- WorldEXCLUSIVE Suspect confesses to killing Malta journalist, says hit was "just business", article with gallery
The man accused of detonating a car bomb that killed a prominent Maltese journalist has confessed to the crime in an interview with a Reuters reporter and says he will soon implicate others in plotting to assassinate her.
- WorldRussia shells Ukraine's Donetsk region seeking new gains after seizing Luhansk
Russian forces struck targets across Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday to prepare the way for an expected armoured thrust to try to take more territory as the five-month-old war entered a new phase.
- MarketsWall Street falls as recession fears mount, article with gallery
Wall Street's main indexes fell on Tuesday, with investors fretting about the possibility of a recession as central banks across the world take aggressive actions to stem a surge in inflation.
- U.S. MarketsExplainer: Is the U.S. in a recession? GDP is not the only measure
By some early estimates, the U.S. economy, as measured by gross domestic product, may have shrunk in the three months from April through June. Add that to the decline from January through March, and that would be a contraction for two quarters in a row.