EU leaders have asked officials to prepare a blueprint for how the bloc's previously obscure mutual assistance clause would work,
April 24, 2026
Weekly inflows into global equity funds surged to a more than 17-month high in the week through April 22, fuelled by optimism over demand for artificial intelligence and robust
April 24, 2026
For nearly a week, Pakistan's capital has been waiting for peace talks between the U.S. and Iran to take place there, and although there is no sign the
April 24, 2026
Conflict, drought and shrinking aid will keep global hunger at critical levels in 2026, with food insecurity expected to worsen in some of the world's
April 24, 2026
Hyundai Motor will roll out 20 new models in China over the next five years as it seeks to revive its fortunes in the world's largest auto market, the
April 24, 2026
(Corrects the figure for private credit exposure in Nomura's wholesale division to $400 million from $200 million in paragraph 14.)
April 24, 2026
President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's Federal Security Service's spy academy to carry the name of "Iron Felix" Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the
April 24, 2026
Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh has called for a major rethink of how to measure inflation, but he may have less trouble finding new
April 24, 2026
A Russian drone attack overnight on Ukraine's southern city of Odesa killed an elderly married couple and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.
April 24, 2026
Brazil's biggest bank failure in recent history has led to an aggressive crackdown on public pension funds, which were among its creditors, limiting
April 24, 2026
Porsche has agreed to sell its stakes in sportscar makers Bugatti and Rimac to a consortium led by a U.S. fund co-
April 24, 2026
Trump dismisses Prince Harry’s comments on Ukraine ahead of royal visit
April 24, 2026
Hundreds of Everest hopefuls are waiting at base camp as glacier blocks route to summit
April 24, 2026
House Ethics Committee pushes for more staff and more authority as misconduct scandals rock Congress
April 24, 2026
South Korean prosecutors have rejected a police request for an arrest warrant for music tycoon Bang Si-Hyuk
April 24, 2026
Third US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East as Trump declines to give timeline on ending Iran war
April 24, 2026
Czech power company ČEZ has signed a deal with U.K. company Rolls-Royce SMR to prepare for building the first small modular nuclear reactor in the Czech Republic
April 24, 2026
China is sending two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta, the China Wildlife Conservation Association says
April 24, 2026
The Trump administration is vowing to crack down on foreign tech companies’ exploitation of U.S. artificial intelligence models, singling out China at a time that country is narrowing the gap with the U.S. in the AI race
April 24, 2026
Japan will set up a task force to address cybersecurity risks in its financial system following concerns about potential vulnerabilities linked to
April 24, 2026
German business morale fell more than expected in April, as the Iran war made companies more pessimistic and threatened the long-awaited recovery of
April 24, 2026
British motorists worried about fuel price increases rushed to the pumps immediately after the start of the Iran war, pushing up total sales volumes
April 24, 2026
A spike in energy costs caused Spanish industrial prices to rise at their fastest rate in a year in March after falling for four consecutive months, the National Statistics
April 24, 2026
The Philippines, chair of the regional bloc ASEAN, on Friday encouraged more prisoner releases in Myanmar, including ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said a
April 24, 2026
The Middle East conflict will lead to slower economic growth and higher inflation in Switzerland, but the Swiss National Bank has unrestricted scope to target
April 24, 2026
China's foreign ministry on Friday rejected an accusation by U.S.
April 24, 2026
Thailand's Supreme Court said on Friday that 44 current and former
April 24, 2026
The Swiss National Bank should sell its $1.1 billion stake in Palantir Technologies, campaigners from Minneapolis said at a meeting of the central bank on
April 24, 2026
Authorities in Indonesia’s capital are seeking to remove at least 10 tons of janitor fish from the city’s waterways
April 24, 2026
China’s AI upstart DeepSeek drops new model. Will it make waves like last year?
April 24, 2026
New Orleans mass shooting plan was thwarted by network of law enforcement. Here’s what we know
April 24, 2026
A massive ice block on the route above Mount Everest's base camp is delaying climbers seeking to scale the world's highest peak
April 24, 2026
India has dismissed as "uninformed" comments shared by U.S.
April 24, 2026
Myanmar's junta leader-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing has issued new emergency ordinances to impose military control in 60 townships, a move aimed at tightening security in
April 24, 2026
French consumer confidence fell sharply in April, recording its largest drop since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, the INSEE official statistics agency said on Friday.
April 24, 2026
South Korea's national security adviser said on Thursday the U.S. alliance was not in crisis despite recent friction, though he acknowledged that current strains with
April 24, 2026
In Baltic skies, there's a regular ballet of posturing between pilots from NATO nations and Russia
April 24, 2026
A U.S. soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market
April 24, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Markets were in a dour mood on Friday, with Iran flaunting its grip over the Strait of Hormuz serving as a stark reminder that the
April 24, 2026
South Korean prosecutors sought a 30-year jail term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, in a case alleging he ordered a drone operation over Pyongyang to help
April 24, 2026
U.S.
