Iranian women are cutting off their hair in protest. Here's why

A weeping Iranian woman is seen kneeling by her dead brother's coffin as she slashes through her hair with a pair of scissors. Her relatives wail for justice as she tosses strands onto the coffin.


There's a 98% chance of a global recession in 2023, research firm warns

Warning lights are flashing in the global economy as high inflation, drastic rate hikes and the war in Ukraine take their toll.


At least 4 Palestinians killed, dozens wounded in one of year's deadliest Israeli West Bank raids

At least four Palestinian men were killed and 44 wounded during an Israeli military raid in Jenin Wednesday morning, Palestinian officials said, making it one of the deadliest Israeli raids in the West Bank this year, which has already seen over 100 Palestinians killed.


Bank of England will buy UK bonds at 'whatever scale' necessary to halt crash

The Bank of England said Wednesday it would buy UK government debt "on whatever scale is necessary" in an emergency intervention to halt a bond market crash that it warned could threaten "financial stability."


Poland tightened abortion laws. It didn't count on where help would come from next

It's early evening in an affluent neighborhood in the Dutch city of Haarlem and bed and breakfast owners Arnoud and Marika are waiting for their next guest to arrive. They've prepared their single room for her, a brightly colored space with massive windows overlooking a leafy drive.


Harris calls China's behavior 'disturbing' and reiterates US support for Taiwan in speech

Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday accused China of "undermining key elements of the international rules-based order" and called its behavior in the East China Sea, South China Sea and Taiwan Strait "disturbing."


Fighter jets escort Singapore Airlines plane after bomb hoax

Two air force fighter jets escorted a Singapore Airlines plane traveling from San Francisco to Changi Airport after a passenger made a hoax bomb threat.


Myanmar beauty queen facing junta threat leaves Thailand for Canada

A beauty queen from Myanmar who took refuge in Thailand after criticizing her home country's ruling military junta has left Bangkok for Canada where she is expected to seek asylum, Thai immigration officials told CNN.


Tens of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Noru makes landfall in Vietnam's Da Nang

Typhoon Noru made landfall near Vietnam's popular beach resort city of Da Nang on Wednesday morning, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain as tens of thousands of people were evacuated.


Analysis: The Truss tax plan in the UK cushions the wealthy while pushing borrowers toward a financial cliff

After tumbling to a record low against the dollar, the British pound stabilized Tuesday, rising more than 1% to $1.08.