Taiwan beefs up anti-ship missile arsenal to counter threat of Chinese invasion
Taiwan will sharply increase its arsenal of powerful anti-ship missiles to more than 1,800 by early 2029, as it seeks to enhance its capacity to
June 04, 2026Taiwan will sharply increase its arsenal of powerful anti-ship missiles to more than 1,800 by early 2029, as it seeks to enhance its capacity to
June 04, 2026
South Korea's National Election Commission said on Thursday it would hold an investigation after a shortage of ballot papers in local elections drew public anger, with
June 04, 2026
Thursday marks 37 years since China bloodily suppressed pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing's Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own
June 04, 2026
Former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador accused Washington on Wednesday of employing "interventionist and unscrupulous practices" to bolster
June 04, 2026
The Delhi government will launch a crackdown on properties violating fire safety norms after a fire at a hotel in the capital city killed 21 people on Wednesday,
June 04, 2026
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has visited a new facility to produce nuclear materials and announced plans to bolster the country’s nuclear forces “at an exponential rate."
June 04, 2026
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has all but cemented a June rate hike in a clear narrative pivot toward inflation fighting as the Iran war-driven energy
June 04, 2026
Indonesia's parliament on Thursday passed sweeping legislation that doubles down on Bank Indonesia's role to support growth, while
June 04, 2026
Australia's lower house of parliament passed a bill on Thursday for the government's biggest overhaul of taxes in decades, curbing tax breaks for property investors to make
June 04, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Markets are in risk-off mode again as traders grapple with conflicting headlines: renewed fighting between the U.S. and
June 04, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India's rate decision on Friday is expected to be one of the closest policy calls in recent memory, with rising
June 04, 2026
India's red-hot initial public offering market may look irresistible as foreign firms line up for listings, but the rush is not about raising funds to
June 04, 2026
New Zealand said on Thursday it would express its concerns to Beijing after China banned four New Zealand lawmakers from entry following their visit to Taiwan last month.
June 04, 2026
Victor Wembanyama got blessed by nuns before the game, got the loudest ovation when the starters were announced, pumped his fist to the crowd a few times and generally seemed to enjoy his first taste of the NBA Finals
June 04, 2026
A rare albino buffalo named after U.S. President Donald Trump for his distinctive blond tuft is drawing crowds at a Bangladesh zoo
June 03, 2026
A massive coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner is facing resistance in Albania
June 03, 2026
Meta accused Australia of violating a free trade agreement with the U.S. by proposing a new tax on certain tech giants which do not strike licensing deals with
June 04, 2026
Japan's government expects the Bank of Japan to conduct appropriate monetary policy toward a sustainable 2% inflation target that is driven by wage growth in close
June 04, 2026
Eight days before Mexico City kicks off the World Cup, mass protests by teachers and retired judges, road closures and last-minute
June 04, 2026
President Donald Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal attorney who has aggressively pursued the Republican president’s agenda while leading the Justice Department in an acting role
June 04, 2026
Ohio State University has reached a $100 million settlement with nearly 300 former students who had accused the school's campus doctor of sexually assaulting them
June 04, 2026
South Korea’s ruling liberal party has won a majority of races in local elections but lost the crucial Seoul mayoral contest
June 03, 2026
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is aiming to double revenue in its sales and trading business to 800 billion yen ($5 billion) within
June 04, 2026
South Korea and China have agreed to expand weekly flight rights between the countries for the first time in seven years, Seoul's transport ministry said on Thursday, in
June 04, 2026
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China should "acknowledge the truth" about what happened 37 years ago on Beijing's Tiananmen Square, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday on the anniversary of an
June 04, 2026
Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, in a boost to hopes for
June 03, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's ruling Democratic Party swept most major local races in elections held on Wednesday, but suffered a
June 04, 2026
Australia's balance on goods trade swung back into surplus in April after a surprise deficit the month before, data showed on Thursday, as a rebound in resource exports
June 04, 2026
Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to be attorney general
June 04, 2026
Trump makes it easier to fire 8,000 federal workers
June 04, 2026