April 24, 2026
The traditional global asset correlations that collapsed when the war in the Middle East erupted remain broken, leaving investors to piece together
April 24, 2026
A surge in fossil fuel prices since the Iran war is squeezing polyester suppliers and garment makers across
April 24, 2026
Jaden McDaniels and the Minnesota Timberwolves flexed even more of their defensive muscle against the flagging Denver Nuggets and seized a 2-1 lead in the first-round NBA playoff series with a dominant 113-96 victory
April 24, 2026
A woman and her five children, whose immigration detention of over 10 months marked the longest family detention under President Donald Trump's
April 24, 2026
Swiss National Bank Chairman Martin Schlegel said the outlook for Switzerland's economy hinges on how long conflict-driven energy price pressures persist, warning that
April 24, 2026
The European Central Bank meets next Thursday, with an Iran war ceasefire easing the pressure on it for an immediate interest rate
April 24, 2026
Indonesia has room to breach its legal fiscal deficit ceiling of 3% of GDP without triggering an immediate ratings downgrade
April 24, 2026
The United States and the European Union will sign a memorandum of understanding on Friday for a partnership on critical minerals, the State
April 24, 2026
Mercedes-Benz will use this year's Beijing auto show to pitch how it plans to navigate China's fiercely competitive car market, where Chief Executive Ola Kaellenius says
April 24, 2026
Thailand's Supreme Court said on Friday it had accepted a petition that accuses 44 current and former opposition lawmakers of ethics violations over their attempt in 2021
April 24, 2026
Quarterly earnings reporting may soon become optional for U.S. firms - yet the vast majority of companies are unlikely to take advantage
April 24, 2026
A small Indigenous village in Alaska wants to reclaim its status as a top spot for polar bear tourism
April 24, 2026
Japan's core inflation slowed below the central bank's 2% target for a second straight month in March, data showed on Friday, as government fuel subsidies
April 24, 2026
Lebanon and Israel extended their ceasefire for three weeks after a high-level
April 23, 2026
From inside a Salvadoran mega prison, more than one hundred alleged gang members sit in rows, wrists cuffed and ankles shackled,
April 24, 2026
Shootout after argument at Louisiana mall leaves 1 dead, 5 injured, including bystanders, police say
April 24, 2026
President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” Iranian small boats choking the Strait of Hormuz
April 23, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says he has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines to choke traffic through the Strait of Hormuz
April 23, 2026
Bowen Byram scored a minute after Boston missed a penalty shot, and Alex Tuch broke a third-period tie to help Buffalo come from behind and beat the Bruins 3-1
April 24, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S. weapon deliveries to Ukraine haven't stopped despite the Iran war
April 23, 2026
U.S.
April 24, 2026
Cisco Systems on Thursday showed a switching chip that it says will be able to connect quantum computers of different types, another step in its
April 24, 2026
Singapore is transforming from East-West gateway to neutral ground for the AI sector, with Chinese startups hoping to operate
April 24, 2026
A U.S.
April 24, 2026
More than 100 million vaccine doses have been delivered to 18.3 million children worldwide since 2023 under a global drive to reverse pandemic-related declines
April 24, 2026
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April 24, 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday a key runway safety system failed to activate before a March 22 fatal collision between an
April 24, 2026
U.S. Republican Senator Steve Daines will lead a five-member bipartisan delegation to China next week, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday, citing sources. U.S.
April 24, 2026
Federal investigators have released a preliminary report on last month's deadly airplane crash at a New York City airport
April 24, 2026
More than 50 homes and structures were destroyed this week and at least 1,000 others were threatened on Thursday by wildfires in southeast Georgia that sent
April 24, 2026
Australian general insurer Suncorp said on Friday it had purchased a five-year aggregate reinsurance cover that will provide up to A$2.4 billion ($1.71 billion) in total
April 24, 2026
Navy Secretary John Phelan was fired after conflicts with senior Pentagon leadership over shipbuilding, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday.
April 24, 2026
The multiple investigations into xAI’s creation and dissemination of sexually abusive imagery may lead the
April 24, 2026
Europe's largest software maker SAP on Thursday reported a 17% increase in first-quarter profit, beating estimates, due to strong growth in its cloud business.
April 24, 2026
Guatemala's Constitutional Court on Thursday froze the process to select the country's next attorney general and ordered the nominating commission
April 24, 2026
Japan's core consumer prices rose 1.8% in March from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday.
April 24, 2026
Authorities have arrested two young people in an alleged plot to attack a Texas synagogue
April 24, 2026
President Donald Trump is having the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool coated in a swimming pool surface hued in “American flag blue,” covering a decades-old granite surface that he said was “leaking like a sieve” and would take years to replace
April 24, 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board says a firefighter whose truck collided with an Air Canada jet last month on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing both pilots, heard an air traffic controller warn “stop, stop, stop” but didn’t know who it was for
April 24, 2026
Four-time champion Italy is not interested in replacing Iran at the upcoming World Cup in North America following a suggestion to that effect by U.S. special envoy Paolo Zampolli
April 23, 2026
President Donald Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group by three weeks after talks at the White House
April 23, 2026
Oil prices jumped and Wall Street fell on Thursday, with the Nasdaq having its worst day in a month, as fading hopes of a U.S.-Iran peace deal
April 24, 2026
U.S.
April 24, 2026
Newmont beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Thursday as record gold prices helped offset lower production, though the world's largest gold miner
April 24, 2026
The United States is concerned about some Chinese infrastructure in Argentina, U.S.
