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Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied longer range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia

President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike deeper inside Russia.

What does Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use longer-range US weapons mean?

Moscow warns the US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with longer-range weapons

As China cracks down on bookstores at home, Chinese-language booksellers are flourishing overseas

Middle East latest: Children and parents among 8 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, officials say

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Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning president appoints Cabinet after election win

Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president has sworn in a 22-member Cabinet after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week’s election.

Bangladesh tribunal tells investigators to finish probe against ousted premier Hasina by next month

A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Monday told investigators they have one month to complete their work on ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her close aides.

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Gabon votes yes on new constitution a year after the military seized power

Zelenskyy on US decision to allow strikes into Russia

The first reaction from Ukraine to the long-awaited decision from the U.S. to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia was notably restrained.

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New Delhi closes schools, bans construction as air pollution shoots up

Makeshift memorial grows in Ukraine’s capital after 1,000 days of war

Israel-Hamas war

Suspected Houthi rebels in Yemen target a ship in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

An Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, while a strike in Gaza kills at least 30

Pope Francis calls for investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute ‘genocide’

Russia-Ukraine war

Russia launches one of its fiercest missile and drone attacks at Ukraine’s infrastructure

A makeshift memorial grows in Ukraine’s capital after 1,000 days of war

British prime minister says he has no plans to talk with Putin as he reaffirms support for Ukraine

GLOBAL BUSINESS NEWS

Stock market today: Wall Street holds steadier after losing most of its Trump bump

U.S. stocks are holding steadier following Wall Street’s slide to end last week. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in early trading Monday.

Negotiators are urged to get down to business as climate talks in Baku enter second week

French farmers mobilize for protests over EU-Mercosur trade deal

Union workers picket for 3rd day at Las Vegas casino with no talks slated

WNBA corporate sponsorship deals are growing. But not every athlete is getting their due

Europe

Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied longer range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia

Asia

India’s capital chokes as air pollution levels hit 50 times the safe limit

Latin America

Brazil hosts G20 with wars and Trump’s return in the background and focus on fighting poverty

Middle East

Gabbard’s sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm as Trump’s pick to lead intelligence services

Africa

Senegal’s ruling party poised for parliamentary majority in boost for reform agenda

U.S. News

Wildfire threat continues in much of the US Northeast as dry conditions persist

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Australian mine company to pay $160 million to Mali junta after 3 of its executives were detained

Australia’s Resolute Mining says it will $160 million to Mali’s ruling junta to resolve a tax dispute, more than a week after the company’s CEO and two other executives were detained in the West African country.

Abuse survivors urge the Vatican to globalize the zero-tolerance policy it approved in the U.S.

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging the Vatican to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the U.S. Catholic Church in 2002.

Denmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest

Danish lawmakers have agreed on a deal to plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest and natural habitats in an effort to reduce fertilizer usage over the next two decades.

A data cable across Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany has broken and the cause is unknown

Authorities in Finland say a submarine data communications cable across the Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany has broken and the cause for the disruption is being investigated.

A Singapore oil magnate faces prison in a major fraud case over financing trade

A Singapore oil magnate has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for fraud and forgery in a case that prosecutors said has tarnished the city-state’s reputation as Asia’s leading oil trading hub.

Swiss esports event canceled after 3 squads pull out over host team founder’s anti-abortion comment

An event billed as Switzerland’s biggest esports competition has been canceled after the host team’s founder posted an anti-abortion comment on social media that led three rival squads to pull out.

Protesters in Georgia’s capital set up a tent camp on the main street and call for new elections

Demonstrators in the capital of Georgia have set up tents on one of the city’s main thoroughfares and are vowing to stay there around the clock to demand new parliamentary elections in the country.

Uniqlo’s chief says fast fashion must change with the times

Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo is celebrating its 40th year since its founding with booming sales that recently topped 3 trillion yen, or about $20 billion, annually for the first time.

Health workers go on trial in Turkey accused of private care scheme linked to 10 infant deaths

Doctors, nurses and an ambulance driver are among health care workers on trial accused of causing at least 10 infant deaths linked to a scheme to defraud Turkey’s social security system.

