WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged at a 22-year high of 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent as recent consumer data indicates that inflation continued to tick up.

The central bank's latest decision came just a few days after the Commerce Department reported on Friday that the U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Fed's preferred inflation measure, ticked up to 2.7 percent in March. (US-Fed-Rate)

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GAZA -- The Palestinian Islamic Movement (Hamas) said on Wednesday that the ceasefire negotiations with Israel would be suspended if Israel attacks the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

Osama Hamdan, a senior official of Hamas, said in an interview with Lebanon-based al-Manar TV that Hamas would halt all indirect negotiations with Israel if it launches military operations against Rafah. (Gaza-Israel-Talks)

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BOGOTA -- Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Wednesday that the country's diplomatic relations with Israel will be broken from Thursday.

Petro made the remarks in the midst of the May 1 marches in the capital Bogota. (Colombia-Israel-Ties)

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BERLIN -- An accident that occurred Wednesday involving a trailer in southwestern Germany has left 30 people injured, 10 of them seriously, according to the German news agency dpa.

Three people were taken to hospitals in rescue helicopters, but the injuries are not life-threatening, a police spokesman has said. (Germany-Traffic Accident) Enditem

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