The Bank of England kept its key interest rate on hold for the fifth time this year after a bigger-than-expected drop in the inflation rate last month gave policymakers breathing space to assess the fallout from renewed fighting in Iran
July 30, 2026
Mercedes-Benz is recalling 310,667 vehicles in the U.S. due to risk of failure to detect an open door, the U.S.
July 30, 2026
U.S.
July 30, 2026
China's state media has hinted at the wider deployment of one of its most closely watched weapons, the YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile.
July 30, 2026
German inflation rose in July on higher energy prices due to the Iran conflict, threatening the long-awaited recovery of Europe's biggest economy.
July 30, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva confirmed his government had denied visas to two U.S. officials who planned to travel to the country, accusing them of
July 30, 2026
The Bank of England left interest rates on hold at 3.75% on Thursday after a split 6-3 vote by its Monetary Policy Committee.
July 30, 2026
Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta is experiencing a humanitarian and security emergency after 1,500 migrants reached the city by swimming across from Morocco over the
July 30, 2026
The Bank of England left interest rates on hold at 3.75% on Thursday after a split 6-3 vote by its Monetary Policy Committee.
July 30, 2026
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July 30, 2026
Who is Elon Musk calling a ‘traitor’?
July 30, 2026
The European Union plans to invest 10 billion euros to build seven AI gigafactories, aiming to catch up with the U.S. and China
July 30, 2026
Asia-focused equity hedge funds are heading for their biggest monthly drawdown on record, a Goldman Sachs note showed, as a broad AI stock rout wiped out
July 30, 2026
China made a diplomatic protest to New Zealand on Thursday after Foreign Minister Winston Peters characterised a Chinese-born lawmaker as a "loudmouth" whom he urged to "go back to
July 30, 2026
Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defence missile launchers, three sources
July 29, 2026
The 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Japan toppled houses and split open streets in the small city of
July 30, 2026
Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder who got no relief from conventional treatments went into remission following treatment with the psychedelic
July 30, 2026
The Italian economy grew by 0.2% in the second quarter from the previous three months, preliminary data showed on Thursday, a slightly stronger reading
July 30, 2026
Russia said on Thursday that its forces had carried out big overnight strikes on military factories across Ukraine, including in the capital Kyiv and in the western city of
July 30, 2026
China's ruling Communist Party will hold a plenary session of its Central Committee in Beijing in October to discuss party self-governance, state-run Xinhua news agency
July 30, 2026
Inflation rose in four key German states in July, according to preliminary data published on Thursday, suggesting the national inflation rate could also increase this month
July 30, 2026
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Myanmar has agreed to take 5,000 Rohingya asylum seekers currently in Malaysia, where
July 30, 2026
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the release of Vice President Sara Duterte's tax records to the Senate in her impeachment trial, where one of the
July 30, 2026
BMW will review working practices once deemed "untouchable", the carmaker pledged on Thursday, after a 35% drop in second-quarter pretax profit underscored
July 30, 2026
Tetiana Lishchynska was overcome with emotion when dozens of residents in one of Kyiv's districts hardest-hit by Russian strikes gathered this month to press
July 30, 2026
The euro zone economy grew faster than expected last quarter as surging investment in AI, ample government spending and several one-off factors more
July 30, 2026
Shell's net profit more than doubled from last year to $9.84 billion in the second quarter, beating expectations, helped by higher
July 30, 2026
China's leaders pledged at a meeting on Thursday to support the slowing economy by accelerating fiscal spending on
July 30, 2026
Detained prominent Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who collapsed while in court on Wednesday, is unconscious and has been admitted to an intensive care unit, his
July 30, 2026
South Korea's efforts to rein in the leveraged products wreaking havoc in its financial markets may not go far enough to quell skyrocketing volatility,
July 30, 2026
Shell's adjusted earnings, its definition of net profit, reached $9.84 billion in the second quarter, it said on Thursday, beating
July 30, 2026
China's factory activity growth likely stagnated in July, as weak domestic consumption and cost pressures from the Middle East War offset the boost to production from
July 30, 2026
A drone caused the fire that engulfed two gas vessels at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta, the Egyptian cabinet
July 29, 2026
Standing on the roof of a war-damaged building overlooking the ruins of Gaza City, beekeeper Ibrahim al-Dabba
July 30, 2026
Spain's economic growth edged up to 0.7% in the second quarter after a 0.6% expansion in the previous three-month period, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute
July 30, 2026
ATHENS, July 30 - Greek firefighters were battling deadly wildfires on the island of Crete for a second day on Thursday, as wildfires continue to spread across Europe following days of devastating
July 30, 2026
Death toll rises in Japan. Why does the country experience so many large earthquakes?