April 24, 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sought to de-escalate tensions with the U.S. on Thursday after the deaths of two
April 24, 2026
The Trump administration has approved only one Gold Card visa under a program granting U.S. residency to non-citizens for a $1 million fee, Commerce Secretary Howard
April 24, 2026
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April 24, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not use a nuclear weapon in the war against Iran. "Why would I use a nuclear weapon?
April 24, 2026
Advocacy groups issued a travel advisory on Thursday, warning that visitors traveling to the U.S. for the 2026 World Cup may face arbitrary detention or
April 24, 2026
U.S.
April 24, 2026
Firefighters have brought under control a blaze that broke out at Russia's Black Sea Tuapse oil refinery after a Ukrainian drone attack, local officials said on Thursday.
April 24, 2026
Iran flaunted its tightened grip over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday with a video of commandos in a
April 23, 2026
U.S.
April 24, 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday the government has opened an investigation into Economy Minister Marcelo
April 24, 2026
Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit, as strong demand in its industrial and energy technology unit offset drilling weakness
April 24, 2026
The new U.N.-backed international force charged with combating Haiti’s violent gangs has received more pledges than the 5,500 military and police it is seeking, and Chadian troops have already deployed in the capital, Port-au-Prince
April 24, 2026
Amnesty International and U.S. civil rights groups have issued a “World Cup travel advisory," warning visitors about “rising authoritarianism and increasing violence" in the U.S. under President Donald Trump's immigration policies
April 24, 2026
US military developing plans to target Iran’s Strait of Hormuz defenses if ceasefire fails
April 24, 2026
2 separate deaths on UC Berkeley campus under investigation, police say: Here's what we know
April 24, 2026
Firefighter heard ‘stop stop stop’ before deadly LaGuardia collision – but didn’t know who the warning was for, NTSB finds
April 24, 2026
San Francisco honors 'Grandpa Vicha' by reaffirming commitment to protecting seniors
April 24, 2026
Here's what Utah is putting inside the 'America 250' time capsule
April 24, 2026
Armed intruder breaks into home, sexually assaults one homeowner
April 24, 2026
A Florida county sheriff's office says they arrested a former law enforcement officer whom federal authorities say planned a mass shooting targeting Black people at a large festival in New Orleans
April 23, 2026
City manager announces dismissal of Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge
April 24, 2026
Venezuela was promised an economic revival. But three months of minimum wage doesn’t add up to a single US dollar
April 24, 2026
Brazil's antitrust watchdog CADE approved on Thursday a recommendation to deepen investigations into the use of journalistic content by Alphabet's Google, which would
April 23, 2026
Four European states have accused Russia of trying to destroy the memory of Soviet leader Josef Stalin's crimes against his own people after a monument to
April 24, 2026
The U.S.
April 23, 2026
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April 23, 2026
Ukraine has developed interceptor drones that can be directed from a distance and are capable of hitting targets hundreds or thousands of kilometres away, Defence Minister
April 24, 2026
Ken Griffin's Citadel has pushed back against Zohran Mamdani after the New York Mayor dragged in the billionaire investor's penthouse in his push to tax wealthy property owners in
April 24, 2026
Colombia's state oil firm Ecopetrol has agreed to buy a stake of around 26% in Brazilian energy firm Brava, in a deal that could result in the Colombian company taking
April 24, 2026
The PGA Tour eliminated 4% of its workforce on Thursday as part of a restructuring process.
April 24, 2026
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April 24, 2026
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April 24, 2026
President Donald Trump intends to nominate a longtime business executive and government contracting expert to head the Transportation Security
April 24, 2026
President Donald Trump announced a drug pricing deal with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on Thursday, wrapping up the
April 23, 2026
Jurors at the Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition said on Thursday they would not consider artists from countries whose leaders are facing charges
April 24, 2026
The White House is expected to extend the Jones Act waiver for up to 90 days as early as Friday to help blunt fuel price pressures tied to the Iran conflict,
April 24, 2026
Havana won't abide by any American “ultimatums” to release political prisoners as part of new talks
April 24, 2026
Teen launches Saipan relief mission after Category 5 typhoon
April 24, 2026
U.S. stocks pulled back from their record heights on a shaky Wall Street
April 23, 2026
Two trains have collided in Denmark, critically injuring five people
April 23, 2026
Former police officer arrested for allegedly planning mass shooting at New Orleans festival
April 23, 2026
The Department of Justice’s internal watchdog is reviewing the department’s compliance with the law mandating the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files
April 23, 2026
White House accuses China of copying American AI models in ‘industrial-scale’ campaign
April 24, 2026
A federal judge has ordered the release from immigration custody of the family of a man charged in a fatal firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado, last year
April 24, 2026
Judges at the International Criminal Court have confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he allegedly oversaw while in office
April 23, 2026
Two Chinese nationals face charges in the U.S. that they managed a sprawling compound in Myanmar where authorities say workers were forced to participate in cryptocurrency investment fraud scams
April 24, 2026
Greece will cease to be the euro zone's most indebted country by the end of this year as its public debt will fall below
April 23, 2026
Pope Leo on Thursday firmly condemned the killing of protesters in Iran, after U.S.
April 23, 2026
Swedish appliance maker Electrolux said on Thursday it would launch a 9 billion Swedish crown ($976.34 million) rights issue and unveiled
April 23, 2026
Cubans this week began to reap the benefits of a recent 100,000 metric ton delivery of Russian oil, a temporary lifeline for the energy-starved nation and
April 24, 2026
The U.S.