Rafael Nadal and Spain’s captain won’t say whether he’ll play at the Davis Cup

Neither Rafael Nadal nor Spanish captain David Ferrer is ready to say whether the 22-time Grand Slam champion will play singles or doubles at the Davis Cup Final 8.

New Zealand’s founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?

Thousands of people are marching the length of New Zealand in protest of a proposed law that would redefine the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.

Pakistan’s top cleric says use of VPNs is against Islamic laws as the government seeks to ban them

Pakistan’s top body of clerics, which advises the government on religious issues, has declared the use of virtual private networks against Islamic laws as the government seeks to ban them.

Former Sydney radio broadcaster and rugby coach Alan Jones charged with sex crimes

Retired Sydney radio broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones has been charged with multiple sex crimes against males over two decades.

An Australian on trial for drugs in Japan says she’s the victim of a romance scam

An Australian accused of smuggling amphetamines in a suitcase has appeared in a Japanese court nearly two years after her arrest and said she was tricked into carrying them as part of an online romance scam.

Young people, whose futures are at stake in UN climate talks, push through anger to fight for hope

As leaders and negotiators grapple with big questions of money and power, youth COP attendees and activists from around the world grapple with their own questions about how much their voices matter.

Typhoon Man-yi leaves 7 dead in Philippines and worsens crisis from back-to-back storms

Typhoon Man-yi has left at least seven people dead in a landslide, destroyed houses and displaced large numbers of villagers before blowing away from the northern Philippines, worsening the crisis wreaked by multiple back-to-back storms.

French farmers mobilize for protests over EU-Mercosur trade deal

French farmers are mobilizing for widespread protests Monday, targeting the controversial EU-Mercosur trade agreement.

Stock market today: Wall Street holds steadier after losing most of its Trump bump

U.S. stocks are holding steadier following Wall Street’s slide to end last week. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in early trading Monday.

Indigenous senator who yelled ‘You are not our king’ at Charles III is censured in Australia

Australian senators have voted to censure an Indigenous colleague who yelled at King Charles III during a reception in Parliament House last month.

North Korean leader calls for expanding his nuclear forces in the face of alleged US threats

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has renewed his call for a “limitless” expansion of his military nuclear program to counter what he characterizes as U.S.-led threats.

Poultry infected with bird flu found on commercial farm in England

Poultry on a commercial farm in England have been infected with the bird flu virus. The U.K. government says the H5N1 virus was found in birds in St.

Slovak opposition rallies against the government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico

Thousands of protesters have gathered in Slovakia’s capital on the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that brought an end to decades of communist rule in Czechoslovakia to oppose the policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.

A woman who was injured in a deadly roof collapse in Serbia has died, bringing death toll to 15

A young woman who was injured in a deadly roof collapse in Serbia this month has died, bringing the death toll to 15.

Small plane crashes in Slovenia, killing 3 people

A small plane crashed on Sunday in foggy weather in northeast Slovenia, killing three people on board.

‘Gracias, Rafa': Rafael Nadal will head into retirement after Spain hosts the Davis Cup

Rafael Nadal’s impending retirement will loom over the Davis Cup Final 8 when play begins Tuesday in Malaga, Spain.

Bangladesh will seek extradition of ex-premier Sheikh Hasina from India

Bangladesh’s interim leader and Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus says his administration will seek the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, where has been in exile since fleeing a mass uprising in August.

Putin critics lead a march in Berlin calling for democracy in Russia and an end to war in Ukraine

Prominent Russian opposition figures are leading a march of more than 1,000 people in central Berlin.

A gold pocket watch given to the captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for a record price

A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic has sold at auction for nearly $2 million.

Japanese troops will train with US and Australian forces as concerns over China grow

The defense ministers from the U.S., Japan and Australia have agreed to step up military cooperation and expressed concern about a spate of confrontations with China’s increasingly assertive military.

US students who box, skydive and help youth and asylum seekers are among 2025’s Rhodes scholars

A group of 32 students from the United States have been selected to attend the University of Oxford as part of the prestigious Rhodes scholar program in the coming year.