Top UK supermarket stops selling Heinz baked beans in dispute over rising prices

It's getting harder for shoppers in the United Kingdom to find Heinz baked beans. Blame food price inflation.
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Ben and Jerry's sells its Israeli business

Unilever has sold its Ben & Jerry's business in Israel to its distributor in the country, following ongoing controversy related to its activities in Israel and the West Bank.
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150,000-year-old fossil dunes could offer clues to Noah's flood

Drive an hour or so southeast out of the city of Abu Dhabi toward the emirate's empty deserts and you'll hit a landscape full of unexpected man-made creations.
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The UK government has taken a stake in a sex party startup

British taxpayers now officially hold shares in a company that throws sex parties.
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Indian police arrest Muslim journalist accused of insulting Hindus

Delhi police have arrested a prominent Muslim journalist, accusing him of insulting religious beliefs on social media, in a move condemned by free speech advocates.
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US strikes al Qaeda-affiliated leader in Syria

The US carried out a strike in Syria on Monday targeting a senior leader of Hurras al-Din, an al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist organization, according to a statement from US Central Command.
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Japan tells millions to save electricity as record heat wave strains power supply

Japan is asking some 37 million people living in and around Tokyo to use less electricity and ration air conditioning even amid a record heat wave that has seen temperatures in some parts of the country pass 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Four still in critical condition after South Africa tavern tragedy, authorities say

Four people in South Africa's East London town remain in critical condition after attending a party that turned tragic. The Eastern Cape Premier's office tells CNN that the four remain under observation in hospital and authorities are waiting to question them.
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Uprooted by war, some Ukrainians in the UK now face homelessness alone

It starts with a raised eyebrow and ends with a door slammed shut. A detail lost in translation, a wrong way to load a dishwasher, an awkward silence followed by a polite request to pack your bags.
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Children as young as 13 among 22 killed in South African tavern incident

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Camouflaged figures lurking in the bush expose Australia's angst over climate activists

Climate activists were sharing toast and coffee at a private campsite in mountains outside Sydney last Sunday when someone noticed movement on a nearby slope.
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Sri Lanka struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, minister says

Sri Lanka is struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, a top government minister said on Sunday, as the crisis-hit country of 22 million people is down to just 15,000 tons of petrol and diesel to keep essential services running in the coming days.
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Never mind China's new aircraft carrier, these are the ships the US should worry about

China made a big statement about its naval ambitions with the recent launch of its third and most advanced aircraft carrier.
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Analysis: Energy prices are causing chaos in Asia. Here's why the rest of the world should worry

In Sri Lanka, people queue for miles to fill a tank of fuel. In Bangladesh, shops shut at 8 p.m. to conserve energy. In India and Pakistan, power outages force schools to shut, businesses to close and residents to swelter without air conditioning through deadly heat waves in which temperatures top 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius).
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A woman's brutal killing shocks the Arab world

The brutal killing of a young woman in broad daylight on an Egyptian street has shocked the Arab world, bringing the country's gender-based violence crisis into the spotlight.
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World leaders are facing crises on all fronts. Putin will be watching if they fail

What a difference a year makes. Enormous challenges, some of them barely imaginable when the G7 leaders last met 12 months ago, are bearing down on the world's most prosperous democratic nations as they prepare to meet in Germany.
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What sitting in economy on Qantas' 20-hour flights will be like

The world's longest flight: nonstop, 20 hours, as you recline in your wide armchair and decide whether you want to relax with the very best Champagne, enjoy a chef-designed meal with a traveling companion seated opposite, or get the crew to make your sumptuously soft bed with fresh linens.
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Hong Kong officials test positive for Covid, casting doubt over Xi's potential visit

Two top Hong Kong officials have tested positive for Covid-19, potentially derailing any chance of an official visit from Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the city's handover to China.
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New Zealand celebrates Māori New Year as an official public holiday for the first time

For the first time, New Zealanders are enjoying an official public holiday this June 24 to celebrate Matariki -- also known as Māori New Year.
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Brazilian indigenous agency workers strike after Amazon killings spark outrage

Workers at Brazil's national agency for indigenous people went on strike Thursday amid fury over the killings of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, citing longstanding concerns over illegal activity and violence in the Amazon rainforest.
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'What do we do when another disaster hits?' Afghans face crises on all fronts after quake kills 1,000