A performance artist in Hong Kong has tried to display a red thread to commemorate the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing
June 03, 2026
Kuwait says Iranian drones have heavily damaged a passenger terminal at its main, killing one person, wounding dozens and briefly closing the airfield
June 03, 2026
President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives
June 03, 2026
Lebanon and Israel said on Wednesday that they had agreed to the implementation of a ceasefire following negotiations in Washington aimed at ending the conflict that
June 04, 2026
Police say a man held 10 people hostage inside a California office building before the FBI shot and killed him, bringing a more than 15-hour standoff to an end
June 03, 2026
The U.S. military has attacked another boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men
June 04, 2026
The Confederation of British Industry called on Britain's government not to treat business as a cash cow or accuse companies of price-gouging as the
June 04, 2026
Canada's culture minister says the government has directed its television and communications regulator to back down from a recent decision to triple financial contributions required from U.S. streaming services such as Netflix for Canadian content
June 04, 2026
Dozens of anti-immigration enforcement protesters who face federal criminal charges after they interrupted a Minnesota church service in January, accompanied by former CNN journalist Don Lemon, will not additionally face state charges
June 04, 2026
House votes to limit Trump’s Iran war powers in remarkable rebuke
June 04, 2026
The NBA is making continued progress on its plans to start a league in Europe, Commissioner Adam Silver said before the start of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night
June 04, 2026
A train has struck a semi-truck in eastern Iowa, killing one person and injuring another
June 04, 2026
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June 04, 2026
Some Glazer family members have been debating whether to sell their stake in Manchester United FC after more than two decades of ownership, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday,
June 04, 2026
The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it plans to toughen oversight of submarine communications cables that handle 99% of
June 04, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for an "exponential" expansion of the country's atomic arsenal during a visit to a newly operational nuclear material
June 04, 2026
There were no treatments or vaccines to protect people during the recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship
June 04, 2026
Beijing's censorship cannot erase memories of its 1989 military assault on peaceful demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, U.S.
June 04, 2026
All members of the European Union agreed to open talks with Ukraine and Moldova on the first cluster of issues in their accession talks, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko
June 04, 2026
Security agencies from the "Five Eyes" alliance which includes the U.S. and Britain issued a warning on Wednesday about Chinese spies aggressively using online job platforms
June 04, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh inherits an economy bolstered by an AI investment boom but pinched by rising prices from the Iran war, a Fed
June 04, 2026
EU steel exports to the U.S. have fallen by 34% since Washington hiked tariffs to 50%, with higher duties on derivative products such as washing
June 04, 2026
U.S.
June 04, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says Immigration and Customs Enforcement will increase training for new officers
June 04, 2026
Trump tells CNN he doesn’t know if $1.8 billion fund is dead, calling it ‘a beautiful thing’
June 03, 2026
Americans who test positive for Ebola at Kenya facility could be treated in US, federal officials say
June 04, 2026
The Republican-led Senate is moving forward with legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies after forcing the White House to drop its settlement fund for political allies and stripping a separate proposal for White House security from the bill
June 04, 2026
Meet the surprise semifinalists at this year’s ridiculous French Open
June 04, 2026
The Canadian government has endorsed a plan to move the last remaining captive whales from a shuttered theme park and zoo in Ontario to aquariums in the U.S. and Spain
June 04, 2026
The killing this month of a 14-year-old girl in central Argentina has shocked the country, triggering a groundswell of outrage and growing demands for government action against gender-based violence
June 04, 2026
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka wasted a lead of a set and two breaks in a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 loss to Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarterfinals
June 03, 2026
The House approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to seek to end the war
June 03, 2026
The House for the first time has approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran
June 04, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said in a post on Truth Social that he would travel to a Group of Seven leaders' summit in France.
