Asian markets sank Monday following a Wall Street selloff, as forecast-beating US inflation data reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve would continue to ramp up interest rates for some time.. All three main indexes on Wall Street ended deep in the red Friday, and Asia followed suit on Monday.
Russia's war in Ukraine looms large as the UN Human Rights Council meets Monday, with calls for unity in condemning Moscow and extending a probe into war crimes in the conflict.. - War crimes probe - One key resolution will be on extending a high-level investigation into crimes committed in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion.
Children fling themselves onto the floor and cover their heads with their hands as loud bangs ring out in the classroom.. Some of the children scream as they curl up, face down, and cover their ears.
Only a bold and ambitious UN treaty with sweeping reforms of the entire plastic life cycle can stem the world's waste crisis, experts said Monday.. "The findings highlight the level of ambition and the sense of urgency needed at the negotiation table," co-author Gillian Parker told AFP. - 'Not an impossible problem' - The report modelled the three policy approaches -- all under discussion at the UN talks -- covering the entire life cycle of plastic, from production to disposal.
The United States is "confident" that China is considering providing lethal materiel to support the Russian forces invading Ukraine, senior officials said Sunday.. US officials have launched a broad diplomatic offensive over the past week to warn China against providing such lethal assistance -- which experts say could have a profound impact on the war in Ukraine as it enters its second year.
Besiktas fans called on the Turkish government to resign in terrace chants Sunday, throwing hundreds of soft toys onto the pitch in memory of child victims of the February 6 the earthquake.. Fenerbahce fans voiced similar sentiments following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that claimed over 44,000 victims in Turkey.
Two Israelis living in a West Bank settlement were killed Sunday in a "Palestinian terror attack", officials said, sparking violence with a Palestinian man killed later while settlers torched homes in revenge.. The West Bank is home to about 2.9 million Palestinians as well as an estimated 475,000 Jewish settlers who live in state-approved settlements considered illegal under international law.
Nigeria announced initial results on Sunday after a tight election for the presidency of Africa's most populous nation, marked by widespread voting delays and early accusations of attempts to manipulate ballot counts.. But slow uploading of results to INEC's online website on Sunday provoked worries of electoral malpractice in a country with a history of ballot rigging and vote buying.
Tens of thousands of Mexicans protested Sunday against an electoral reform approved by the ruling party-controlled Congress that is widely perceived as an attack on democracy ahead of 2024 presidential polls.. The bill is a watered-down version of more radical reforms he originally sought that sparked mass street protests against a perceived attack on the INE, designed to safeguard elections from political tampering.
Two Israelis living in a West Bank settlement were killed on Sunday in a "Palestinian terror attack", officials said, amid talks in Jordan to discuss worsening violence in the occupied territory.. - Jordan talks - The shooting came as Israeli-Palestinian talks were held in Jordan, aimed at quelling a surge in West Bank violence.