Aid groups scrambled on Thursday to reach victims of a powerful earthquake that rocked eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 1,000 people in an area blighted by poor infrastructure, as the country faces dire economic and hunger crises.
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Afghanistan reels from deadly earthquake as crisis-hit country struggles for aid

Desperate search and rescue operations were underway in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday following an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people, a heavy blow for a country already facing a dire economic and humanitarian crisis.
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In photos: Deadly earthquake hits Afghanistan

Afghanistan was rocked by its deadliest earthquake in decades on Wednesday when a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the country's east, killing more than 1,000 people and wounding many more, according to a regional official.
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Monkeypox case confirmed in Singapore, two more suspected in South Korea

Singapore has reported the first confirmed case of monkeypox in Southeast Asia during this year's outbreak -- while two further suspected cases of the disease have been found in South Korea.
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China sends dozens of warplanes into skies near Taiwan

A total of 29 Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan's self-declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, according to the island's Defense Ministry.
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She's visited every country in the world. Here's what she learned

As her plane began its descent into the Seychelles on October 6, 2019, Ugandan-American travel influencer Jessica Nabongo peered out of the window, preparing herself for the momentous occasion about to take place.
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Boeing unveils new 777 'ecoDemonstrator' test jet

US aircraft maker Boeing has just revealed its new 2022 ecoDemonstrator plane -- a converted, 20-year-old 777-200ER that will be tasked with testing new technologies aimed at making air travel more sustainable and safer.
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US bans imports from China's Xinjiang region over forced labor concerns

The United States banned all goods produced in China's western Xinjiang region on Tuesday, following the enactment of a forced labor law signed by President Joe Biden last year.
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At least 200 civilians killed in western Ethiopia, say reports and officials

At least 200 civilians are believed to have been killed in Ethiopia's Oromia region by rebel group the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) on Saturday, according to reports, a rights group and local officials. Most of the victims are from the Amhara ethnic group, a police officer said.
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Israel set for possible fifth election in four years as PM Bennett moves to dissolve parliament

Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has effectively called time on his premiership after just a year in the job.
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Duterte's daughter calls for unity as she is sworn in as Philippine vice president

Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, was sworn in as the country's 15th vice president on Sunday, calling for national unity following a divisive election campaign.
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Left-wing candidate and former guerilla Gustavo Petro wins Colombian presidential race

Gustavo Petro has become Colombia's first leftist leader, after winning the country's presidential race on Sunday.
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A floating city in the Maldives begins to take shape

A city is rising from the waters of the Indian Ocean. In a turquoise lagoon, just 10 minutes by boat from Male, the Maldivian capital, a floating city, big enough to house 20,000 people, is being constructed.
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International Swimming Federation votes to restrict transgender athletes from competing in elite women's aquatics competitions

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has voted to approve a new policy that will restrict most transgender athletes from competing in elite women's aquatics competitions.
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Millions impacted by monsoon flooding in Bangladesh and India

Four million people have been impacted by flooding in northeastern Bangladesh, according to Dr. Enamur Rahman, the country's State Minister for the Ministry of Disaster Management. The situation could soon worsen, with heavy rain forecast in the next 24 hours.
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Proud to be back: Singapore's Pink Dot rally makes colorful return

In a sea of thousands decked out in rainbow and pink, Dawn Lim, a full-time officer doing mandatory military service in the Singapore army, was not as flamboyantly dressed as many of her fellow attendees at the city state's Pink Dot pride parade -- but she was just as happy and proud as everyone else to be there.
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Islamic State says attack on Sikh temple is revenge for Prophet insults

An Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan's capital Kabul that killed at least two people and injured seven.
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Analysis: Colombia needs a leader who'll implement the peace accord. For women, it's a matter of life and death

Today, Colombians will return to the polls to vote in the second round of the country's presidential elections. Six years after the peace deal between the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) brought five decades of conflict to an end, voters will choose between two different futures for Colombia.
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Fire at Shanghai petrochemical complex kills at least one person

At least one person has died after a fire broke out at a petrochemical complex in Shanghai on Saturday, Chinese state media reported.
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China launches third, most advanced aircraft carrier. It has a major upgrade

China on Friday launched its third and most advanced aircraft carrier from Shanghai's Jiangnan Shipyard, with a new launching technology that experts say is fast catching up with the United States.
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Opinion: Prince Charles, don't shake hands with the tyrant who kidnapped our father

Our father, Paul Rusesabagina, is a hero.
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Analysis: Boris Johnson's wish to pick fights with his old enemies risks making the UK a pariah