June 04, 2026
Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan on Wednesday said signs of robust economic growth and corporate earnings "going gangbusters" are helping to make her
June 04, 2026
Rights groups raised concerns over the safety of journalists and fans attending the World Cup in the United States on Wednesday, accusing FIFA of allowing a
June 04, 2026
FAA investigating close call between plane registered to flight school and JetBlue passenger jet near Fort Lauderdale
June 04, 2026
Bank of America said on Wednesday it would welcome about 4,000 summer interns and full-time campus hires, signaling a commitment to entry-level talent even as the rise of AI fuels
June 04, 2026
Oklahoma's attorney general has filed a lawsuit seeking to block Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) and Century Aluminum from building the largest U.S. aluminum
June 04, 2026
Escalating tensions in the Middle East and a wave of profit-taking in AI and tech shares cast a long shadow over markets on Wednesday, depressing
June 04, 2026
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan on Wednesday said she feels monetary policy is currently "neutral or perhaps even a bit loose," in contrast with what she feels
June 04, 2026
The NAACP asked a federal court Wednesday to revive a 2020 lawsuit against the U.S.
June 04, 2026
A commercial bus crash in Virginia that killed five people and injured dozens of others has raised questions about the driver, the company that employed him and the overall safety of the industry
June 04, 2026
Utah bus driver sentenced to 5 years in prison for setting bus on fire with children inside
June 04, 2026
Swastika flag raised at NYU leads to hate crime charges for Connecticut man
June 04, 2026
The World Health Organization chief says Congo's Ebola outbreak had a head start but that testing is improving, even as violence plagues the region
June 03, 2026
Oil prices rose following the latest threats to the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, and U.S. stocks retreated from their records
June 03, 2026
Ukrainian long-range drones have struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, setting it ablaze, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
June 03, 2026
Suspect who took 10 hostages is dead after hourslong bomb threat at California building, authorities say
June 03, 2026
The top federal prosecutor in Chicago is defending his appearance before a grand jury last year when it returned an indictment against critics of the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps
June 04, 2026
Germany's leading role in rallying support for Ukraine and its close relations with Israel may have cost Berlin the chance of a seat on the U.N.
June 03, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday talks with Denmark and Greenland about using the island for collective defense are "in a good place."
June 03, 2026
For Ukrainian survivors of Russian drone and missile attacks, each air raid warning can be a source of fresh distress.
June 03, 2026
Around 20 flights carrying medical equipment and specialist staff have landed at a base in Kenya where the U.S. government is continuing
June 03, 2026
Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Wednesday that Hungary and Ukraine reached an agreement on the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, which could allow approval
June 04, 2026
President Donald Trump is in a hurry to rebuild the tariff wall the Supreme Court tore down less than four months ago
June 03, 2026
Brazil's trade surplus reached $7.8 billion in May, official data showed on Wednesday, above market expectations, as higher prices drove export growth at a faster pace
June 04, 2026
Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz on Wednesday named Ernesto Justiniano as defense minister, who promised to clear roadblocks following weeks of social unrest and mass
June 03, 2026
Thousands of Albanians took to the streets of Tirana on Tuesday night protesting against a development planned by a company linked with Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared
June 03, 2026
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe to the 15-member U.N.
June 03, 2026
U.S. services sector activity picked up in May as businesses preemptively placed orders and replenished inventories in anticipation of shortages and
June 03, 2026
Andy Sieg, Citi's head of wealth management, announced on Tuesday the hiring of Nadiya Konstantynova as the division's new chief operating officer.
June 04, 2026
The Brazilian government expressed "deep disagreements" with the United States' proposal of new tariffs linked to forced labor in a statement on Wednesday, saying the
June 04, 2026
British lawmaker Jess Asato is suing Elon Musk's xAI, saying in a statement on Wednesday the Grok AI platform had been used to create fake sexualised images of her.
June 04, 2026
Global stocks fell and oil prices climbed on Wednesday as hopes for a swift end to the Iran war faded, with renewed hostilities dampening risk appetite.
