Global executions at highest rate for five years - Amnesty report
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt carried out 90% of the 883 recorded in 2022, Amnesty International says.
2023-05-16 14:46
Vladimir Kara-Murza's mother speaks to the BBC
Elena Gordon's son Vladimir Kara-Murza was convicted of treason for criticising Putin's war in Ukraine.
2023-05-16 13:22
The demographic makeup of the country's voters continues to shift. That creates headwinds for Republicans
Demographic change continued to chip away at the cornerstone of the Republican electoral coalition in 2022, a new analysis of Census data has found.
2023-05-16 12:16
Ukraine war: Kyiv comes under missile attack
In video circulating on social media, air defence systems can be seen shooting down missiles.
2023-05-16 10:57
Eurovision: Ukrainian mum who was forced to flee Kyiv unveils artwork
The artwork, in Liverpool, features Eurovision 2022 winner Kalush Orchestra and runner-up Sam Ryder.
2023-05-13 16:18
G7 plans new vaccine effort for developing nations, Yomiuri reports
TOKYO (Reuters) -The Group of Seven (G7) rich nations is set to agree on establishing a new programme to distribute
2023-05-13 15:56
UK's Hunt says 'absolutely devastating' if US failed to raise debt ceiling
By Andrea Shalal NIIGATA, Japan British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday it would be "absolutely devastating"
2023-05-13 14:28
Papua New Guinea minister quits over luxury Coronation trip controversy
Papua New Guinea's foreign minister called critics of his daughter's TikTok "primitive animals".
2023-05-13 12:52
Ex-ByteDance Exec Claims Reporting Illegal Conduct Got Him Fired
ByteDance Inc.’s former head of engineering in the US said in a lawsuit he was fired for voicing
2023-05-13 11:45
Yellen to Update Congress on Default Timing Within Two Weeks
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she expects to update Congress within the next two weeks on how close
2023-05-13 10:15
Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Ukraine retakes land around Bakhmut
Moscow acknowledged on Friday that its forces had fallen back north of Ukraine's battlefield city of Bakhmut after
2023-05-13 08:18
Chinese Cash Flows Into Japan’s Struggling Hot Spring Resorts
A once-faded Japanese honeymoon hot spot is getting a new lease on life thanks in part to Chinese
2023-05-13 06:25