Shoppers rush for the exits as Shanghai Ikea goes into lockdown

Panicked shoppers rushed for the exits at an Ikea branch in Shanghai on Saturday after city health authorities ordered the store to lock down after a close contact of a Covid-19 case was traced to the location.
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US does not plan to release frozen Afghan assets soon

The Biden administration does not plan to release billions of dollars of Afghan government assets held by the country's central bank anytime soon, citing concerns the funds could end up in the hands of terrorists after the leader of al Qaeda was killed while hiding out in Afghanistan's capital.
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William Ruto wins Kenyan presidency

Deputy President William Ruto has been elected the country's fifth president, according to the electoral commission.
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in photos: 75 years of independence: India and Pakistan

In August 1947, the Indian subcontinent won its independence from the British, and two nations were born.
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Five Americans among injured in Jerusalem shooting attack

At least eight people, including four US tourists, were wounded in a shooting attack targeting a bus near the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City early Sunday morning.
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75 years on: How India went from impoverished British colony to emerging giant

At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, India became an independent nation after nearly 200 years of British colonial rule, redeeming her "tryst with destiny" in the words of its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
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Children among dozens killed in Egypt church fire

At least 18 children were among the dozens of people known to have died after a fire broke out at a church in Giza's Imbaba neighborhood in greater Cairo on Sunday, according to hospital documents seen by CNN.
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