June 03, 2026
Wall Street stocks pulled back from record highs on Wednesday as flaring tensions in the Middle East and rising crude prices stoked
June 04, 2026
Monetary compensation becomes key sticking point in Iran deal as Trump bristles at comparison to Obama agreement
June 04, 2026
'Our family received justice:' Karli Short's family issues statement as convicted killer sentenced
June 04, 2026
Trump is quietly rebuilding his tariff engine
June 03, 2026
Portugal and Austria have defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided U.N. Security Council in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning
June 03, 2026
The United States has proposed new tariffs on imports from 60 economies after accusing trading partners of failing to keep goods made with forced labour out of their markets.
June 03, 2026
Until Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump was riding a near-perfect record of endorsements, with wins in Indiana, Louisiana and Texas.
June 03, 2026
Teen girl, man indicted in killings of her parents, grandmother in western North Carolina
June 04, 2026
Two of President Donald Trump's cabinet members on Wednesday distanced themselves from his pick of loyalist Bill
June 03, 2026
Wall Street's nine-week rally has pushed U.S. stock indexes to successive new highs, but people who watch key options metrics warn that signs are
June 03, 2026
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June 03, 2026
The Trump administration has proposed tariffs of up to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries after determining they had
June 03, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will advocate against proposals that AI developers obtain U.S. government approval before releasing new models to the public,
June 03, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the NATO meeting of heads of state that is taking place in Turkey in early July, U.S.
June 03, 2026
Both the European Union and the United States are committed to complying with their trade agreement, U.S.
June 03, 2026
Cuba's former leader Raul Castro turned 95 on Wednesday, though his whereabouts were still unknown two weeks after U.S. authorities charged him with murder
June 03, 2026
Air Canada still sees “friction in the system” regarding delays in the deliveries of Airbus A321XLR jets, the airline’s COO said on Wednesday, as the carrier starts
June 03, 2026
Oil prices rose around 2% on Wednesday, extending the previous session's gains, as hostilities in the Middle East erupted anew and talks between Tehran and
June 03, 2026
The Supreme Court gave Republicans another congressional win. But its ruling means much more.
June 04, 2026
Georgia's oldest city is welcoming a truckload of historical treasures from the earlier period of U.S. history
June 03, 2026
The PGA Tour is moving toward a revamped model that would allow for bigger fields at elite events and restore the 36-hole cut
June 03, 2026
The National Hurricane Center says the first tropical storm of the Pacific season has formed
June 03, 2026
Takeaways from the primary elections in California, Iowa and elsewhere
June 03, 2026
According to a United Nations University report, the environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries
June 03, 2026
The filmmaker Wim Wenders has pulled his 1975 movie “The Wrong Move” due to a nude scene featuring a then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski
June 03, 2026
3 friends complete nearly 11,000-mile bike journey from Argentina to Kansas City
June 04, 2026
Colombian lawyer and presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, has thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for endorsing his campaign
June 03, 2026
Switzerland forward Breel Embolo has applied for an urgent visa at the United States embassy in Bern one day after he was denied boarding the team’s flight to the World Cup
June 03, 2026
Man accused of threatening to blow up Rep. Byron Donalds' office and 'shoot every cop'
June 03, 2026
Brazil's central bank is seeing demand-driven pressures contributing to inflation, Governor Gabriel Galipolo said on Wednesday, pointing to measures that exclude supply
June 03, 2026
Ukraine's stepped-up strikes deep inside Russia enable Kyiv to negotiate the end of the war on an equal footing, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, just after one of the
June 03, 2026
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday warned young Russians that they would probably die if they sign up to join Russia's war in Ukraine.
June 03, 2026
The U.S. expects European NATO allies and Canada to swiftly increase the number of manned and unmanned aircraft and ships they contribute to the alliance's defence plans
June 03, 2026
New orders for U.S. factory goods posted their biggest increase in nearly a year in April amid strong demand for commercial aircraft and a range of other goods.
