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
A fire has swept through a building in New Delhi, killing at least 21 people and injuring several others
June 03, 2026
The Trump administration is proposing double-digit tariffs on products from dozens of major U.S. trading partners after an investigation into imports of goods allegedly made with forced labor
June 03, 2026
A new Gallup poll finds support for same-sex marriage and relationships in the U.S. has stopped rising after two decades
June 03, 2026
Raúl Castro has turned 95, a landmark birthday for a man still helping lead one of the last communist countries in the world
June 03, 2026
President Vladimir Putin has read long-term ally Armenia the riot act: persist in wanting to join the European Union and you can kiss goodbye to cheap
June 03, 2026
Pope Leo heads to Spain on Saturday for a week-long tour, his first visit to an EU country outside Italy, which will culminate with the pontiff
June 03, 2026
DeepSeek, China's best-known AI startup, is set to raise about 50 billion yuan ($7.4 billion) in its first funding round from investors including Tencent Holdings and CATL, people
June 03, 2026
Russia's services sector contracted in May at its quickest pace since September as weaker demand drove steeper falls in new orders and output, a business survey showed on
June 03, 2026
Philippine senators broke a days-long legislative standoff on Wednesday after a member of the majority bloc broke ranks and appeared on the Senate floor, allowing a rival
June 03, 2026
Britain has imposed new conduct requirements on Google's search services, including allowing publishers to stop their content being used to power the U.S. tech giant's AI features,
June 03, 2026
The United States has proposed an additional tariff of 12.5% on imports from India, saying it is among 60 economies that failed to curb imports made with
June 03, 2026
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released from the remainder of his prison sentence under a royal pardon, the country's justice minister told
June 03, 2026
Severe tropical storm Jangmi ripped across Japan on Wednesday, with fierce winds and torrential rain disrupting transport and businesses, and knocking out power for tens of
June 03, 2026
This Japanese island is closer to Taipei than Tokyo. A new ferry makes it easier to visit
June 03, 2026
Rescuers in Laos say they are investigating a possible “knocking response” deep inside a flooded cave network where two men are believed to remain trapped. The response sounds came as rescuers rappelled down a newly discovered vertical shaft that may provide a safer entry into a flooded cave and lead to a chamber where the men could be.
June 01, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Notwithstanding fresh hostilities in the Middle East, AI shares drove equity markets in Asia to new records on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
Russia downed 50 drones over the Leningrad region northwest of Moscow overnight and continues to repel the suspected Ukrainian attacks, Governor Alexander
June 03, 2026
Swiss voters look set to reject a referendum proposal to cap the country's population at 10 million people, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
India's dominant services sector grew at its fastest pace in six months in May on a pick-up in domestic demand, even though global orders stayed below last year's average
June 03, 2026
The Solomon Islands will negotiate a comprehensive strategic treaty with Australia and review a security agreement with China, the Pacific country's new
June 03, 2026
The Solomon Islands' new leader says the country will review its secretive security treaty with China
June 03, 2026
Atlas Renewable Energy, one of South America's largest clean power generators, has put plans for $1 billion in new investments in
June 03, 2026
Cambodia is betting on a little-used UN arbitration process known as "compulsory conciliation" to resolve a long-running maritime boundary dispute with Thailand and unlock
June 03, 2026
U.S. Senate hopefuls Ken Paxton and Graham Platner are in Washington, D.C., to rally party support
June 02, 2026
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use GOP-friendly map for midterms, cutting seat held by Black Democrat
June 03, 2026
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank must discuss the pros and cons of raising interest rates if inflationary risks outweigh downside risks
June 03, 2026
The U.S.
June 03, 2026
Democrat Rebecca Bennett emerged from a highly competitive primary on Tuesday to take on Republican U.S.
June 03, 2026
Australia's economy slowed in the March quarter as strength in business investment was offset by a drag from trade, data showed on Wednesday, while higher
June 03, 2026
China's services activity expanded at the fastest pace in three months in May, helped by stronger growth in new business and a rebound in overseas demand, though rising
June 03, 2026
Community members have honored a mother and five siblings killed in a case of domestic violence a day earlier
June 03, 2026
Japan's services sector ground to a halt in May after more than a year of expansion, as surging costs linked to the Middle East war dampened service demand and led to a 12-
June 03, 2026
The Office of the U.S.
