Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West on Tuesday of deliberately creating a scenario designed to lure it into war and ignoring Russia's security concerns over Ukraine.
- Macro MattersRecord euro zone inflation piles pressure on ECB
Euro zone inflation rose to a new record high last month, defying expectations for a big drop and piling pressure on the European Central Bank to finally admit that price growth is not as temporary and benign as it has long predicted.
- MarketsMorning Bid: Peak inflation? We can only hope
A look at the day ahead in markets from Dhara Ranasinghe.
- AfricaAt least 60 people killed in militia attack in eastern DR Congo
At least 60 people were killed in a militia attack on Wednesday morning at a displaced persons' camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the head of a local humanitarian group and a witness said.
- Autos & TransportationSelf-driving car companies zoom ahead, leaving U.S. regulators behind
- Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsBritish trial deliberately infecting young adults with COVID found to be safe
- Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsOmicron subvariant BA.2 likely to have same severity as 'original' -WHO
- Asia PacificAustralia's COVID-19 hospital admissions fall to lowest in weeks
- Asia PacificTokyo's daily COVID-19 infections exceed 20,000 for first time
- Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsU.S. considers authorization of first COVID vaccine for children under 5
- COVID-19Virginia governor sued again over order to make masks optional in schools
- Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsMany countries yet to see peak in Omicron wave, should ease curbs slowly -WHO