Janet Yellen defends the US, as stock markets fall after credit downgrade.

Mary-Louise Parker and Billy Crudup were together for seven years before parting ways in 2003 while she was seven months pregnant with their child

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his economic policies haven't changed but his finance minister will have leeway to move away from an unconventional approach that many have blamed for a worsening cost-of-living crisis

Turkey is expected to reverse some of the unorthodox economic policies of President Erdogan.

Watch live as the International Committee of the Red Cross holds a briefing on the Ukraine dam situation and the organisation's visits to prisoners of war. The Nova Kakhova dam, which was under Russian control, was breached on the morning of 6 June, with water surging through it and causing extensive flooding in Kherson - prompting the evacuation of thousands of people. Damage to the area can be seen from space, with huge areas of land submerged in water. As of Tuesday, 13 June, the death toll from flooding in two Russian-controlled towns in southern Ukraine has risen to 17 in the wake of the dam's collapse, a Russian-installed official in Kherson said. It is not clear how the dam was breached. Ukrainian forces have accused Russia of deliberately destroying the dam; Russia says the destruction was an act of "sabotage" by Ukraine to deprive the annexed Crimean peninsula of water. Read More The Body in the Woods | An Independent TV Original Documentary The harrowing discovery at centre of The Independent’s new documentary

China has voiced support for Russia after a short-lived insurrection posed the gravest challenge to the 23-year rule of Vladimir Putin, a close partner of Chinese leader Xi Jinping in his push for a new world order and strategic alignment against the US.

Japan’s government is asking liquefied natural gas importers to secure new decades-long supply deals under efforts to boost

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and top Republicans have begun to strategize about how to move forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden this fall -- the latest sign that the House GOP is seriously laying the groundwork to initiate rare proceedings against the current president.

Judge decided not to proceed with the trial, citing the accusers as incompetent and highlighting inconsistencies in their statements over the years

A weekend celebration at a Southern California dance ballroom was hailed by organizers as the latest sign of healing within the Asian American community following the Lunar New Year shooting that killed 11 people at a nearby dance studio

Fisher said that as an 'inexperienced' 19-year-old, she trusted Ford, 33, and confessed in her memoir that their romance was extremely 'intense'

Whether world leaders should engage with the Taliban government is complicated, writes Lyse Doucet.