July 29, 2026
The Kumamoto prefectural government says the powerful earthquake that hit southwestern Japan earlier this week has now killed at least 23 people
July 30, 2026
The father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured on video says he is beyond grateful to the teenage lifeguard who saved his son
July 30, 2026
Toyota Motor said on Thursday its global first-half production and sales fell for the first time in two years, as weaker demand in China and a model changeover for its
July 30, 2026
South Korean exports likely extended robust growth in July, with the pace weakening from a near-half-century high but posting the second-
July 30, 2026
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of arson as firefighters battled on Thursday to prevent the spread of wildfires near Bordeaux , the local
July 30, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee A divided Federal Reserve and a confusing message from Chair Kevin Warsh on where rates are headed has left the bond market
July 30, 2026
Investors searching for clarity from a newly led U.S.
July 30, 2026
Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported a more than 250-fold jump in chip profit and announced multi-year supply deals with major data
July 30, 2026
J.P.Morgan now expects the Federal Reserve to deliver a quarter-point rate hike in December, bringing forward its previous forecast for an increase in the second half of 2027,
July 30, 2026
The French economy grew by 0.2% in the second quarter from the first, official data showed on Thursday, helped by a recovery in household spending and exports.
July 30, 2026
Australia’s online safety watchdog has taken legal action against Telegram for what the watchdog says is a failure to remove extremist content
July 30, 2026
The U.S. carried out fresh strikes in Iran on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, further
July 29, 2026
As wildfires and successive heatwaves in France and Spain highlight climate change's impact, a severe drought is causing record low water levels on the Danube River, affecting tourism and industry
July 30, 2026
The stop-start fighting between the United States and Iran appears to have entered a new phase as Saudi Arabia has publicly joined military escalations against Tehran-backed proxies
July 30, 2026
Voters in Manchester are electing a new mayor Thursday to replace Andy Burnham, who left the job to become Britain’s prime minister
July 30, 2026
Japan's government cut its economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year on Thursday, as higher oil prices linked to Middle East tensions squeeze
July 30, 2026
China will "resolutely retaliate" and safeguard its interests if the United States insists on acting unilaterally over an import ban on new Chinese robots and power
July 30, 2026
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran, which lasted two hours and hit dozens of targets,
July 30, 2026
The U.S. economy likely maintained a steady pace of growth in the second quarter, supported by stronger consumer spending and robust business
July 30, 2026
The U.S. military says it has completed what it describes as “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran” conducted in response to an earlier Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base in Jordan
July 29, 2026
A Black teen was fatally shot after reporting a possibly armed person. His death prompts calls for police accountability
July 30, 2026
Two days of heavy rain across the Northeast set records and forced water rescues
July 29, 2026
Secretive terrorist removal court set for first hearing in Afghan woman’s case
July 30, 2026
KPMG Australia said on Thursday it had made no decision on possible job cuts after the Australian Financial Review (AFR) reported that the firm plans to eliminate about
July 30, 2026
The Bank of Japan may shift to an inflation fighting posture from inflation tolerance as soon as December, which would mean an acceleration
July 30, 2026
Australia's internet regulator said on Thursday it had begun legal action against messaging platform Telegram over alleged failings to tackle pro-terror
July 30, 2026
Fire crews in southwest France are battling a massive blaze four times the size of Paris, while two firefighters were killed fighting a wind-driven blaze on the Greek island of Crete
July 29, 2026
Soldiers and emergency workers are combing through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people in southwestern Japan
July 29, 2026
Bullets recovered from two bystanders killed during a shootout at a Seattle festival last weekend do not appear to have come from the gun that a 15-year-old arrested at the scene was firing, police said in court documents filed Wednesday
July 30, 2026
Since former Macao pro-democracy lawmaker Au Kam San was arrested under a national security law in July 2025, little about his case has been made known
July 30, 2026
Todd Blanche's bid for Senate confirmation as U.S. attorney general faced a setback on Wednesday, as Senate Judiciary Committee
July 29, 2026
Kevin Warsh came into the Federal Reserve chairman's seat busting for, as he repeatedly called it, a "good family fight," and he appears to have had a bruiser at this
July 30, 2026
Equinix shares fell 3% on Wednesday as soft third-quarter forecast overshadowed a raised full-year and long-term outlook.
