The European Commission has proposed a plan to fund rebuilding Ukraine using frozen Russian funds seized as part of sanctions.  “Russia must … pay financially for the devastation that it caused,” Ursula von der Leyen, president of the EU’s executive said in a statement. “The damage suffered by Ukraine is …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the U.S. and NATO on Thursday of “direct” participation in its war in Ukraine but claimed Moscow was still open to talks.  In an annual news conference from Moscow, the foreign minister began his comments by defending Russia’s barrage of missile fire on civilian targets …

HONG KONG — Hong Kong announced on Friday that it was lifting mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals, ending one of the world’s strictest Covid-19 policies as Asia follows other parts of the world in transitioning out of the coronavirus pandemic. Since November 2020, the Chinese territory and international financial …

Yale University is being sued over what students say is “systemic discrimination” against students with mental health disabilities. Several students and the advocacy group Elis for Rachael filed a federal class action lawsuit Wednesday in a Connecticut court alleging that the Ivy League institution unfairly treats students struggling with their …

The Vatican has been combating a stream of cyber attacks since Tuesday, a church official confirms. Beginning Tuesday morning, users have reported issues accessing the Vatican’s official website. Attempts to access the site have frequently been met with 404 error responses. VATICAN ACCUSES CHINA OF VIOLATING CONTENTIOUS AGREEMENT, EXPRESSES ‘SURPRISE …

Diamond experts at Taylor and Hart estimated that the ring would cost around £200,000 to create today. However, its association with the late monarch and its historical provenance would “make the ring priceless”, they said. Taylor and Hart’s design director Kate Earlam-Charnley commented: “The centre diamond is a 3.0ct Old …

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com Apple CEO Tim Cook is the first major tech leader to take the temperature of the incoming tech-hostile GOP House, meeting with several Republican leaders in Washington this week. The quiet meetings will provide the first indication of how lawmakers plan to handle tech …

Pakistan on Thursday demanded neighboring Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers prevent terrorist attacks coming from their soil, a day after a suicide bombing in Pakistan’s southwest sent a wave of shock and anger across the country. The bombing killed four people and appeared to target police protecting polio workers in the area. …

Elvis Presley first met Linda Thompson in July 1972, and before long, they began a passionate, loving relationship. A month later, Elvis’ divorce from Priscilla Presley was finalised on August 15, 1972. The couple had been separated for just over a year, but the King of Rock and Roll was …

German lawmakers on Thursday approved a free-trade deal between the European Union and Canada, moving the accord a step closer to taking full effect. The pact, formally known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA, was signed in late 2016. Most of its terms have been implemented provisionally …