 2022 during a Congress committee hearing to investigate the attack on the US Capitol

Far-right Trump Backers On Trial For Capitol Riot 'Sedition'

Far-right Trump backers on trial for Capitol riot 'sedition'

Swedish Geneticist Wins Nobel Medicine Prize For Decoding Ancient DNA

Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for discoveries that underpin our understanding of how modern day people evolved from extinct ancestors at the dawn of human history.

U.S. President Biden delivers remarks on the federal response to Hurricane Ian in Washington

Biden To Announce $60 Million In Aid To Puerto Rico After Hurricane

President Joe Biden plans to announce more than $60 million in aid to help Puerto Rico during a visit on Monday to survey damage as the island grapples with the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona.

Joyce grew up in Dublin, and later lived in France, Italy and Switzerland

'Ulysses' European Tour Seeks Modern Touch For Joyce's Epic Novel

'Ulysses' European tour seeks modern touch for Joyce's epic novel

8-Month-Old Baby In Coma With Skull Fracture After Mother's Partner Beats Her Up

The child was alone with the 28-year-old man when the attack took place.

Presidential and parliamentary elections at a polling centre in a school in Livno

Bosnian Splits Remain After Elections But Foreign Policy Tips West

Elections in Bosnia entrenched splits between the fragile country's three ethnic groups at a time of deep political crisis but looked set to tip its foreign policy towards the West rather than Russia, preliminary results showed on Monday.

3-Year-Old Girl Dies After Father Tortures Her For Opening Refrigerator Without Permission

The man reportedly beat up the child till she became unconscious.

Decomposed Bodies Of 2 Women Found, Doctor Arrested For Killing Girlfriend, Wife

The motives behind the killings remain unknown.

W. African Bloc Flies Envoys To Burkina Faso After Latest Coup

W. African bloc flies envoys to Burkina Faso after latest coup

Palestinian parents protest the Israeli curriculum with unedited textbooks

Two Textbooks, Two Stories As Palestinian Parents Protest Israeli Curriculum

Outside an East Jerusalem school, the trestle tables were piled high with textbooks that Palestinian parents protesting what they call an Israeli censorship campaign handed out to arriving students.

Husband Accused Of Murdering Wife Over Alleged Affair With His Brother

A murder case has been registered against the suspect, according to reports.

Pope Francis Begs Putin To Stop 'Spiral Of Violence And Death'

The pontiff also called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "to be open to serious proposals for peace."

Russia's President Putin meets with India's PM Modi, in New Delhi

Congressional Amendment Seeks To Encourage India's Transition Away From Russian Weapons

Russia is a major supplier of military hardware to India and amid the face-off between Moscow and the West, New Delhi has been under pressure to pick sides.

Russian President Vladimir Putin makes his annual New Year address to the nation in Moscow

Two Putin Allies Ridicule Russia's War Machine In Public

The withdrawal of Russian forces from a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine has prompted two powerful allies of President Vladimir Putin to do something rare in modern Russia: publicly ridicule the war machine's top brass.

U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg arrives in Sanaa

Yemen Truce Expires As U.N. Keeps Pushing For Broader Deal

Yemen's warring parties failed to renew a U.N.-brokered truce deal that expired on Sunday, dashing the hopes of some Yemenis for a broader pact that would ease economic woes and prolong relative calm after more than seven years of fighting.

Nepal’s Finance Minister Janardan Sharma speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Kathmandu

Nepal Coalition To Aim For Growth If Returned To Power, Finance Minister Says

Nepal's ruling coalition will provide incentives for exporters and lift import curbs as part of efforts to put the economy on a higher growth trajectory if it is returned to power in a general election next month, the finance minister said.

The tight race was just one in a dizzying number of contests in Bosnia on Sunday

Bosnia's Dodik Eyes Victory In Fiercely Contested Race

Bosnia's Dodik eyes victory in fiercely contested race

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Bomb Threat On Iran-China Passenger Flight; Pilot Refuses To Land In India

The aircraft was given two options of Indian airports to land in. "However, the pilot declared his unwillingness to divert to either," an Indian official said.