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government have spent much of this week fighting with the EU and rowing with a European human rights court, all while playing down accusations that they are breaking international law and pandering to his party's base.
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Japan's top court says government not responsible for Fukushima damage

Japan's government is not liable for damages demanded by people whose lives were devastated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the country's top court said on Friday, the first such ruling in a series of similar cases.
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Why enemies Lebanon and Israel are talking now

Lebanon and Israel, officially at a state of war, are holding indirect talks in an effort to settle a border dispute with potentially billions of dollars at stake.
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Switzerland gets first interest rate rise in 15 years

The Swiss National Bank raised its policy interest rate for the first time in 15 years in a surprise move on Thursday and said it was ready to hike further, joining other central banks in tightening monetary policy to fight resurgent inflation.
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A330 luxury concept features retractable veranda

The fact that the mega rich go to great lengths to customize their private planes to fit their lifestyles is not new.
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North Korea expands work at nuclear test site to second tunnel, report says

North Korea appears to be expanding work at its nuclear test site to include a second tunnel, a US-based think tank said on Thursday, as South Korean and US officials say North Korea might conduct a nuclear test any day.
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US-led coalition fighting ISIS says it's detained a senior ISIS leader in Syria

The US-led combined joint task force fighting ISIS has detained a senior ISIS leader in Syria, the coalition said in a statement Wednesday.
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Latvian Foreign Minister says European leaders should not fear provoking Putin and must not push Ukraine to make concessions

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs on Wednesday said European leaders must not be deterred by a fear of provoking Russian President Vladimir Putin and the international community must not pressure Ukraine into making concessions to end the war.
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Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces move towards negotiations

The Ethiopian government has formed a committee to negotiate with forces from the Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in a televised speech to parliament on Tuesday.
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This country wants a four-day work week. But it's not about making workers happy

Shorter work weeks aimed at boosting worker productivity and happiness are catching on in parts of the world like Iceland and the United Kingdom.
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Suspect in racist mass shooting at a Buffalo store faces federal hate crime charges

• Suspect in custody after mass shooting threat prompts at least 8 Missouri school districts to cancel summer school classes
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Anti-Semitic church carving can stay, Germany's top appeal court rules

Germany's highest appeal court has ruled that a medieval sculpture can remain on the outside of a church in Wittenberg, eastern Germany, despite acknowledging that it is anti-Semitic.
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Iraq's most powerful politician has caused a 'tectonic shift'

After eight months of political paralysis, the kingmaker of Iraqi politics has ordered his bloc to withdraw from parliament.
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Germany records first competitive victory against Italy, Hungary thrashes England in UEFA Nations League

Germany's national team claimed a first ever competitive victory against Italy with a comprehensive 5-2 win on Tuesday, while England suffered a shock 4-0 defeat at home against Hungary in the UEFA Nations League.
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Pakistanis told to drink less tea as nation grapples with economic crisis

Pakistanis have been urged to drink less tea to keep the economy afloat, as the world's largest tea importer grapples with soaring inflation and a fast-depreciating rupee.
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El Salvador's Bitcoin investment suffers amid crypto meltdown

El Salvador has embraced Bitcoin like no other country, with the government purchasing hundreds of coins last year as it announced that the cryptocurrency would become legal tender.
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Ukraine war 'perhaps in some way either provoked or not prevented,' says Pope

Pope Francis has said that the war in Ukraine "was perhaps in some way either provoked or not prevented" in remarks published by Italian newspaper La Stampa on Tuesday.
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Alexey Navalny transferred to maximum-security prison

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been transferred from the penal colony where he was serving his term to a higher security prison facility.
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How a new library sheds light on the US 'secret war' in Laos

Most Americans learn something about the Vietnam War at school. Fewer learn about the shadow war that was being fought alongside it.
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US expects announcements of more weapons to Ukraine in meeting of nearly 50 countries

The US expects more announcements of weapons and equipment packages to be sent to Ukraine to help in its fight against Russia at a meeting of nearly 50 countries in Brussels on Wednesday, according to a senior US defense official.
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11 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, residents return to their village

More than 11 years after Japan's worst nuclear disaster, the government lifted evacuation orders in a section of a village previously deemed off limits on Sunday, allowing residents to move back into their homes.
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Japan makes 'online insults' punishable by one year in prison in wake of reality TV star's death

Japan's parliament on Monday passed legislation making "online insults" punishable by imprisonment amid rising public concern over cyberbullying sparked by the suicide of a reality television star who had faced social media abuse.
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Blinken says US is prepared to make adjustments to military posture in response to North Korea