June 03, 2026
Kraft Heinz aims to accelerate product innovation next year, CEO Steve Cahillane told Reuters, as the packaged food company steps up investment to
June 03, 2026
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that the world is "catching up" with the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, where
June 03, 2026
U.S.
June 03, 2026
Wall Street stocks pulled back from record highs on Wednesday as flaring tensions in the Middle East and rising crude prices stoked
June 03, 2026
Alabama community prays for missing Auburn student as search continues in Japan
June 03, 2026
Handcuffed student’s death sparks uproar in UK, as far right accused of inflaming tensions
June 03, 2026
Ukrainian drones strike St. Petersburg, hours before ‘Putin’s Davos’ opens
June 03, 2026
Indonesia's former head of the National Nutrition Agency has been arrested on corruption charges related to a multibillion-dollar free-meals program
June 03, 2026
Republican television commentator Steve Hilton and Democratic former cabinet secretary Xavier Becerra maintained their leads in the open primary race for California
June 03, 2026
Israel's hardline finance minister announced on Wednesday a major expansion by more than 2,000 homes of three Jewish settlements in the occupied West
June 03, 2026
Canada's services economy expanded at a modest pace in May as the Middle East conflict raised economic uncertainty and higher fuel prices contributed to the
June 03, 2026
When food-tech entrepreneur Sara Amini wanted to see where Gulf businesses were still spending despite the Iran war, she
June 03, 2026
U.S. services sector activity picked up in May as businesses preemptively placed orders and replenished inventories in anticipation of shortages and
June 03, 2026
Israeli strikes killed three Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials said, and the Palestinian militant group Hamas said ending such attacks
June 03, 2026
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Mexico said on Wednesday that goods complying with the rules of origin under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) would be exempt from a proposed 10% U.S.
June 03, 2026
For the past century, the Blue-fronted Lorikeet was one of Indonesia's most elusive birds, known only from a 2014 photographic record and a handful of museum
June 03, 2026
U.S. services sector activity picked up in May as businesses preemptively placed orders and rebuilt inventories in anticipation of shortages and higher prices because of
June 03, 2026
Underlying dollar strength pushed the Japanese yen back to the key 160 level on Wednesday, prompting verbal warnings from authorities and keeping traders on
June 03, 2026
Hidden in underwear: CBP seizes nearly $100K from Dulles travelers
June 03, 2026
Britain's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had summoned Russia's ambassador after a
June 03, 2026
Pennsylvania men shot during Trump rally in Butler sue the United States
June 03, 2026
European Union leaders are pushing back against reliance on American and Asian tech companies
June 03, 2026
When musical acts pulled out of a concert series marking America's 250th anniversary, fearing it might be too closely tied to Donald Trump, the president decided to formally make himself the headlining act
June 03, 2026
A special Philippine task force said on Wednesday that it is investigating reports of an alleged new structure on the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea,
June 03, 2026
How 911 dispatchers are preparing for World Cup fans unfamiliar with Gillette Stadium: "A much bigger stage"
June 03, 2026
Emiliano Migueles starts his days early, delivering water.
June 03, 2026
The body overseeing Bosnia's peace process meets on Wednesday to choose a new envoy to replace Germany's Christian Schmidt, who quit under what he said
June 03, 2026
Even if the U.S. and Iran agreed to halt the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, ships trapped in the Gulf will be unable to leave without safety assurances,
June 03, 2026
Romania's foreign minister said on Wednesday several allies were preparing to reinforce air defence capabilities along NATO’s eastern flank after a drone
June 03, 2026
With the Iran war stretching into its fourth month, U.S. retail companies that have so far banked on a resilient consumer could
June 03, 2026
Many airlines have been hit hard by price swings in the jet fuel market, and some are not in a position to hedge their exposure, the International Air
June 03, 2026
The European Commission proposed laws on Wednesday to boost domestic cloud, AI and semiconductor industries and cut reliance on U.S.
June 03, 2026
Airlines are gradually restoring some flights to the Middle East as regional carriers rebuild schedules after war-related disruption, though the conflict continues to disrupt wider
February 28, 2026
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran was meant to break the Islamic Republic.