April 23, 2026
Crude oil futures spiked $5 a barrel on Thursday after reports that air defenses were engaging targets over Tehran and of a power struggle between Iran's
April 23, 2026
U.S. stocks fell in choppy trading on Thursday as hopes dimmed for a quick end to the Iran war, while investors grappled with a
April 23, 2026
The United States is planning to deploy officials to observe next month's election in The Bahamas, the U.S.
April 24, 2026
A lack of water, money and electricity combined with a U
April 23, 2026
More than two years after an Ohio judge declared a mistrial, a murder retrial has begun for a former Ohio sheriff’s deputy charged in the December 2020 killing of a Black man
April 23, 2026
Justice Department watchdog to review handling of Epstein files
April 24, 2026
The Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment is sparking outrage among civil rights leaders
April 24, 2026
Federal authorities say they've arrested nearly two dozen members and associates of the Mexican Mafia during a crackdown across Southern California
April 23, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he was "increasingly concerned" about a growing use of proxies by foreign states to carry out attacks in Britain,
April 23, 2026
The White House on Thursday accused China of stealing U.S. artificial intelligence labs' intellectual property on an industrial scale in a
April 23, 2026
Sales and deliveries by Italian luxury sports carmaker Lamborghini in the Middle East are at a standstill as conflict in the region forces dealership closures and blocks
April 23, 2026
Nasdaq said on Thursday it will roll out a suite of products to support its planned extension of U.S. equities trading to 23 hours a day, five days a week, as a push to expand
April 23, 2026
The European Union formally approved on Thursday a 90-billion-euro ($105-billion) loan to Ukraine and new sanctions against
April 23, 2026
Shares in Mexican bottler Arca Continental jumped over 4% in early trading on Thursday after its volumes surpassed
April 23, 2026
Pope Leo on Thursday decried the world's treatment of immigrants, saying that often migrants and refugees seeking to escape violence or
April 23, 2026
Pope Leo signaled on Thursday that he does not plan to go beyond efforts made by his predecessor Francis to offer Church blessings for
April 23, 2026
Millions more Americans might qualify for dual Canadian citizenship under a recent change to Canada’s requirements that has led to a surge in applications from its southern neighbor
April 23, 2026
Pope Leo XIV is urging the United States and Iran to return to talks to end the war
April 23, 2026
France investigates suspected tampering with weather sensors after Polymarket bets
April 24, 2026
A cannabis industry group calls President Donald Trump’s reclassification of state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug “the most significant federal advancement in cannabis policy" in decades
April 23, 2026
The European Union has approved a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for the next two years
April 23, 2026
Britain's Prince Harry made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday and called on Russia's President Vladimir Putin to end the war - a week after a massive
April 23, 2026
Big smiles and bigger hearts: These are the 8 children killed in the Shreveport mass shooting
April 23, 2026
By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, April 23 - The International Monetary Fund will send a team to Mozambique in June to advance talks on a new loan programme, a spokesperson said, as the country struggles
April 23, 2026
The Iran war is having a devastating humanitarian impact globally with higher energy prices making everything from filling the tank of an aid lorry to
April 23, 2026
At least 518 people were killed in violence that broke out during Tanzania's elections last October, a government-appointed commission of inquiry said on
April 23, 2026
Wall Street stocks dipped on Thursday and crude prices rose as Iran flaunted its control over the Strait of Hormuz and on signs of escalation in the
April 23, 2026
Two Russian LGBT organisations said on Thursday they had been designated by separate courts as "extremist", part of a widening crackdown on the gay and transgender community.
April 23, 2026
Russia's economic contraction in the first two months of the year may prompt the central bank to cut its key rate faster than expected, some analysts
April 23, 2026
The average rate on the popular U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell this week, though further declines are likely to be limited by uncertainty surrounding a fragile
April 23, 2026
European Union leaders will discuss the bloc's mutual assistance clause at a summit in Cyprus on Thursday, as U.S.
April 23, 2026
Russia warned on Thursday that any European countries that accepted deployments of French nuclear-capable strategic bombers would make themselves targets for
April 23, 2026
The U.S.