June 03, 2026
South Korea's ruling Democratic Party is projected to make sweeping gains in local elections on Wednesday, an exit poll showed, but a close race in the key city
June 03, 2026
Gulf hostilities flared anew on Wednesday, with the U.S. military saying Iranian missile attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and
June 03, 2026
Gains for AI chipmaker stocks can continue, but risks of a pullback are growing, Goldman Sachs said in a note on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
Bolivia's defense minister stepped down on Tuesday after a month of anti-government protests, two government sources said, marking the highest-level
June 03, 2026
Takeaways from Blanche’s House testimony: ‘Anti-weaponization’ fund is over, ban on Trump tax audits remains
June 03, 2026
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president after widespread political backlash and setbacks in the courts
June 02, 2026
Dozens of people adopted abroad fastened ceramic nametags recently on a cobblestone wall at a park on a former U.S. military base in Paju, South Korea
June 03, 2026
New Jersey sues Delaney Hall operators for access after allegations of inhumane conditions
June 02, 2026
Providers of property services in China are struggling to collect management fees from disgruntled homeowners, threatening their revenue and house
June 03, 2026
U.S.
June 02, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government on Wednesday finalised a $19 billion supplementary budget for this fiscal year to cushion the impact of rising energy
June 03, 2026
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has written to U.N.
June 03, 2026
Bayer has no plans to spin off Monsanto, a representative said on Tuesday, even as the company faces an avalanche of lawsuits over its
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
Two scientists at a U.S. government lab have been charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa without permits and lying about it to investigators
June 03, 2026
A physician in Donald Trump's administration brushed off questions about the U.S. president's personal health on Tuesday,
June 03, 2026
Kurt Olsen, a White House official who aided President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, has joined the Justice
June 03, 2026
Mexico's sugar industry is pushing for the United States to eliminate limits on U.S. imports and is working on a potential anti-dumping case against
June 03, 2026
CopperTech Metals reported a jump in revenue in its filing for U.S. initial public offering on Tuesday, as it looks to capitalize on the Trump administration's policy push for
June 03, 2026
Australia's Macquarie Group said on Tuesday its asset management arm and Brazil's IG4 Capital agreed to sell a controlling stake in Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura S.A (CLI) to
June 03, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh pledged to follow "the best of the Fed's traditions" in an opening note to the central bank's more than 20,000
June 03, 2026
The Trump administration will ask leading AI developers to voluntarily submit their most capable models for government
June 02, 2026
The Trump administration is abandoning the president's $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund, U.S.
June 03, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. is still in discussions with several countries to resettle more than 1,000 Afghans who assisted America’s war effort
June 03, 2026
U.S.
June 02, 2026
Why Trump selected an acting director of national intelligence with no intel experience
June 03, 2026
A former New York state trooper has been sentenced Tuesday to 2½ to 7½ years in prison after he rammed his vehicle into an SUV during a high-speed chase, leading to the death of an 11-year-old girl
June 03, 2026
The El Nino weather pattern is forming, and is expected to cause extreme weather around the world this year, the WMO said on Tuesday.
June 02, 2026
British police faced a national backlash on Tuesday over the inflammatory case of an 18-year-old student who was handcuffed
June 02, 2026
The United States issued new Iran-related sanctions on Tuesday, targeting individuals and crypto exchanges, a notice on the Treasury Department website showed.
June 03, 2026
U.S.
June 03, 2026
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has tapped two conservative policy veterans, Paul Winfree and Daniel Heil, to advise him while he settles into the job, the Wall Street Journal
June 03, 2026
Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said on Tuesday the country intends to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and will
June 03, 2026
Canada had a positive meeting with the U.S. on the review of their free trade deal, Canada's minister responsible for Canada-
June 02, 2026
U.S.
June 03, 2026
MSC, the world's largest shipping group, said on Tuesday its Sariska V vessel was struck by two projectiles while in Iraq's Umm Qasr port on Monday, adding that all crew
June 02, 2026
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on commanders of armed groups it accused of driving the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting
June 03, 2026
U.S.
