China began locking down most of its largest city of Shanghai on Monday as part of its strict COVID-19 strategy, amid questions over the policy's economic toll on the country.
The 94th Academy Awards on Sunday maintained a buoyant spirit until Will Smith took great offence to a joke by presenter Chris Rock about the best-actor nominee's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Two Arab gunmen killed two police officers on a city street in Israel on Sunday and were then shot dead, as the U.S. secretary of state and three Arab foreign ministers visited the country for a summit.
The International Committee of the Red Cross confirmed it's considering opening up an office in Russia near the Ukrainian border in a bid to scale up humanitarian efforts in the embattled area — a move that stoked concerns among some Ukrainians.
The 94th Academy Awards welcomed back a star-studded red carpet and a revised broadcast set to challenge this make-or-break year for the Oscars. Ariana DeBose was among the early winners, taking besting supporting actress for West Side Story, with Dune picking up six awards. Here's a guide to other winners, from Los Angeles.
El Salvador's congress granted President Nayib Bukele's request to declare a state of emergency early Sunday after dozens of gang-related killings over the weekend.
A wildfire south of Boulder, Colo., that forced nearly 20,000 people to flee was listed at 21 per cent contained and most evacuations had been lifted by Sunday morning, officials with Boulder Fire-Rescue said.
As Caribbean nations debate their relationship with the British crown, Prince William says he will support and respect whatever decision the people make.
]Shanghai said on Sunday it would lock down the city in two stages to carry out COVID-19 testing over a nine-day period, after the city reported a new daily record for asymptomatic infections.
The second black box has been recovered from the crash of a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 that killed all 132 people on board last week, Chinese state media says.
