Canada's First Quantum suspends Panama mine operations
Canadian mining giant First Quantum Minerals announced Thursday the suspension of its operations at a major mine in Panama, saying it was being blocked from exporting copper abroad.
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UN to vote on demand for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine
The United Nations is expected to vote Thursday on a resolution demanding Russia withdraw its troops from Ukraine, one year after it invaded the country.
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US stocks bounce following downcast sessions
US stocks bounced higher Thursday following a streak of downcast sessions, while European shares were also mostly higher.
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Biden nominates ex-Mastercard CEO to lead World Bank
US President Joe Biden said Thursday that Washington is nominating former Mastercard Chief Executive Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, after its current chief David Malpass announced plans to step down early.
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On war anniversary eve, Zelensky says Ukraine 'will prevail'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday expressed confidence in his country's victory over invading Russian forces with fears mounting of strikes on the war's first anniversary.
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Wagner's chief Prigozhin: ambitious but deeply divisive
He says he has helped the Kremlin gain ground in Ukraine, but he has ruffled feathers among Russian elites.
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From his farm to Alaska, Jimmy Carter leaves environmental legacy
Several thousand solar panels bake under an unseasonably warm February sun in Plains, Georgia, one of the many projects that bolster the environmental record of local icon and former US president Jimmy Carter.
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David Bowie archive to open to public in 2025
A six-decade archive charting pop icon David Bowie's career will open in London in 2025, providing a "new source book for the Bowies of tomorrow", a museum director said Wednesday.
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Japan's 'Suzume' stars at Berlinale after 20-year anime hiatus
Japanese director Makoto Shinkai admits that he "didn't have an eye on the global market" when making "Suzume".
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Minute of silence for slain teacher in southwest France
French schools were set Thursday to hold a nationwide minute of silence for a teacher stabbed to death the previous day by one of her pupils with no apparent motive.
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