 | Religious freedom violation: US lists Pak, China and ten others as 'countries of particular concern'Blinken said the US will continue to carefully monitor the status of freedom of religion or belief in every country around the world and advocate for those facing religious persecution or discriminati |
 | Macron has 'clear and honest' talk with Musk in New OrleansMacron last week criticized Musk for the change of policy, with Covid-19 infections rising sharply in France. |
 | US Jews battle new 'mainstreamed' anti-SemitismThe Holocaust happened. Hitler was a demonic figure. And instead of giving it a platform, our political leaders should be calling out and rejecting anti-Semitism wherever it hides, says Biden. |
 | At least seven university students were sentenced to death behind 'closed' doors, says UNAt least seven male university students were sentenced to death by a military court behind closed doors on Wednesday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said in a statement. |
 | EXPLAINER | Can Ukraine pay for war without wrecking economy?The struggle is finding loans or donations to cover a massive budget deficit for next year and do it without using central bank bailouts that risk wrecking Ukraine's currency, the hryvnia. |
 | Pakistan summons Afghan diplomat to convey anguish over attack on its envoy in Kabul"The Afghan government must prevent the terrorists from undermining relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan," Bilawal said, adding that Pakistan will be undeterred by such cowardly attacks. |
 | Pakistan averts default; pays USD 1 billion international bond before scheduleExperts, however, said this was an ill-liquid and low-volume traded derivative. A little trade in CDS had built a wrong perception of default on the repayment. |
 | Indian Americans at centre of Hunter Biden laptop story that Musk plans to release on TwitterMusk said that he would release details about what he characterised as Twitter's "suppression" of a controversial story done by The New York Post newspaper about Hunter Biden's laptop. |
 | G7, EU agree oil price cap to reduce Russia war fundingThe price cap, previously negotiated on a political level between the G7 group of wealthy democracies and the European Union, will come into effect with an EU embargo on Russian crude oil. |
 | 'India is a part of me': Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar PichaiIndian-American Pichai was awarded the Padma Bhushan for 2022 in the Trade and Industry category. |
 | At Shanghai vigil, bold shout for change preceded crackdownWhat started as a small vigil last weekend by fewer than a dozen people grew into a rowdy crowd of hundreds hours later. |
 | Aline Kominsky-Crumb, underground cartoonist, dies at 74Kominsky-Crumb was known for work that was not only autobiographical but often bracingly sexual — focusing on her insecurities — and explicit. |
 | In crowded camps, Rohingya refugees embrace family planningRoughly two-thirds of Rohingya couples are now using some form of birth control -- up from virtually none five years ago, according to figures from the UN refugee agency. |
 | India to continue buying oil from all countries including Russia: OfficialRussia has threatened to refuse to sell its oil to anyone wanting to cap prices. |
 | 25 years later, Bangladesh closer to peace in border regionThe government insists it has met most of the terms of the Dec. 2, 1997, treaty, but tribal groups and their supporters say it still needs to resolve critical issues including land disputes. |