April 23, 2026
U.S. oil executives expect domestic production to rise as the ongoing war in Iran upends global supplies and pushes crude and fuel prices higher,
April 23, 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday she will propose economist Roberto Lazzeri as the country's next ambassador to the United States, opting to
April 23, 2026
Freeport-McMoRan, the world's largest publicly traded copper producer, said on Thursday it expects a slower-than-anticipated recovery at its flagship Grasberg mine in Indonesia
April 23, 2026
The government of Argentina's President Javier Milei blocked the entry of accredited journalists to government house Casa Rosada
April 23, 2026
The Venice Biennale has lost 2 million euros ($2.3 million) in funding due to its decision to allow Russia to participate in the 61st contemporary art show
April 23, 2026
Police perform Heimlich maneuver to save elderly woman choking at Metro Detroit restaurant
April 23, 2026
The U.K. and French governments have signed a new multimillion-euro deal to reduce migrant crossings in the English Channel
April 23, 2026
The Olympic Games could return to Paris as soon as 2030
April 23, 2026
Worst spring drought on record grips US, fueling wildfires and water worries
April 23, 2026
An AP-NORC poll finds many of the groups that helped elect Donald Trump as president again are deeply unhappy with his performance
April 23, 2026
Paving roads in the Amazon rainforest often causes deforestation that threatens the people who live there
April 23, 2026
A new international group representing soccer players has launched as a rival to long established global union FIFPRO
April 23, 2026
Barcelona says forward Lamine Yamal will miss the rest of the club season but should be healed from a leg injury in time to play for Spain at the World Cup
April 23, 2026
Mexico's 12-month inflation stood at 4.53% in the first half of April, data from statistics agency INEGI showed on Thursday, above
April 23, 2026
India and the U.S. are engaged in constructive talks aimed at reaching a balanced and mutually beneficial trade agreement, a spokesperson from India's
April 23, 2026
Shares of cannabis firms reversed early gains on Thursday as investors took a closer look at the limited scope of the U.S. government's move
April 23, 2026
The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits edged up last week, pointing to continued labor market stability in April, though
April 23, 2026
Israeli airstrikes killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, and Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 15-year-old
April 23, 2026
At the ‘art world Olympics,’ Team USA is chaotic
April 23, 2026
The dollar edged higher and was on track for a weekly gain on Thursday, as a standoff between Iran and the United States
April 23, 2026
Mauritius said it would wait up to the end of July for Britain to finalise a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands after London put the agreement on hold following
April 23, 2026
British consumer morale slid this month to its lowest since October 2023 as households ramped up their expectations for price rises, according to a survey on Thursday that added
April 23, 2026
The son of the former Shah appealed to Western countries to join the war against Iran and criticised the decision of the German government not to meet him during his visit
April 23, 2026
The global economy is facing ever more tangible strains from the energy shock triggered by the Iran war
April 23, 2026
A South Jersey sports museum owner brought Pope Leo XIV gifts during a trip to Rome
April 23, 2026
India's inflation risks have increased, driven by supply-side disruptions including the Iran war and weather-related uncertainties, the central bank
April 23, 2026
Slovakia and Hungary said they began receiving crude oil through the Druzhba pipeline on Thursday after a months-long outage that had blocked European Union aid to
April 23, 2026
The European Central Bank will hold its deposit rate on April 30 but hike it in June, according to just over
April 23, 2026
Britain's FTSE 100 closed a little lower on Thursday, with declines in heavyweight financials offset by some stocks after their corporate updates, while markets assessed fading
April 23, 2026
Seven ministers from Romania's largest party, the Social Democrats, resigned from the pro-European coalition government of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan on Thursday,
April 23, 2026
Some form of ongoing U.N. presence might continue after a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon ends later this year, U.N. peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix
April 23, 2026
Tourist’s ‘pre-wedding challenge’ damages historic Florence statue
April 23, 2026
Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday, with investors hesitant to extend the recent equities rally in the absence of clear signals on the U.S.-Iran war, while a
April 23, 2026
Italy's deal to send migrants to Albania while their asylum claims are processed is compatible in principle with EU rules, an adviser to the bloc’s top court said on
April 23, 2026
The suggestion by an envoy of Donald Trump that Italy should replace Iran at this year's World Cup provoked embarrassment from Azzurri fans on
April 23, 2026
The risk of Germany slipping into recession has risen sharply due to the Iran war, a study by the IMK institute seen by Reuters on Thursday showed, as higher energy prices
April 23, 2026
Italy is ready to deploy up to four vessels, including two minesweepers, as part of an international mission to clear the Strait of Hormuz, the navy's chief of staff said.
April 23, 2026
The approval of a 90-billion-euro European Union loan throws Ukraine a lifeline, averting deep cuts to public services, but Kyiv may need more money to meet
April 23, 2026
Defense contractor Leidos said on Thursday it won a $617 million contract from the U.S.