June 03, 2026
Bangladesh has requested a new loan arrangement from the International Monetary Fund and is exiting its current $5.5 billion programme, government officials said on Wednesday
June 03, 2026
The S&P 500 and the Dow opened lower on Wednesday, as a flare-up in the Middle East conflict drove oil prices higher and cast doubt on a quick resolution to the war.
June 03, 2026
Russia is pummeling major Ukrainian cities in an effort to sustain a sputtering war effort marked by a struggle to maintain momentum on the battlefield, where
June 03, 2026
A Nigerian court has sentenced four men to death by hanging after convicting them over a 2022 attack on a Catholic church in Owo, in southwestern Ondo state,
June 03, 2026
Britain’s interior minister accused activists of hijacking a teenager's murder to stir up violence after police were attacked at a protest
June 03, 2026
The 9/11 Memorial and Museum has launched a $75 million fundraising campaign as the nonprofit tries to educate the millions of U.S. youth who don’t remember the terror attacks
June 03, 2026
Prolonged disruption of energy supplies from the Middle East that lasts into next year would deal a severe blow to the global economy
June 03, 2026
Britain's King George III is getting a makeover as America approaches its 250th birthday
June 03, 2026
Frontier passenger chokes off-duty flight attendant after trying to open exit door and cockpit on Chicago flight, police say
June 03, 2026
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June 03, 2026
JAKARTA, June 3 - The Indonesian parliament's financial commission and the government agreed at a hearing on Wednesday to reform the laws relating to the country's financial system and expand the
June 03, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Oil prices and bond yields have pushed higher as hostilities in the
June 03, 2026
The European Central Bank is set to raise its deposit rate to 2.25% on June 11, with another increase likely in September, as it
June 03, 2026
The European Union has proposed that the bloc's Aspides naval mission take "the primary role" in clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz "when conditions
June 03, 2026
Felicia de la Caridad Alvarez, a resident of Old Havana, knows a thing or two about survival.
June 03, 2026
The U.S. dollar is expected to stay range-bound in the near term before weakening later this year, FX strategists said in a Reuters survey, on optimism
June 03, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a podcast interview aired on Wednesday that Vice President JD Vance and U.S.
June 03, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned violent protests over the case of an 18-year-old who was handcuffed as he lay dying after his
June 03, 2026
At least 21 people, including 12 foreign nationals, were killed in a fire at a hotel in Delhi on Wednesday, police said, in one of the
June 03, 2026
The European Parliament will switch to French search engine Qwant from Google, it said on Wednesday, underscoring Europe's push to reduce its reliance on
June 03, 2026
Italian prosecutors on Wednesday cleared a presidential pardon granted to a former showgirl, who was close to late Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, saying fresh checks found
June 03, 2026
The Swiss government on Wednesday rejected U.S. findings on how dozens of economies, including Switzerland, deal with goods produced by forced labour, a probe that prompted
June 03, 2026
European automotive, construction, metals, chemicals and transport sectors could lose up to 1.3 million jobs this year as a result of a surge in energy prices caused by
June 03, 2026
A series of bizarre sightings of people popping in and out of New York’s vast, subterranean sewer system in recent days has the whole city wondering what exactly is going on
June 03, 2026
Cuba’s doctors are its biggest soft power export. Several Latin American countries are cutting ties
June 03, 2026
In a bid to end its decades-long wait to win a second World Cup, England has put its fate in the hands of a German
June 03, 2026
British services firms suffered a small fall in activity in May as the strains of the Iran war pushed up their costs sharply and hit
June 03, 2026
South Korea and the U.S. held inaugural talks this week to discuss nuclear cooperation under a joint fact sheet on security agreed by U.S.
