The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner — known for its fun albeit ferocious jabs at Washington — took a more solemn tone this year as President Joe Biden acknowledged the several American journalists under siege in authoritarian countries around the world.

The Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis said, adding that it was also ready to help repatriate Ukrainian children taken to Russia or Russian-occupied land.

Police have charged a 48-year-old security officer for allegedly assaulting a 64-year-old woman outside a shopping complex in Lautoka.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk said that the social media platform will allow media publishers to charge users on a per-article basis with one click.

U.S. President Joe Biden and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, will join Pacific Islands leaders next month for a “historic” future-oriented meeting, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said on Sunday.

Earlier it was reported that three actresses were being considered for the lead role in War 2, which stars Hrithik Roshan and is produced by Yash Raj Films.

Police will continue to address issues such as crimes against women and children, traffic, and illicit drugs through community policing.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged on Sunday to introduce a new policy of real increases in the minimum wage and announced plans to raise the income tax exemption for lower-income earners.

Rising inflation and an intensifying labour crunch are prodding smaller local Japanese firms to follow their big counterparts in raising pay, a move that can generate broader wage hikes and encourage the central bank to phase out its massive stimulus.

Staying updated with scheduled immunizations is crucial to preventing outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases.

Over 200 law enforcement officers in Texas searched for a man accused of shooting to death five neighbours after being asked to stop firing a semiautomatic rifle in Cleveland, Texas.

Ukraine remains in control of a key supply route into Bakhmut, a military spokesperson said, as the head of Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group threatened to withdraw some of his troops from the eastern city if Moscow did not send more ammunition.