April 23, 2026
Global air travel remains severely disrupted, with many people unable to fly as planned after the Iran war forced the closure of major Middle Eastern hubs, including Dubai, Doha
February 28, 2026
The world's largest alternative asset manager Blackstone designed its funds with changes in credit markets in mind, its chairman and CEO said on Thursday, as the company
April 23, 2026
U.S. business activity picked up in April after nearly stalling in the prior month, but supplier delivery times at factories worsened as the war with
April 23, 2026
The Panama Canal Authority said on Thursday that some ships had recently paid more than $1 million for crossing slots at auction, but said the unusually high prices
April 23, 2026
President Donald Trump has turned to naval blockades to pressure the governments of Venezuela, Cuba and now Iran to meet his demands
April 23, 2026
Slovenia’s national broadcaster RTV Slovenia won’t air the Eurovision Song Contest this year after the small European country previously pulled out of the event over Israel’s participation
April 23, 2026
A commission in Tanzania formed to investigate postelection violence says that at least 518 people died after the October vote
April 23, 2026
The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster fueled global fears about nuclear energy and slowed down its development in Europe and other regions
April 23, 2026
Prince Louis birthday photo released to mark the young royal turning 8
April 23, 2026
President Donald Trump loves to keep people guessing about his next policy moves, a reality TV, cliffhanger governing style that is helping “events” wagering companies, including some backed by one of his sons
April 23, 2026
More than 30 million people will be pushed back into poverty by the impacts of the Iran war including disruptions to fuel and fertiliser supplies just
April 23, 2026
Italy may not be able to raise defence spending as planned due to growing economic and public finance difficulties plus the need to counter surging energy
April 23, 2026
U.S. airlines are seeing their best passenger numbers ever, cramming more people onto their planes and boosting revenues, yet in a cruel paradox, a
April 23, 2026
Teck Resources on Thursday beat analysts' estimates for first-quarter profit, aided by an increase in copper prices and record sales, while the company's proposed merger with
April 23, 2026
A warning of higher condom prices by the world's top maker has gone viral
April 23, 2026
Organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics said on Thursday they had sold more than 4 million tickets in the first release this month, an early sign
April 23, 2026
The partner of Princess Diana's brother has settled her lawsuit against his ex-wife for alleged misuse of private information after she disclosed her diagnosis of multiple
April 23, 2026
Procter & Gamble is set to report a sixth straight quarter of gross margin declines as the consumer goods bellwether battles choppy demand and fresh cost pressures from the war in
April 23, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large for Finance and Markets While stock markets have impressively filtered out much of the
April 23, 2026
From robotaxis to flying cars, China is working to export more of its cutting-edge vehicle technology - a strategy that
April 23, 2026
When the European Union outlines looser state aid rules next week to help governments cushion the blow from energy prices driven
April 23, 2026
Lebanese PM accuses Israel of war crimes after strike kills journalist
April 23, 2026
Homebuilder Pultegroup on Thursday posted a drop in profit and revenue for the first quarter, as rising inflation keeps homebuyers on the sidelines.
April 23, 2026
Britain said on Wednesday it would pay France up to 660 million pounds ($892 million) under a three-year border security deal to curb illegal migrant crossings of the
April 23, 2026
The Netherlands is facing the greatest threat to its national security since the end of World War Two, chiefly from Russia and China, against the
April 23, 2026
U.S. director, actor, screenwriter and producer Maggie Gyllenhaal will head the main competition jury at this year's Venice Film Festival, organisers said on Thursday.
April 23, 2026
American Airlines cut its 2026 profit forecast on Thursday, pushing the lower-end of the range to a loss, as sky-high jet fuel costs driven by the Iran war hurt
April 23, 2026
Two container ships seized by Iran near the Strait of Hormuz with about 40 crew aboard have been taken toward
April 23, 2026
Lockheed Martin reported a lower first-quarter profit on Thursday, as high costs on fixed-price contracts and production slowdowns on some
April 23, 2026
International cyber agencies on Thursday urged organisations to better defend against covert networks used by China-linked hackers to conceal malicious cyber activity,
April 23, 2026
A dispute over the remains of Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu continues as a court orders his body returned to his family
April 23, 2026
The U.S. military hsa seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil
April 22, 2026
Brazil’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin says the trade deal between South American bloc Mercosur and the European Union offers some solace at a time when unilateral moves have dominated the geopolitical landscape
April 23, 2026
Deported from the only home she knew, a DACA recipient fights her way back to the US
April 23, 2026
Nearly five months after a devastating blaze tore through Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court residential complex, Jason Kong took a small
April 23, 2026
Judges at the International Criminal Court confirmed murder charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as crimes against
April 23, 2026
Inflation indicators from British companies flashed red in two long-running business surveys published on Thursday, which showed record
April 23, 2026
European shares were little changed on Thursday as investor worries over collapsed U.S.-Iran peace talks and weak economic data
April 23, 2026
British manufacturers have turned their most pessimistic since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the Iran war and a measure of the expectations for inflation has
April 23, 2026
Recovery hopes for the French luxury giant LVMH LVMH.PA hinge on the outcome of the crisis in the Middle East, CEO and controlling shareholder Bernard Arnault said on
April 23, 2026
U.S. stocks are rebounding and investors, reassured by diplomacy around the Iran war, are coming off the sidelines as AI-related
April 23, 2026
Two local trains collided head-on north of the Danish capital Copenhagen on Thursday, injuring 18 people, five of them critically,
April 23, 2026
President Donald Trump's years-long campaign to undermine faith in U.S. elections has gained broad traction with the American public, a
April 23, 2026
Brazil's government expects the country's exports to increase 13% by 2038 through the full enforcement of the free trade deal between the South
April 23, 2026
The Trump administration has cut more than 4,000 employees from some of the nation’s top law-enforcement agencies, even as it vowed
April 23, 2026
Caldic, a global chemicals distributor majority-owned by U.S. private equity firm Advent International, is under
April 23, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration is considering more than doubling an annual refugee limit to bring more white South Africans into the U.S.,
April 23, 2026
Pope Leo returns to Rome on Thursday after wrapping up an ambitious four-nation Africa tour in which he forcefully decried the
April 23, 2026
Hailed as a ‘football goddess’ by many, yet sexism, hate and misogyny remain for this soccer trailblazer
April 23, 2026
Thousands of Samsung Electronics workers rally at its chip complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, demanding higher bonuses and threatening to strike