June 03, 2026
Meta is dialing back elements of its plan to collect employee mouse movements, keystrokes and other actions for use as AI training data, it said in an internal memo on
June 03, 2026
The United States announced sanctions on Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange on Tuesday, accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted
June 03, 2026
World stocks rose to fresh peaks again on Tuesday as no major change in U.S.-Iran tensions, together with a general calm across currency and bond
June 03, 2026
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June 03, 2026
As the soccer World Cup is set to take over water cooler chats, employers may have trouble keeping workers focused during the tournament - and even getting them to the office in the
June 03, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will face more questions about the Trump administration’s fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world in back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began
June 02, 2026
Fatima Yousufi and Mona Amini escaped the Taliban and found refuge in Australia with dreams of playing international soccer
June 02, 2026
The Trump administration has placed sanctions on Iran’s largest digital asset exchange, Nobitex, and three others
June 03, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he's optimistic about the potential for a resumption in nuclear talks with Iran despite a shaky ceasefire in the war that's looking increasingly in doubt
June 02, 2026
Victims in Brent Metz case in Colorado say lengthy judicial process has taken a toll
June 03, 2026
An artist has filed a federal lawsuit against soccer's international governing body over the destruction of his giant mural of swimming whales on a building in Dallas as it prepares to host World Cup matches
June 03, 2026
Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has taken a turn in the White House briefing room
June 03, 2026
Democrats have attacked the leadership of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin during his first Senate hearing since being tapped by President Donald Trump
June 02, 2026
The U.S. stock market inched to more records as winners of the artificial-intelligence boom kept driving higher
June 02, 2026
Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has won a hotly contested race to be the next president of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly
June 03, 2026
The Trump administration proposed 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil, charging that the world’s 10th-biggest economy engages in trade practices that are “unreasonable’’ and that “burden or restrict U.S. commerce
June 02, 2026
'I've used my experience as propulsion': Survivor of Boulder Pearl Street firebombing reflects on attack
June 03, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on Tuesday inaugurated a memorial in Paris to honour the victims of the 1994 genocide against the
June 03, 2026
Lionel Messi, Argentina turn Kansas City riverfront hotel into World Cup hotspot
June 03, 2026
U.S.
June 02, 2026
Russia's 'Davos' - formally known as the St Petersburg Economic Forum - kicks off on Wednesday and has attracted an eclectic crowd, including some Americans
June 02, 2026
Cuba on Tuesday defended a military-run conglomerate long the target of U.S. sanctions, saying the group of businesses known as GAESA has contributed to the
June 02, 2026
Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles early on Tuesday, killing 23 people and wounding 130, and
June 02, 2026
Mexico's government has reiterated its support to extend the U.S.-Mexico Canada (USMCA) trade agreement for 16 years, Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday,
June 02, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian forces could again launch a massive attack on Ukraine on Tuesday evening.
June 03, 2026
The opening of the temporary installation by French artist JR "La Caverne du Pont Neuf" in Paris has been postponed after the giant cave inflated around the capital's oldest
June 03, 2026
A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday sharply questioned U.S.
June 02, 2026
Democrats and Republicans say President Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence seems unqualified
June 02, 2026
Trump signs executive order asking for access to new AI models before they launch
June 03, 2026
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order on oversight of artificial intelligence, less than two weeks after postponing a White House ceremony over his concerns that a similar policy could dull America’s edge on AI technology
June 02, 2026
Green Bay’s Josh Jacobs is practicing with the Packers while prosecutors consider whether to file charges against the three-time Pro Bowl running back following his arrest on domestic abuse allegations
June 03, 2026
Russia slams key Ukrainian cities in one of deadliest offensives in months
June 02, 2026
Peru is grappling with a surge in extortion and violence, especially in areas like Trujillo
June 03, 2026
'He had to die on his son's birthday': Father killed during child's party at Milwaukee park
June 03, 2026
The Trump admin paid a French company $1 billion to not build offshore wind farms. Blue states are suing
June 03, 2026
The main union at Colombia's state-run oil company Ecopetrol launched a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, protesting what it called a deadlock in negotiations
June 02, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday highlighted his country's ties with China after the U.S. proposed a new punitive tariff of 25% on many imports
June 02, 2026
Oil prices climbed about 1% to a one-week high in volatile trade on Tuesday as the market waited for news on the Iran war, with Tehran reviewing a
June 02, 2026
Sweden should introduce a minimum age of 15 for the use of social media, a government-appointed commission recommended on Tuesday.
June 02, 2026
Paramount Skydance Corp has sought EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, a European Commission filing showed on Tuesday.
June 02, 2026
The future presence of U.S. troops in Lithuania is "under review", the Baltic country's defence minister said on Tuesday, adding that although Washington
June 02, 2026
The CIA has stopped contributing to some intelligence assessments, including those related to the Iran war, produced by the office of
June 02, 2026
A Kenyan court blocked on Tuesday for another three weeks a proposed U.S.
June 02, 2026
Global stocks rallied on Tuesday, buoyed by AI optimism, while oil prices edged higher amid rising uncertainty over a possible
June 02, 2026
Israeli fire killed at least four Palestinians in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Gaza health officials said.