June 03, 2026
Spanish hotel group Melia said on Wednesday it would immediately stop managing, marketing and providing brand services for 15 hotels in Cuba, pointing to the island's
June 03, 2026
European shares slipped on Wednesday as escalating Middle East tensions and fresh jitters over private markets pushed investors
June 03, 2026
The Israeli military said it intercepted a "hostile aircraft" that crossed into northern Israel from Lebanon on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
It is not a given that the current inflation shock facing the euro zone will be more benign than the 2022 episode, as some initial conditions flag larger inflationary
June 03, 2026
One person was killed in an Iranian attack targeting civilian facilities in Kuwait, including the international airport and diplomatic missions, the foreign
June 03, 2026
Greater Toronto Area home sales posted their biggest monthly gain in 10 months in May, helped by improved affordability, while prices resumed their recent
June 03, 2026
Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of killing eight civilians and of wounding 11 more in a drone attack on a passenger bus travelling in a Russian-controlled part of the
June 03, 2026
The European Central Bank met commercial lenders last week to discuss the potential threat from the newest artificial intelligence models and will follow up with demands
June 03, 2026
This Japanese island is closer to Taipei than Tokyo. A new ferry makes it easier to visit
June 03, 2026
Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams have terminated efforts to jointly acquire rival paint maker AkzoNobel, they said on Wednesday, sending the Dulux
June 03, 2026
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on Wednesday for dialogue between Ukraine and Poland to help defuse tensions after Kyiv renamed an army unit after nationalist
June 03, 2026
Former US Army doctor Adam Hamawy wins Democratic House primary in New Jersey
June 03, 2026
Conservative Keiko Fujimori will seek Peru's presidency on Sunday in a runoff vote, hoping that her tough-on-crime stance at a time of
June 03, 2026
Even before all the votes had been counted in last week's Republican Senate primary in Texas, party members began rolling out attacks on the Democratic candidate,
June 03, 2026
British competition regulators have mandated that Google must allow news sites to opt out of having their content scraped for AI overviews
June 03, 2026
Republican Jim Desmond, a county supervisor and Democrat Marni von Wilpert are projected to advance to the November general election after Tuesday's open primary for California's
June 03, 2026
Three Australian appeals court judges have reserved their decision on whether an activist can prosecute King Charles III for alleged genocide of Australia’s Indigenous people
June 03, 2026
Spain's service sector activity stabilised in May as activity and sales returned to growth after April's decline, a business survey showed on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
The global economic outlook hinges on how long the war in the Middle East lasts, with recession in some countries and sharply higher inflation a real
June 03, 2026
France's services sector contracted at its sharpest pace in 5-1/2 years in May as weaker demand and rising costs due to the Iran war hammered businesses, a survey showed on
June 03, 2026
The yen weakened to levels that preceded intervention by Tokyo last month, prompting new warnings by policymakers on Wednesday and a small
June 03, 2026
Cost pressures in Italy's service sector hit a 40-month high in May as the impact of the conflict in the Middle East became more acute, a survey showed on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
At least 21 people were killed in a fire at a hotel in Delhi on Wednesday, police said, in one of the worst such incidents in the national capital in recent years.
June 03, 2026
Hungary's governing Tisza party has submitted a bill to parliament to abolish an organisation set up by former Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government that stigmatized
June 03, 2026
E-commerce giant Amazon.com said on Wednesday it has launched its paid Prime service in South Africa, offering faster deliveries and media content for 59 South African rand ($3.61)
June 03, 2026
Euro zone private sector activity shrank at the fastest rate in 18 months in May as waning demand for goods and services — a key gauge of economic health — dragged output
June 03, 2026
Meta Platforms lost its fight on Wednesday against the EU's labelling of its Messenger app as a powerful 'gatekeeper', which places
June 03, 2026
Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has been reappointed to his position, the new government said as it prepared to take office on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
Any new U.S. tariffs on European Union goods on top of the rates agreed last year would be unacceptable, senior EU lawmaker said on Wednesday, rejecting U.S. claims the EU
June 03, 2026
Germany's service sector contracted for a second straight month in May as subdued demand and high energy and other costs due to the war in the Middle East weighed on
June 03, 2026