Russian President Vladimir Putin has introduced martial law in four Ukrainian regions he says are part of Russia, as residents flee the Russian-held city of Kherson, which promises to be a pivotal battleground heading into winter.
Britain's interior minister quit on Wednesday with a thinly-veiled criticism of Prime Minister Liz Truss, who is battling to reassert her authority as lawmakers from her own party openly call on her to quit.
A prosecutor on Tuesday described rape allegations by three women against That '70s Show actor Danny Masterson from two decades ago that contained some of the same disturbing elements.
A plan outlined by Canada's Chrystia Freeland would have us redirect trade to friendly democracies. That could be good for Canadian workers and a wise defensive strategy in a dangerous world, but breaking up the globe into competing trade blocs may not work as well as in the Cold War days.
Iranian competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi received a hero's welcome on her return to Tehran early Wednesday, after competing in South Korea without wearing a mandatory headscarf required of female athletes from the Islamic Republic.
