U.S. President Joe Biden said that in a call on Monday Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan repeated Ankara’s desire to buy F-16 fighter jets from the United States, while Biden responded that Washington was keen to see Ankara drop its objection to Sweden’s joining NATO.

HSBC is set to announce next month that the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank will be renamed HSBC Innovation Banking, Sky News reported on Monday.

After 57 dates in 33 countries, Arctic Monkeys’ world tour returns to the UK on Monday for a run of stadium shows.

Australian senators will use parliamentary hearings this week to demand accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) name staff and clients who were in on the “big four” firm’s misuse of confidential government tax plans.

The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service is warning the public to beware of fake correspondences sent to them on FRCS Public Notice templates requesting to pay tax on lottery winnings.

A 22-year-old man charged with one count each of arson, burglary and theft has been remanded at the Labasa Corrections Centre until June 7th.

Twenty-six officers underwent a week-long training aimed at tackling maritime crime in Fiji and the region.

Fiji took part in the 3rd World Climate Industry Expo in South Korea, which showcased the latest technologies and policies in the global climate environment and energy fields.

The show, which focuses on the power struggle between the children of media mogul Logan Roy, has finally concluded after four seasons.

A wildfire in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax led to mandatory evacuation orders for thousands of homes, and officials said residents will not be not allowed to return until advised by municipal authorities.

A handful of hard-right Republican lawmakers said on Monday they would oppose a deal to raise the United States’ $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, in a sign that the bipartisan agreement could face a rocky path through Congress before the U.S. runs out of money next week.

Dozens of protesters clashed with security forces in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, on Monday after lawmakers and supporters were blocked from visiting the home of a prominent opposition politician on trial for rape and libel.