Washington will begin making initial payments towards the billions of dollars it owes the United Nations "within weeks", while continuing to push for reforms, the US ambassador to the UN said.

South Korea's privacy watchdog said on Thursday it has fined the Korean units of luxury brands Louis Vuitton, Dior and Tiffany a combined 36 billion won ($24.9 million) over leaks of customer information.

US President Donald Trump said that the United States is the world's leading energy producer, emphasising the nation is becoming a "massive energy exporter."

Canada Shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar: An 18-year-old trans woman with mental health issues has been identified as the killer behind the deadly shooting in British Columbia, Canada, that resulted in nine deaths.

Bangladesh Election 2026 Voting Live Updates: Bangladeshi is voting today in a crucial national election, the first since the July 2024 uprising that ended former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15 years of iron-fisted rule.

Clashes have been reported between Jamaat and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters in Mirpur-10 Constituency in Dhaka. Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman is contesting from this seat. Voting is underway on 299 seats in Bangladesh.

Google has offered voluntary exit packages to employees in specific business teams, encouraging alignment with the AI mission and higher work intensity.

The Gates Foundation said it did not make any financial payments to late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or employ him at any time.

A 28-year-old Hindu man was found dead with visible injury marks on his body in Moulvibazar district in Bangladesh on Wednesday, a day before crucial voting, triggering fresh concerns among minorities about election violence.

The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged Washington to share any intelligence it may be withholding on the Covid-19 pandemic's origins, despite the United States quitting the WHO.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright was in Venezuela for talks with acting president Delcy Rodriguez and oil industry executives on harnessing the country's vast reserves of crude.

Russia has attempted to "fully block" Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp in the country, a company spokesperson told Reuters, as it promotes home-grown platforms and seeks greater control over its internet space.

Investigators said one immigration enforcement official got away with physically assaulting his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody.

German carmaker BMW is to recall hundreds of thousands of cars worldwide over a potential risk of engine starters sparking a fire, a company spokesman confirmed to AFP.

The resolution brought by Democrats was approved by a vote of 219 to 211, with six Republicans joining the effort. Even if it passes the US Senate, it would face a likely veto by Trump.

Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a passionate defense of President Donald Trump Wednesday as she tried to turn the page from relentless criticism of the Justice Department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Billionaire Elon Musk has overhauled the management of his artificial intelligence startup xAI ahead of a planned initial public offering that could rank among the largest ever, after merging the company with his rocket firm SpaceX.

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri on Wednesday rejected the notion that users could be clinically addicted to social media, as he testified in a landmark California trial over whether his company knowingly hooked children on its platform for profit.

Ukraine will only hold elections once it has security guarantees in place and a ceasefire with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday, pushing back at suggestions he was planning to stage fresh ballots under US pressure.

Canadian police on Wednesday said an 18-year-old local resident carried out what Prime Minister Mark Carney called an act of "unheard-of cruelty" in murdering eight people and wounding dozens more in a remote mining town.