Lauren James receives two-game suspension in tough blow to England ahead of quarterfinals
One of England's key players will miss the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup -- and the semifinals if they advance -- a tough blow as the Lionesses hope to make a run for the trophy.
2023-08-11 12:51
New Zealand plans to require large firms to report gender pay gaps
New Zealand's government plans to compel large businesses to report the state of their gender pay gaps in a bid to increase equity in the workplace, the country's Minister for Women Jan Tinetti announced Friday as the ruling Labour party gears up for an election fight.
2023-08-11 11:54
First Australia embraced Barbie, then came new heroes in cleats
Less than a month ago, Australian cinemas were packed with Barbie fans wearing pink in honor of Margot Robbie, the local "Neighbours" actor turned Hollywood megastar.
2023-08-11 11:00
Saudi's MBS wants more than peace at his Ukraine summit
Saudi Arabia's ancient Red Sea port city Jeddah, stewing in the steamy heat of the world's hottest summer on record, is not the obvious pick to cool the world's fiercest conflict, currently raging in Ukraine.
2023-08-11 01:45
Poland plans to move around 10,000 troops to border with Belarus
Poland is planning to move around 10,000 troops to its eastern border with Belarus amid mounting concerns over Wagner forces in the region.
2023-08-10 20:49
US investment curbs deal 'major blow' to Chinese startups
New constraints on US investments in advanced technology in China will exacerbate a slump in deals between the world's top two economies and deliver a "major blow" to Chinese startups, analysts and investors told CNN Thursday.
2023-08-10 20:24
Kim Jong Un fires top general, orders North Korean military to 'gird for war'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired his top general amid a shakeup of the country's military leadership and wants his army to "gird for a war," state media reported Thursday.
2023-08-10 12:51
Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event
An opposition candidate in Ecuador's upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event Wednesday, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso confirmed on X, formerly Twitter.
2023-08-10 09:28
German man accused of spying for Russia
A German national who worked for a government agency that equips the German armed forces, has been arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia, the German Federal Public Prosecutor's Office said in a statement Wednesday.
2023-08-10 03:52
US nurse and daughter released after being kidnapped in Haiti
US nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter have been released after they were kidnapped in Haiti, her employer said.
2023-08-09 22:18
'Thousands of bodies' left to decompose in Sudan's capital as morgues reach 'breaking point'
As the war in Sudan nears four months of intense fighting, morgues in the capital Khartoum have reached their capacity, aid workers say, leaving thousands of corpses to rot on the streets as doctors and relief organizations warn of a looming cholera outbreak.
2023-08-09 21:53
41 dead in new Mediterranean migrant shipwreck tragedy
Forty-one people reportedly died in a migrant shipwreck near the Italian island of Lampedusa, survivors say, the latest tragedy amid a spike in efforts in people making the dangerous sea crossing from North Africa to Europe.
2023-08-09 19:51