April 23, 2026
Senate takes key step toward funding ICE and border patrol with only GOP votes
April 23, 2026
US Navy Secretary Phelan fired as naval blockade of Iran continues
April 23, 2026
Stocks are at record highs and shrugging off the war with Iran
April 23, 2026
A new study suggests that the comet that rambled past us from another star last year likely originated in a cold, isolated corner of the galaxy that had yet to gel into its own solar system
April 23, 2026
The Israeli army has been destroying homes in areas of southern Lebanon it has occupied since agreeing last week to a ceasefire with Hezbollah
April 23, 2026
Tens of thousands of Samsung Electronics workers rallied at a sprawling factory complex south of Seoul on Thursday,
April 23, 2026
Britain's budget deficit for the last financial year narrowed to a six-year low but official data published on Thursday also showed an early
April 23, 2026
Finland will increase defence spending to 3.2% of gross domestic product by 2030, the government said, as it decided to cut other expenditure and drafted its budget for
April 23, 2026
Business activity in the euro zone suffered a surprise contraction in April with the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran sapping demand as prices soared, a closely watched survey
April 23, 2026
Swiss drugmaker Roche's first-quarter sales dropped by 5%, it said on Thursday, citing unfavourable foreign exchange effects that
April 23, 2026
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced policymakers in Asia to face questions over the security of other maritime chokepoints, including the Strait of Malacca,
April 23, 2026
What to know about the Trump Justice Department’s case against the Southern Poverty Law Center
April 23, 2026
State-run media says Turkish lawmakers have passed a bill that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15
April 23, 2026
The world's No. 2 brewer Heineken said on Thursday energy costs and inflation - driven up by the war in Iran - could hit demand for its beers, though its
April 23, 2026
Nestle beat first-quarter sales forecasts and stuck to its annual outlook on Thursday, riding out the impact of the Iran war though it warned about the risk
April 23, 2026
China's foreign ministry on Thursday said it firmly opposes Washington's criticism of Chinese pressure on some African countries to revoke overflight clearances for
April 23, 2026
Business activity in France's private sector contracted at its fastest pace in 14 months as a downturn in the services sector amid the Iran war outweighed stronger factory
April 23, 2026
Germany's private sector contracted for the first time in almost a year in April as the Iran war put the brakes on the country's economic recovery, hitting demand and
April 23, 2026
U.S.
April 23, 2026
The Senate has taken the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections
April 23, 2026
The Pentagon has abruptly announced that Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job
April 23, 2026
China's behind-the-scenes role in efforts to de-escalate the Iran conflict has been gaining attention
April 23, 2026
Some people in Sudan say they have struggled to obtain medicines, and the war in Iran has made that worse
April 23, 2026
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is visiting Venezuela for key talks on border security and trade with the country's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez
April 23, 2026
China teased in a video an aircraft carrier that could be its fourth, and the first
April 23, 2026
South Korea's Hyundai Motor on Thursday warned of growing business uncertainty due to the Middle East conflict after reporting a 31% drop in
April 23, 2026
Rescue workers say a Lebanese journalist was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon
April 23, 2026
European logistics companies are expected to report higher first-quarter profits, benefiting from the turmoil created by the U.S.-Israeli war
April 23, 2026
A surge in jet fuel prices driven by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has upended the global aviation industry, forcing airlines to raise fares and revise their financial outlooks.
March 10, 2026
John Distilleries is open to selling more, and potentially all, of its founder's remaining stake to U.S. spirits group Sazerac, following an
April 23, 2026
Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim said on Thursday that he will select the next head of the country's anti-graft body, with the agency's current chief under growing
April 23, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee It's hard to pop the champagne when you're constantly looking over your shoulder.
April 23, 2026
South Korea's data protection agency said on Thursday it has fined a matchmaking service over the leak of its members' sensitive personal
April 23, 2026
Australia is working with software providers including Anthropic over potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities, a spokesperson for Home
April 23, 2026
Growth in India's private sector accelerated in April as manufacturing and services activity rebounded after cooling last month despite elevated price pressures, a
April 23, 2026
Houston city officials amended on Wednesday an ordinance that halted cooperation with federal immigration authorities after the Texas governor
April 23, 2026
Voting in one of India’s most closely watched state elections has begun after a national voter roll revision removed millions of names and raised concerns over disenfranchisement
April 23, 2026
Two people died following a chemical leak at a silver catalyst plant in Kanawha County, West Virginia, on Wednesday, officials said.
April 23, 2026
Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami tied a Major League Baseball rookie record by homering in his fifth straight game, crushing a 451-foot shot to right-center field against the Arizona Diamondbacks for his 10th homer of the season
April 23, 2026
North Korea and Russia aim to open a road bridge connecting the
April 23, 2026
Supply chain and fuel disruptions triggered by the war in the Middle East have dealt a heavy blow to many Indian
April 23, 2026
The Bank of Japan is expected to keep interest rates steady next week but signal its readiness to hike them as soon as June, as a war-driven energy shock
April 23, 2026
Japan's Nikkei share average reversed course on Thursday after briefly topping the 60,000 level, as investors locked in profits from an early rally as the
April 23, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that Washington cannot dictate the terms of the continental trade deal known as USMCA
April 23, 2026
Peru's defense and foreign ministers have resigned after the country's president stalled a $3.5 billion deal for U.S. F-16 fighter jets
April 23, 2026
Microsoft said on Thursday that it will invest A$25 billion ($17.9 billion) in Australia by the end of 2029 to boost computing and artificial intelligence
April 23, 2026
Taiwan's minister in charge of the coast guard has made a rare visit to a Taiwan-controlled island in the South China Sea for exercises, including practising the armed
April 23, 2026
Ukraine could face increased risks in securing U.S. anti-missile defences if the war in Iran goes on for an extended period of time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said
April 23, 2026
South Korea's economy delivered its fastest growth in nearly six years last quarter, smashing forecasts as booming chip exports rode a global surge in AI
April 23, 2026
Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Wednesday that prohibits local governments in his state from promoting or funding diversity
April 23, 2026
The Trump administration has taken the unusual step of sending a government plane to Cuba to return a 10-year-old at the center of a complicated and contentious custody fight involving the child’s gender identity
April 23, 2026
U.S.
