Iran says preliminary deal reached on frozen funds abroad
Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that a preliminary deal had been reached with a foreign bank over frozen funds belonging to the Islamic republic.
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International agencies call for urgent aid to address food insecurity
Major international organizations issued an appeal Wednesday for urgent measures to deal with rising food insecurity in poor countries, including financing to support farmers and increase food supplies.
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UN envoy urges Yemen's warring parties to uphold truce
The UN envoy to Yemen called Wednesday for "serious engagement" to uphold the war-torn country's truce, which has offered a rare respite from violence.
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WHO experts insist Covid still a global emergency
The WHO's emergency committee on Covid-19 on Wednesday unanimously affirmed that the virus remains a major public health danger and insisted that countries must stop dropping their guard.
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France's Le Pen wants NATO-Russia 'rapprochement'
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday said she would back closer ties between NATO and Russia and pull Paris out of the alliance's military command, if she defeats Emmanuel Macron for the presidency.
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Sheffield wins Brabantse Pijl as Alaphilippe suffers spectacular fall
New York teenager Magnus Sheffield broke away for a solo triumph at cycling's Brabantse Pijl one-day classic on Wednesday while world champion Julian Alaphilippe crashed after his own team car caused a domino effect of falls.
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Ukraine is 'crime scene' says int'l criminal court as thousands flee
War crimes prosecutors visiting the site of civilian killings called Ukraine a "crime scene" Wednesday, as tens of thousands of Ukrainians fled their country in advance of a fresh assault to the east.
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Half of US warehouse injuries in 2021 at Amazon: unions
Nearly half of all recorded injuries in US warehouses last year occurred at Amazon, according to a report released Tuesday by a coalition of unions.
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Dismissing more moderate voices, Biden is Putin's accuser-in-chief
A "war criminal" and "butcher" who "cannot remain in power": over recent weeks, US President Joe Biden has made a series of unscripted remarks that have raised the temperature in his relations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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Stocks, oil rise as inflation soars
Stock markets mostly rose and oil prices climbed Wednesday as investors pored over data showing further spikes to inflation.
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