The Biden administration is "prepared to make both short and longer-term adjustments to our military posture" to respond to provocations from North Korea, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday.
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Surreal images explore Asian American identity

There are those who take photos and those who make photos, to paraphrase the legendary photographer Ansel Adams.
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Analysis: Defending the Amazon is a dangerous undertaking. Critics say Bolsonaro is making it worse

Fears are mounting over the fates of Dom Phillips and Bruno Araújo Pereira -- who have been missing in the Brazilian Amazon for over a week -- after the discovery of what appeared to be human remains and revelations that the pair had received death threats.
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Justin Trudeau tests positive for coronavirus for a second time this year

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted Monday he has tested positive again for the virus that causes Covid-19.
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Video of women being brutally attacked sparks outrage in China

Nine people have been arrested in China following an assault on four women in the northern city of Tangshan on Friday, local police said in a statement on Saturday.
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Rape case against soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo dismissed due to 'misconduct' by plaintiff's attorney

The federal civil case alleging that Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo raped a woman in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009 was dismissed on Friday.
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Opinion: The 75-year-old lesson for pushing back against Putin

Seventy-five years ago this week, Secretary of State George Marshall gave a graduation address that changed the world.
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Sexy trash cans? This Swedish city is taking a risqué approach to garbage

The Swedish city of Malmö is taking dirty talk to a whole new level in its latest effort to clean up the streets.
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Family 'devastated' by death sentence on British national by pro-Russian court in Ukraine

Relatives of a British man sentenced to death by a court in the pro-Russian, self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have said they are "devastated" and that he "should be accorded all the rights of a prisoner of war" according to the Geneva Conventions.
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Analysis: Putin shared what his endgame is

• Why Russia is being accused of using food as a weapon of war • Opinion: The 75-year-old lesson for pushing back against Putin
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3 key takeaways from Biden's Summit of the Americas

In an odd twist of scheduling, President Joe Biden was meeting here Thursday with a leader who's amplified conspiracy theories the very same hour that startling new details emerged about the conspiracy to deny him the presidency.
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US and Chinese defense chiefs trade barbs over Taiwan at first face-to-face meeting

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Wei Fenghe have begun meeting at a major defense summit in Singapore.
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Analysis: China's economy is looking brighter but it's not in the clear yet

From big gains in tech stocks to robust trade data, China has had plenty of good news on the economic front this week.
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Blood found in suspect's boat as Brazil searches for missing pair in remote Amazon

Blood has been found in a boat owned by a suspect in the disappearance of a British journalist and indigenous affairs expert in a remote region of the Amazon, Brazil's federal police said Thursday.
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India is facing a firestorm over ruling party officials' comments about Islam. Here's what you need to know

India is trying to contain the diplomatic fallout as outrage grows in the Muslim world following derogatory comments made by ruling party officials about the Prophet Mohammed.
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Chinese military plane crashes in residential area, at least one dead

A Chinese military plane crashed in a residential area in central China on Thursday, killing at least one person, China's state-run national broadcaster CCTV said.
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Why climate activists aren't buying the FIFA World Cup's 'green' claims

World football governing body FIFA has said that it will host the first-ever carbon-neutral World Cup this year -- but not everyone's buying it.
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Chinese hackers breach 'major' telecoms firms, US says

Chinese government-backed hackers have breached "major telecommunications companies," among a range of targets worldwide, by exploiting known software flaws in routers and other popular network networking gear, US security agencies warned Tuesday.
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Iranian passenger train derails, killing at least 17

At least 17 people were killed and 50 more injured after a passenger train derailed in eastern Iran early Wednesday morning, the Iranian Red Crescent said on Twitter.
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China offers $15,000 cash — or a 'spiritual reward' — for national security tip-offs

China is offering its citizens cash rewards of up to and above 100,000 yuan ($15,000) for tip-offs about people who endanger national security, as authorities intensify a years-long campaign to weed out what they see as growing threats from foreign espionage and "hostile forces."
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This landlocked country has been named Europe's best for bathing

The quality of Europe's bathing waters has improved dramatically in recent decades, and a new report released this week by the European Environment Agency (EEA) reveals that almost 85% of its bathing sites now rank as "excellent."
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Snubs from key leaders at Summit of the Americas reveal Biden's struggle to assert US leadership in its neighborhood