April 23, 2026
Navy Secretary John Phelan has been fired, a U.S. official and a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in another wartime shakeup at the
April 23, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday criticised the former leadership of the International Olympic Committee as "shameful" and "cowardly" and said he hoped for a new
April 23, 2026
U.S.
April 23, 2026
A large contingent of Russian firefighters was battling a blaze for the third day on Wednesday at the Tuapse oil refinery on the Black Sea after a Ukrainian drone attack, and
April 23, 2026
American Airlines is in preliminary discussions with Alaska Air Group to broaden their existing partnership, potentially by bringing Alaska into
April 23, 2026
South Korea's SK Hynix on Thursday set a record for quarterly profit with a five-fold jump in earnings and forecast AI chip demand would
April 23, 2026
Japan's manufacturing activity expanded at its strongest pace in four years in April as firms boosted production over concerns about potential supply shortages due to
April 23, 2026
Some members of the U.S.
April 23, 2026
New Zealand's economic recovery has been delayed but not derailed, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said on Thursday after the Iran
April 23, 2026
Ajay Haridasse was close to finishing the Boston Marathon when his legs gave out
April 23, 2026
Wildfires have intensified intensifying across the U.S. Southeast
April 22, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran as a new round of peace talks was on hold
April 22, 2026
ServiceNow reported on Wednesday that delays in closing several large government deals in the Middle East hurt first-quarter subscription revenue growth, sending
April 23, 2026
New Zealand's opposition Labour Party said on Thursday it would support a free trade deal with India, paving the way for the agreement to clear parliament after one of
April 23, 2026
Mexico's ancient Teotihuacan archaeological site reopened on Wednesday under heavy security and with fewer tourists than usual, two days
April 23, 2026
A Virginia court on Wednesday halted a new Democratic-drawn congressional map approved by voters that could flip four Republican seats in the U.S.
April 23, 2026
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Louisiana man with illegally possessing a firearm and lying to federal agents after the weapon was used in Sunday's
April 23, 2026
New money flows into a popular category of private credit funds for wealthy investors dropped by 45% in the first three months of this year from the same
April 23, 2026
Mexico's Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard acknowledged on Wednesday that tariffs on the country's automotive, steel and aluminum
April 23, 2026
Thousands fewer young Americans than expected took their own lives during the first two-
April 23, 2026
A Colorado district attorney has charged an immigration agent after a protester said she was held in a chokehold during demonstrations against the detention of an immigrant father and two children
April 23, 2026
Mexico's government is boosting security at tourist sites in preparation for the World Cup after a man opened fire at the Teotihuacan pyramids
April 22, 2026
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Wednesday killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and wounded a photographer accompanying her, according to a senior
April 23, 2026
Mexican authorities continued to contradict themselves over the role of two CIA agents in a counternarcotics operation in northern Mexico and the extent to which Mexico’s federal government was aware of the U.S. involvement in the incident, which has started to ignite tensions with the White House
April 22, 2026
An aide to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign who was the target of secret surveillance during the FBI’s Russia investigation has reached a settlement for $1.25 million with the federal government
April 23, 2026
Argentina’s government on Wednesday said it sent Congress an electoral reform bill it said would cut costs, boost
April 23, 2026
The U.S. military has intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters and is redirecting them away from their positions near India, Malaysia
April 23, 2026
Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, tightening its grip on the strategic
April 22, 2026
U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq setting a new high and the S&P 500 a new closing high, as tech and earnings optimism
April 23, 2026
Tesla sharply raised its spending plan to more than $25 billion for the year as CEO Elon Musk pours money into artificial intelligence, robotics
April 23, 2026
An appeals court has blocked a California law passed in 2025 requiring federal immigration agents to wear a badge or some form of identification
April 22, 2026
The Trump administration is in discussions to potentially send more than 1,000 Afghans who assisted America’s war effort and relatives of U.S. service members stuck in Qatar to a third country
April 23, 2026
Manchester City has completed its ominous, late-season rise to the top of the Premier League
April 23, 2026
Spirit Airlines close to a $500 million bailout from Trump administration
April 23, 2026
The Kennedy Center is poised to undergo major renovations, with President Donald Trump calling it “tired, broken, and dilapidated.”
April 23, 2026
U.S. health officials have stopped the publication of a study on the COVID-19 vaccine's effectiveness in preventing hospitalizations
April 23, 2026
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is working on a book inspired in part by a massive immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis-St. Paul earlier this year and the local pushback
April 23, 2026
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