June 02, 2026
The U.S.
June 02, 2026
Thousands of people in New Zealand have attended one of the world’s best-known steampunk festivals
June 02, 2026
President Donald Trump on Monday adjusted tariffs on some steel, aluminum and copper imports, lowering some tariffs on farming equipment and extending tariffs on other equipment
June 02, 2026
Trump names controversial top housing official to be acting director of national intelligence
June 02, 2026
White House Correspondents’ Association reschedules dinner after shooting incident
June 02, 2026
Russian forces launched a massive aerial attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, and officials say at least 22 civilians were killed and 138 were wounded
June 02, 2026
The Mexican soccer federation has lost its latest appeal against FIFA punishments for fans chanting an anti-gay slur at opponents’ players
June 02, 2026
General Mills is selling its Häagen-Dazs ice cream shops in China to a group of investors that includes a Chinese tea brand
June 02, 2026
Rescuers search for new ways into cave in Laos where two men feared trapped
June 01, 2026
Germany's Federal Employment Agency (BA) faces a deficit of more than €8 billion euros ($9.3 billion) this year, more than twice the shortfall previously planned, according
June 02, 2026
Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors said on Tuesday they had opened a criminal investigation against General Gheorghita Vlad, the Army's Chief of Staff, on suspicion
June 02, 2026
Israel kept up strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday, pressing its campaign against Hezbollah a day after U.S.
June 02, 2026
Israel's short-term interest rates could fall at a faster pace if inflation continues to ease as a result of increased optimism over a ceasefire deal
June 02, 2026
Philip Morris International cut its annual profit forecast on Tuesday citing currency swings, though CEO Jacek Olczak said other risks to achieving its outlook such as rising energy
June 02, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, pressed about statistics showing the country is in a technical recession, on Tuesday told reporters that as the government pressed ahead
June 02, 2026
The New York Knicks will try to deliver the city its first NBA title since 1973 when they face a Spurs team looking to launch a new dynasty behind Victor Wembanyama
June 02, 2026
U.S.
June 02, 2026
The Trump administration has proposed a new punitive tariff of 25% on many imports from Brazil, after deciding its
June 02, 2026
Mette Frederiksen is set to begin a third term as Denmark’s prime minister by leading a center-left coalition of four parties
June 02, 2026
A right-wing U.S. influencer, a serving U.S. official and a German retail billionaire are due to attend President Vladimir Putin's "
June 02, 2026
U.S. job openings increased by the most in five years in April, but the surge likely overstates the labor market's health, as hiring declined against
June 02, 2026
Mozambique said five of its citizens died in anti-immigration violence in the South African town of Mossel Bay over the weekend in the latest flare-up of
June 02, 2026
The dollar traded in a narrow range on Tuesday as investors stayed on alert for signs of progress on a potential deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
June 02, 2026
Four charged after suspected cartel tunnel found beneath store near Otay Mesa border crossing
June 02, 2026
A party chief in the northern coal-rich Chinese province of Shanxi is under investigation over "suspected serious violations of discipline and law", the local anti-graft
June 02, 2026
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's new centre-left government will resist U.S. pressure over the future of Greenland, tackle
June 02, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday there has been no change in U.S. policy on Taiwan and that Washington wants to see the status quo preserved.
June 02, 2026
The oil market is underpricing some risks from the Iran war, global commodity trading house Vitol's managing director for Bahrain, Tom Baker, said on
June 02, 2026
Italian bank UniCredit has increased its direct stake in Commerzbank to 34.4%, it said on Tuesday, under the takeover bid it launched on May 5 amid widespread
June 02, 2026
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday it was important to get UK inflation back to target and give households confidence
June 02, 2026
Iran is reviewing a proposed agreement with the U.S. to halt their war but has not communicated with Washington for a few days,
June 02, 2026
Hurricanes, wildfires and other extreme weather events can cause anxiety that lasts even after they're over
June 02, 2026
Students connect with horses to boost reading skills
Business robbed of $100,000 in rare sports cards
Colombian presidential candidate de la Espriella thanks Trump for endorsing his campaign
3 friends complete nearly 11,000-mile bike journey from Argentina to Kansas City
Wim Wenders pulls 1975 film over nude scene with then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski
Republicans won the redistricting battle. Now voters will decide whether they win Congress
UN calculates nation-sized environmental footprints for AI and data centers
FWC testing for algae following fish kill at Laishley Park Marina in Punta Gorda, Florida