The Federal Reserve approved a half-point interest rate hike on Wednesday as part of its aggressive battle to bring down the white-hot inflation that has been plaguing the US economy.

More than 120 people have died in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa after torrential rains caused severe flooding in the city, according to a government statement issued Wednesday.

The son of an Ethiopian chemistry professor who was killed during unrest in the country last year has filed a lawsuit against Meta, Facebook's parent company, alleging that the social media platform is fueling viral hate and violence, harming people across eastern and southern Africa.

The European Union has spent the past few days reeling from one of the worst scandals to hit Brussels in decades.

One week into her presidency, Peru's new President Dina Boluarte is battling to contain widespread protests that erupted after the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo. She is the country's sixth president in less than five years.

An electric scooter service just became the only company to pull off an initial public offering in Russia this year.

Hong Kong's High Court ruled on Wednesday that a decision by police to ban a Tiananmen square vigil last year was "unlawful," thereby overturning an earlier conviction against jailed pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung, who helped organize the event.

As federal prosecutors seek to imprison former crypto darling Sam Bankman-Fried, Sen. Elizabeth Warren is attempting to push through Congress a bipartisan crackdown on money laundering in the crypto industry.

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