The decision by Mexico's President to boycott this week's summit for regional leaders in Los Angeles rendered futile months of work by President Joe Biden and other top officials to convince him to attend.
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British journalist and Brazilian indigenous affairs expert missing in the Amazon

A veteran British journalist and a Brazilian indigenous affairs expert are missing in Brazil's remote Javari Valley, in the far western part of Amazonas state.
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Gunned down on a mercy mission: Witnesses say Russian troops killed Hostomel mayor and two volunteers

As Russian forces closed in on Hostomel in late February, the town's mayor Yurii Prylypko urged local residents to take care of each other.
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China censored a top livestreamer on the eve of June 4. Now his fans are asking about the Tiananmen Square massacre

For decades, the Chinese government has sought to erase all memories of its bloody military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests, especially around the anniversary on June 4.
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A museumgoer threw cake at the Mona Lisa

The "Mona Lisa" was the subject of attempted vandalism on Sunday when a visitor to the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris smeared frosting all over the Renaissance-era painting's protective glass.
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India's ruling party suspends official over comments about Islam

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Sunday it had suspended its spokeswoman Nupur Sharma in response to comments she made during a TV debate about the Prophet Mohammed.
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Opulent gold carriage appears at Platinum Jubilee beaming image of young Queen Elizabeth in its window

As Britain celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, an opulent 260-year-old gilded carriage hit the streets again for the first time in two decades.
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What if planes were wider? Company re-imagines inflight seating

You might not know that the standard for today's airline seat sizing goes all the way back to 1954.
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Six arrested as Hong Kong snuffs out Tiananmen vigil, but memories live on

The football pitches sat empty and silent under the cold glare of floodlights, barricaded off on all sides. Nearby, hundreds of police patrolled the grounds, stopping and searching passersby and sealing off entrances to the park.
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China launches third crewed mission to new space station

China launched another manned mission to its new space station on Sunday, carrying three astronauts who will continue construction of the station for six months.
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North Korea launches ballistic missile off east coast, South Korea and Japan say

North Korea fired at least one unidentified ballistic missile into the waters off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
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Myanmar junta says democracy activists' death sentences upheld, paving way for first executions in decades

Myanmar's military government said on Friday that appeals by two prominent democracy activists against their death sentences had been rejected, paving the way for the country's first executions in decades.
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Inside the world's largest cave

Life is a journey, not a destination, as the saying goes -- and this summer that's truer than ever, as flight delays and cancellations continue.
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She had to flee Iran. Now she's won best actress at Cannes

When Iranian actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi fled her country in 2006 due to a leaked tape, she thought her career was over. But on Saturday she became the first Iranian to win the best actress award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
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In Hong Kong, memories of China's Tiananmen Square massacre are being erased

For decades it was a symbol of freedom on Chinese controlled soil: every June 4, come rain or shine, tens of thousands of people would descend on Victoria Park in Hong Kong to commemorate the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
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Amid criticism, North Korea takes over as UN disarmament president

North Korea, which is under sanctions for developing nuclear weapons in defiance of United Nations Security Council Resolutions, has taken over as head of a UN body aimed at striking disarmament deals amid scorn from critics.
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Salvadoran authorities are committing 'massive' human rights violations, with nearly 2% of the country detained, Amnesty alleges

Salvadoran authorities have committed "massive" human rights violations, including thousands of arbitrary detentions and violations of due process, torture, and ill-treatment, according to a new report from Amnesty International.
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Biden and Saudi crown prince planning to meet later this month

A meeting this month between President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is looking increasingly likely after two key deals were reached on Thursday following months of diplomatic heavy lifting by the US.
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Turkey rebrands as 'Türkiye,' changing name at the United Nations

Turkey is rebranding itself.
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Partner of Australian TV host detained in China expresses fears for her health

Concerns are growing for Australian TV host Cheng Lei, who has been detained in China for nearly two years, following an interview with her partner in which he claimed authorities had cut her access to embassy officials and tightened her food supply.
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Covid in North Korea is likely 'getting worse, not better': WHO

The World Health Organization has cast doubts on North Korea's claims of progress in its fight against a Covid-19 outbreak, saying it believes the situation is getting worse, not better, amid an absence of independent data.
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US lifts Cuba flight restrictions imposed under Trump

The administration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a series of restrictions on flights to Cuba imposed by his predecessor, including ending a prohibition on US airline flights to Cuban airports other than Havana.
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Queen Elizabeth II marks 70 years on the throne, and as an icon

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