July 30, 2026
The man who stabbed and partially blinded author Salman Rushdie at a speaking engagement in 2022 was found guilty on Wednesday of federal terrorism charges for the
July 30, 2026
Former Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, in an interview published on Wednesday, said his efforts to overhaul the military's procurement system were the main reason
July 30, 2026
A wave of Chinese entrants into Britain's car market is piling pressure on traditional manufacturers, forcing them to offer deeper discounts to compete with
July 30, 2026
The Trump administration said on Wednesday it will immediately release $600 million in congressionally appropriated funds for vaccines for the world's poorest
July 30, 2026
A man has been convicted of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
July 30, 2026
Vozinha is cashing in on his newfound fame by promoting the new Spider-Man film
July 30, 2026
A witness to a fatal shooting of a Houston man by a federal immigration agent has been released from a detention facility
July 30, 2026
The townspeople of St. Mary’s can now breathe a sigh of relief
July 30, 2026
Saudi Arabia is seeking to build an international coalition to protect shipping in the Red Sea from Houthi attacks, two people familiar with the deliberations said on
July 30, 2026
President Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to turn on his "brilliant" hand-picked U.S. central banker in chief despite the fact that Federal Reserve
July 30, 2026
The U.S.
July 30, 2026
U.S. shares tumbled and long-dated Treasury yields surged to multi-decade peaks on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates on
July 30, 2026
The U.S.
July 30, 2026
The head of the U.N. food agency is warning that the fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded is leaving thousands more people hungry in eastern Congo
July 29, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said on Wednesday that the U.S. central bank has no higher "soft target" for inflation and is determined to meet its longstanding 2% goal
July 30, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would hit Iran very hard after an attack on the U.S. military in Jordan.
July 30, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Wednesday that he was meeting with U.S. senators to talk about his company's upcoming models while President Donald
July 30, 2026
Brazil's Treasury is increasing its reliance on floating-rate debt tied to the benchmark Selic interest rate as investors shun longer-dated securities
July 30, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Wednesday discussed defence cooperation as well as historical issues and the well-being of
July 30, 2026
SpaceX won $1.6 billion in orders from the U.S.
July 30, 2026
French media regulator Arcom said on Wednesday it had issued a €200,000 fine against CNews for comments made about people who were Muslim and the descendants of immigrants.
