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An unfolding crisis over the U.S. debt ceiling prompted President Joe Biden on Tuesday to postpone plans to visit Papua New Guinea and Australia, cutting short an upcoming Asia trip so he can return to Washington.

The latest draft proposal for new European Union sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine says "alternative measures" should be considered before the bloc restricts trade with any third country for busting existing sanctions, a document showed.

A mom in Malaysia claimed that her friend breastfed her baby without her permission on more than one occasion.

In contrast, 56% of Russians said the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine is 'not justified.'

Experts believe Ukraine may try to liberate either one or both occupied regions in its much-anticipated counteroffensive.

Standing at the front of a dimly lit room in the basement of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Teruko Yahata's voice broke as she recalled the morning her world changed, on August 6, 1945.

Kremlin officials who wanted to resign from their positions following the invasion of Ukraine were threatened with prosecution.

Massachusetts man arrested for acting as Chinese agent: US

Police are currently holding the mother in detention while the investigation is ongoing.

The Philippines placed more buoys within its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea to assert its sovereignty.

An 18-year-old female high school student in Taiwan hired a private detective to prevent her parents from seeing her report card with poor grades.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group, speculated on how four Russian military aircraft were shot down inside Russian territory.

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly extended the offer to Ukraine a number of times but was rejected due to a lack of trust.

"The myth of the mighty Russian army, which has haunted Europe and Germany for so long, is finally being dispelled," Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said.

More than a thousand Russian military personnel perished on the battlefield over the weekend as their death toll continues to inch closer to the 200,000 mark.

Some of the strategic bombers near the border were involved in cruise missile attacks on Ukraine.

Fresh off stops in Rome and then Germany, Zelensky dined with Macron at the Elysee Palace on Sunday night, where the pair discussed boosting military aid.

When Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hosts leaders of the Group of Seven richest nations in Hiroshima this week, restaurants in the city hope to put a local speciality on the map, with a choice of fillings to cater for foreign tastes.

President Joe Biden said Sunday he remains "optimistic" about finding an agreement with his Republican opponents to raise the US debt limit and avoid a default.

European countries and the United States are running rival candidates to head the U.N. migration agency in an unusually tense contest between allies that opens in Geneva on Monday.

Washington and the EU will pledge joint action to tackle concerns focused on China about non-market practices and coordinate their export controls on semiconductors and other goods at a meeting this month, a draft statement showed.

The G7 plans to launch a partnership scheme to diversify supply chains this year, ministers from the group said Saturday following finance talks in Japan.

Republican U.S. congressman George Santos, who has Brazilian heritage, agreed to settle a lawsuit in which he was accused of bouncing checks to buy clothes in a Rio de Janeiro clothing store over a decade ago, a court in Rio said.

Arman Soldin: from Bosnia to Ukraine with a smile

Paris Mayo, now 19, allegedly murdered her baby boy to prevent the discovery of her pregnancy and his birth.

A Russian soldier indicated his willingness to surrender to a Ukraine-operated drone despite fears his colleagues in the military would kill him.

The rocket burned up as it increased its speed while descending, which led some to think it was a meteor.

Leila de Lima, a former senator in the Philippines, was accused by ex-President Rodrigo Duterte of taking money from detained drug lords.

International hacking group Anonymous has issued a warning against the Pakistani government after protests over Imran Khan's arrest killed several people.