The board of governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a new general allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) equivalent to $650 billion, the largest allocation in the IMF's h
Liu Yang (R) and You Hao of China celebrate after the men's rings final at the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, August 2, 2021. /CFP China's Liu Yang and You Hao claimed the gold and silver med
The UK foreign ministry summoned Iran's ambassador to the UK on Monday after attack on the Israel-linked tanker, local media reported. Source(s): Reuters
Evening commuters cross the street in the Shinjuku district in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, July 29, 2021. /CFP Newly reported daily COVID-19 cases in Japan reach a record-high 10,743 on Friday,
Pedro Castillo was sworn in as Peru's fifth president in three years on the 200th anniversary of the country's independence on Wednesday, promising an end to corruption and a new constitution."I swea
The Attorney General's Office of El Salvador has ordered the arrest of 10 government officials from a prior administration, including former President Salvador Sánchez Cerén, it said in a statement o
A Russian court on Thursday fined U.S. social media giant Facebook 6 million roubles ($81,350) and messaging app Telegram 11 million roubles for failing to delete content Moscow deems illegal, the In
Haiti's interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph, who has run the country following the assassination of president Jovenel Moise, will step down and a new government will be formed with Ariel Henry as th
Between 15 and 17 people are missing after a vessel sank off the coast of southeastern Liberia, AFP reported on Sunday citing the West African state's coast guard.The ship began to sink on Saturday n
U.S. inflation spiked again in June, jumping 5.4 percent over the past 12 months for its biggest gain since August 2008, according to official data released Tuesday.Compared to last May, the Consumer
The first round of France's presidential election will be held on April 10 next year, with the second round scheduled on April 24, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Tuesday.Legislative elect
South African police found 10 people dead late Monday after a stampede occurred during a looting spree in the Johannesburg township of Soweto, a provincial government official said."The police discov
The death toll from last month's apartment building collapse in Florida has risen to 94, local authorities said Monday, though identifying the victims is becoming more complicated nearly three weeks
The Supreme Court of Nepal on Monday ordered the House of Representatives to be reinstated and directed the Office of the President to appoint Sher Bahadur Deuba, a leader of Nepali Congress, as new
The top U.S. general in Afghanistan relinquished command Monday at an official ceremony in the capital, the latest symbolic gesture bringing America's longest war nearer to its end.At a time when the
The death toll in the collapse of a Miami-area condominium rose to 90 on Sunday from 86, as crews continued their grim search for human remains in the building's wreckage, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella L
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday recommended adding heart inflammation as a possible side effect of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna and advised people with a history of ca