Biden: 'Unlikely' missile that hit Poland was fired from Russia

President Joe Biden convened an "emergency" meeting of the Group of Seven and NATO leaders Wednesday morning for consultations after NATO-ally Poland said a "Russian-made" missile killed two people in the eastern part of its country.

Poland says Russian-made missile fell on country, killing 2

Poland said early Wednesday that a Russian-made missile fell in the eastern part of the country, killing two people in a blast that Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy decried as “a very significant escalation” of the war.

There are now 8 billion people on Earth, UN report says

The U.N. report says much of the growth expected between now and 2050 is coming from just eight countries.

Iranian government issues first known death sentence linked to recent protests over headscarf law

The ruling likely marks the first death sentence in the trials of those arrested for participating in protests that have swept Iran over the past weeks demanding an end to clerical rule.

Recent false reports of attacks at US schools coming from overseas, federal agents say

Federal agents believe a recent spate of threats and false reports of shooters at high schools and colleges across the U.S. may be coming from outside of the country.

Biden discusses Taiwan with China's Xi Jinping in effort to avoid 'conflict'

In a news conference following the meeting, Biden said that despite China's recent saber-rattling, he does not believe "there’s any imminent attempt on the part of China to invade Taiwan.”

Istanbul explosion: At least 6 killed, several hurt in bomb blast

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the blast a “treacherous attack” and said its perpetrators would be punished

Man who inspired 'The Terminal' dies at Paris airport

The man, who became known as Sir Alfred, lived for 18 years in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport and loosely inspired the Steven Spielberg film “The Terminal."

Man's 3 a.m. warning saves lives before building collapses

"I am still shaking, because if this gentleman hadn’t come home at 3 a.m. and contacted us, we wouldn’t have had this reaction and ... there would have been deaths."

COVID-19 deaths down 90% since February, WHO says

Overall, the WHO has reported 629 million cases and 6.5 million deaths linked to the pandemic.

The Last Rockstars: 4 of Japan's biggest rock musicians form new band

Four of Japan’s biggest rock stars formed a new band, The Last Rockstars, in a race against time to preserve the spirit of rock music.

Biden to meet with China's Xi Jinping for Taiwan, Russia talks

The in-person meeting, their first since Biden became president, comes amid increasingly strained U.S.-China relations.

Biden hopes Putin will negotiate WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release

“My hope is that now that the election is over, that Mr. Putin will be able to discuss with us and be willing to talk more seriously about a prisoner exchange,” Biden said.

Watch: Polish amputee scores spectacular bicycle kick goal

Marcin Oleksy, who has one of his legs amputated, scored the awesome goal during a match between Warta Poznan and Stal Rzeszow, both of which are teams in Poland’s top-flight league for amputee soccer players.

On Kristallnacht anniversary, Holocaust survivors warn about antisemitism, hate speech

On Nov. 9, 1938, the Nazis, among them many ordinary Germans, killed at least 91 people and vandalized 7,500 Jewish businesses during Kristallnacht — the “Night of Broken Glass.”

Eggs thrown at King Charles III, man detained

A protester was arrested Wednesday after hurling eggs and vitriol at King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort.