Reuters

More than 70 people are reported missing after heavy rains forced 17,000 people to flee their homes and damaged nearly half of the 497 towns in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, which borders Uruguay and Argentina.

China has launched the Chang'e-6 probe to return rock and soil samples from the ancient South Pole-Aitken basin on the far side of the Moon, the first such mission in the world.

Congress doubled funding to $6 billion for the production of 155mm artillery shells to replenish stockpiles depleted by supplies to Ukraine and Israel, with the goal of increasing monthly production to 100,000 units by summer 2025.

New riots and arrests of pro-Palestinian demonstrators took place on US university campuses: police forcibly removed dozens of unruly protesters from several universities, including a camp at the University of California, leading to hundreds of arrests.

The United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with $3. 74 billion in annual military aid, the largest aid package from the country to date, with some equipment already arriving in Ukraine.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said that Ukraine has the right to strike targets in Russia with weapons supplied by the UK because Russia is attacking Ukrainian territory.

29 people have been killed and 60 are still missing following devastating floods caused by storms in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, forcing more than 10,000 people to evacuate and leaving 300,000 without power.

Russian troops entered the US military base in Niger after the Nigerian junta expelled US troops from the country.

The Italian government is seeking compensation from the EU for the losses suffered by Italian firms due to Russian sanctions, including the idea of allowing companies whose assets have been seized by Moscow to apply for frozen European assets belonging to Russian business entities.

The United States has called on China and Russia to commit that only humans, not AI, will make decisions about the deployment of nuclear weapons, seeking to establish an important norm of responsible behavior among the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.

An overnight storm in northern France caused landslides that killed a 57-year-old woman and injured her partner, and damaged several houses, requiring 56 firefighters.

JPMorgan Chase is facing potential confiscation of its assets in Russia due to lawsuits filed by Russian banks seeking to recover funds blocked by US sanctions.

Biden believes that "xenophobia" in China, Japan, and India is contributing to the slowdown in economic growth in these countries.

At least 10 people have died and 21 are missing in the worst disaster in history caused by heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

The US, UK, and EU have been pressuring the UAE to crack down on companies evading Russian sanctions over the war in Ukraine by sharing trade data and preventing the export of dual-use goods that could contribute to Russia's military efforts.

Netanyahu has rejected ending the war with Hamas as part of a potential hostage deal, insisting on toppling Hamas and continuing the Rafah operation despite US opposition.

Biden instructed U. S. intelligence to share data on threats from China and Russia with the private sector and international partners to strengthen the security of critical U.S. infrastructure.

Ukraine intends to store about 4 billion cubic meters of gas for foreign companies and traders this winter, 60% more than last year, despite Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure.

NATO chief Stoltenberg said that Ukraine's confidence in its allies has been "shaken" by delays in arms deliveries and called for a multi-year plan that would clearly define the contributions to Ukraine expected from each ally.

Haiti's Transitional Council has appointed Edgar Leblanc as its chairman and Fritz Belizer as prime minister, seeking to restore security and prepare for elections in the violence-torn Caribbean country.

South Korea held talks on joining the second phase of the AUKUS defense pact, aimed at exchanging military technologies, with the possibility of providing its defense, scientific and technological capabilities.

The United Kingdom has sent the first migrant to Rwanda under a voluntary deportation program that plans to pay asylum seekers about $3,700 to move to the African country.

Shell has exited China's energy markets, including power generation, trading and marketing, as part of its strategy to focus on more profitable activities.

Novo Holdings plans to invest about $200 million in quantum computing startups, especially those focused on life sciences in Scandinavia, to harness the technology's potential to accelerate drug development.

Starbucks lowered its full-year sales forecast after reporting a drop in comparable sales for the first time in almost three years due to weak demand in the US and China, the company's two largest markets.

Dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested by New York police after storming Columbia University. They oppose Israel's war in Gaza.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, plans to visit Iran next week to attend a nuclear conference and meet with Iranian officials to overcome the "distance" in the IAEA-Iran relationship.

US climate change diplomat John Podesta will meet with his Chinese counterpart in Washington, DC, in May for bilateral talks on climate change cooperation.

Telegram temporarily disabled official Ukrainian government bots due to a "false positive", but later restored them without providing further details.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he would not resign and promised that everything would change, despite the ongoing investigation into corruption allegations against his wife.