Fried chicken was cheap comfort food for South Koreans. Now a meal can cost $22

Clark Park, a 35-year-old YouTuber, is one of many people in South Korea fed up with high food prices.


Five banks in Lebanon held up by depositors demanding access to savings

Depositors held up at least five separate banks around Lebanon on Friday in an attempt to retrieve savings frozen in the banking system, a Lebanese army official told CNN.


Major fire breaks out at 42-story skyscraper in Changsha, China

A major fire broke out in a 42-story skyscraper in the central Chinese city of Changsha in Hunan province on Friday.


FedEx cuts sales forecast by half a billion dollars, warning of economy

FedEx shares plunged 21% in premarket trading Friday after it warned last Thursday that a slowing economy will cause it to fall $500 million short of its revenue target.


Air traffic control strike grounds hundreds of flights across Europe

Hundreds of flights have been canceled and thousands of passengers forced to change plans as French air traffic controllers took industrial action over pay on Friday.


Hungary can 'no longer be considered a full democracy,' says EU Parliament

Hungary can "no longer be considered a full democracy," the European Parliament said in a statement following its adoption of a report on Thursday.


Wall Street dodged a rail strike, but there's trouble ahead

The announcement from the White House that a tentative deal has been reached to avert the first national rail strike in three decades comes as a huge relief for businesses and investors worried about fresh supply chain disruptions.


British pound hits a 37-year low as UK economy skids

The British pound slumped to a 37-year low on Friday after new data showed that shoppers are pulling back spending as inflation squeezes household budgets, underscoring fears that the economy may already be shrinking.


China and Russia present united front at summit as Ukraine war risks exposing regional divisions

When Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin sit down with other Asian leaders at a summit in Central Asia Friday, they will seek to present a united front to counterbalance the United States and its allies.


Chinese and Russian militaries share a potential weakness, new US report finds

China's military leaders share a potential weakness that has undermined their Russian counterparts in Ukraine and could hamper their ability to wage a similar war, according to a new report from the US National Defense University.