The decline marks a key symbolic threshold for the most commonly used — albeit unofficial — definition of a recession as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth.

The new party called Forward will be co-chaired by former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and Christine Todd Whitman, the former Republican governor of New Jersey.

European Union countries approved a weakened emergency plan to curb their gas demand on Tuesday, after striking compromise deals to reduce the cuts for some countries, as they brace for

He said his apology is a first step, and that a “serious investigation” into abuses must occur to foster healing.

They were sentenced to death in a closed-door trial that rights groups criticised as being unjust.

A state of emergency has been declared in California as the largest active wildfire in the US rapidly spreads near Yosemite National Park.

President Zelenskiy denounced the strikes as blatant “barbarism” that showed Moscow could not be trusted to implement Friday’s deal.

The deal signed on Friday by Moscow and Kyiv and mediated by the UN and Turkey was hailed as a breakthrough after five months fighting. 

The WHO label – a “public health emergency of international concern” – is designed to sound an alarm that a coordinated international response is needed

The resignation increased the likelihood of early elections and a renewed period of uncertainty for Italy and Europe.

Baidu says its new model, the Apollo RT6, has the road skills of a driver with 20 years’ experience.

The two will hold duelling rallies in Arizona on Friday as they stump for rival candidates.

Wickremesinghe, a six-time prime minister, won despite public anger with the ruling elite after months of severe shortages of fuel, food and medicines.

Nigerian-born Kemi Badenoch makes the cut alongside Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Iran on Tuesday in just his second foreign trip since he launched the invasion of Ukraine in February.

 The specific legal provisions of the latest emergency are yet to be announced but previous emergency regulations have been used to deploy the military to arrest and detain people.

The Ukraine president said more than 60 officials from the security service and prosecutor’s office were working against Ukraine in Russian-occupied territories.

Joe Biden will discuss regional missile and defence capabilities on Saturday when he meets Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia.

Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires in Portugal, Spain and southwestern France.

Sri Lanka’s prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as acting president as the country reels from an economic crisis and unrest.