July 30, 2026
U.S. stocks extended losses, interest-rate sensitive two-year Treasury yields dropped and the dollar slipped on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest
July 29, 2026
The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday despite persistently high inflation and a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war
July 29, 2026
Blazes burning with the intensity of ‘atomic bombs’: Europe enters a new era of mega fires
July 29, 2026
A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that British American Tobacco must face class-action litigation claiming it misled consumers into believing
July 30, 2026
A judge in Wisconsin has ruled that voters who have already returned their absentee ballots for the state’s primary election are not allowed to void those and request a new one
July 30, 2026
Oil prices got back to jumping, while sinking technology stocks dragged Wall Street lower amid uncertainty about what the Federal Reserve will do to get high inflation under control
July 29, 2026
Italy’s highest court has ruled that children born with both Italian and another citizenship do not automatically lose their Italian citizenship if a parent naturalizes abroad
July 30, 2026
A federal judge is concerned that the Trump administration has violated a court order by transferring several incarcerated transgender women to a segregated prison unit
July 30, 2026
Italian diaspora wins a major battle in the fight for citizenship
July 30, 2026
Trump invites heroic teen lifeguard to White House after Santa Cruz rescue
July 30, 2026
Airbus voiced increasing confidence in its critical jet delivery target and maintained other 2026 goals as it unveiled stronger-than-
July 29, 2026
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega aims to again extend the presidential term by a year, increasing it to seven, in his latest move to cement his
July 29, 2026
Renault posted a 9.4% rise in first-half revenue on Wednesday and swung back to profit thanks to strong electric vehicle sales, as it withstood growing
July 29, 2026
Oil prices climbed about 7% on Wednesday as airstrikes resumed in the Middle East, adding to worries about dwindling supply as U.S. government data showed
July 29, 2026
Shell and Phillips 66 are working on a potential sale of their stakes in the company which owns the Explorer refined products pipeline, in a deal that
July 29, 2026
Ahead of the Bank of Canada's July 15 interest rate decision, governors were split over the sustainability of the economic recovery, minutes of the
July 29, 2026
Protests during regional elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have turned deadly, with leaders of a
July 29, 2026
The International Monetary Fund has reached a staff-level agreement with Bolivia on a $1.9 billion financing program, the IMF said on
July 29, 2026
Wall Street ended sharply lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, with AI-related chip stocks adding to recent declines ahead of
July 29, 2026
Three Greek firefighters died battling blazes during high winds on the island of
July 29, 2026
U.S.
July 30, 2026
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, a choice that may intensify questions about how U.S. central bank chief Kevin Warsh will deliver on his
July 30, 2026
FIFA has lodged disciplinary charges against two Argentina players for striking Spain opponents moments after the World Cup final
July 29, 2026
The U.S. Biathlon board of directors voted Wednesday to push back a planned merger with U.S. Ski & Snowboard in order to review the details after facing opposition from its community
July 29, 2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has set a Sept. 19 deadline for the 211 member federations to accept a $20 million offer to each in his controversial plan to sell stakes in a subsidiary running the World Cup
July 29, 2026
Two key takeaways from the Fed’s unusually unpredictable meeting
July 29, 2026
SpaceX's X and the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) said on Wednesday they had settled litigation over an alleged advertiser boycott of the social media platform linked to the
July 29, 2026
As the clock ticked toward the U.S.
July 29, 2026
Deutsche Bank and UBS beat forecasts again with second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, buoyed by a surge
July 29, 2026
A group of Lebanese lawyers filed a complaint with the country's top prosecutor on Wednesday requesting an investigation into banker Antoun Sehnaoui over a
July 29, 2026
Qualcomm said on Wednesday it has signed a long-term deal to supply chips for German luxury automaker BMW's future digital cockpit and advanced driver-assistance systems through
July 29, 2026
Prominent detained Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye collapsed on Wednesday while attending a court session in the capital Kampala where he is on trial for treason,
July 29, 2026
Apple said on Wednesday that proposed UK rules governing its App Store would amount to price regulation, arguing that plans to loosen its control over in-
July 29, 2026
Film producers warn Paramount-Warner merger could restrict access to news archives
Secretive US court meant to deport alleged terrorists hears first case
US sugar demand up, corn syrup down, as consumers pick less processed foods, report says
Smallpox DNA is recovered from Spanish conquest-era Chilean mummies
Father of Georgia school shooter sentenced to 15 years in prison
New winery uses solar power and innovative technology to build a more sustainable future
Woman teams up with tattoo shop to raise money for fire departments battling wildfires