World Bank sounds alarm over poverty as income gap widens

The differential between per capita pay growth in the poorest countries and the richest has increased over the past five years, report reads

Surprising rise in US retail sales point to solid economy

The report from the commerce department bolsters expectations that the Fed could delay cutting interest rates until September

Prosecutors seek fines over Trump’s gag order violations at hush money trial

Selection of 12 jurors and six alternates from a pool of Manhattan residents gets under way

FBI opens criminal probe into Baltimore bridge collapse

Investigation to focus on whether the crew left the port knowing the freighter had serious problems with its systems, says report

Tanzania, Rwanda and Zimbabwe join African recall of cough syrup

The countries join Nigeria, Kenya and SA in recalling the same batch of the syrup

Singapore’s Lee Hsien Loong steps down after 20 years as prime minister

Lee to hand over to prime minister-in-waiting Lawrence Wong on May 15

Aid to Gaza has risen, and this must persist, US says

More than 2,000 trucks have been able to get into Gaza, about 100 in the last 24 hours alone

Knife attacker in Sydney mall targeted women, police say

The father of Joel Cauchi said he was devastated by the news and said his son had a long history of mental illness and frustration with women

US will not take part in any Israeli retaliatory action against Iran

UN to meet on Sunday as several countries condemn latest attacks

Iran warns US and Israel against retaliation after attack

Netanyahu’s war cabinet meets as global powers urge restraint

The genesis of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

Military force has its own army, navy, air force and intelligence wing

Timeline: Iran launches direct attack on Israel

Israeli military says it shot down almost all of 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran, which releases video of the attack

Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF MD for a second five-year term

EU finance ministers in March endorsed the Bulgarian economist for a second term