Trump’s coercive tactics in Latin America evoke era of gunboat diplomacy – and the rise of anti-imperialism it helped spur
Men caught competing in the women's category of a prestigious South African marathon
Oil drops 10%, stocks surge after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is ‘completely open’ during ceasefire
Despite overwhelming negative public feedback, the Commission of Fine Arts, stacked with Trump loyalists, gives preliminary approval for President Trump's 250-foot arch.
April 17, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister say the Strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels
April 17, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister say the Strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels
April 17, 2026
France and the U.K. have welcomed the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz but insist it must be permanent
April 17, 2026
Oil drops 10%, stocks surge after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is ‘completely open’ during ceasefire
April 17, 2026
Oil prices are falling by 10%, and Wall Street is rallying toward another record after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is fully open, which would allow oil tankers to exit the Persian Gulf again and carry crude to customers worldwide
April 17, 2026
Two men have been disqualified from one of South Africa’s flagship marathon races after they finished in the top 10 of the women’s race
April 17, 2026
Pakistan's air force escorted Iranian negotiators home from inconclusive peace talks with the U.S. last weekend, launching a major
April 17, 2026
U.S. equity funds attracted strong demand in the week through April 15 as expectations of an early resolution to the Iran conflict and resilient corporate results boosted risk
April 17, 2026
Spain's far-right party Vox and the mainstream conservative opposition People's Party have struck a preliminary deal to govern in coalition in
April 17, 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the Strait of Hormuz was open following a ceasefire accord agreed in
April 17, 2026
Canadian housing starts posted a surprise decline in March, falling 6% from the previous month, data from the national housing agency showed on Friday.
April 17, 2026
The Kremlin on Friday denied that President Vladimir Putin was insulated from bad news after a celebrity blogger accused unidentified top officials of not telling Russia's
April 17, 2026
The Kremlin said on Friday that European countries were becoming more involved in the war in Ukraine, referencing a warning from Russia's Defence Ministry about drone
April 17, 2026
Hungary's incoming prime minister Peter Magyar said on Friday he was about to start initial talks with EU officials in Budapest as there was no time to waste in his
April 17, 2026
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Friday that he will travel to Caracas on April 24, amid attempts to meet with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez.
April 17, 2026
Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar said on Friday he hoped to take the oath of office as prime minister on May 9 or 10 depending on a presidential decision on the
April 17, 2026
Capital requirements proposed by the Swiss government for UBS could have a sustained drag on Switzerland's economy, a study commissioned by the bank found, as a showdown
April 17, 2026
An average of at least 47 women and girls were killed each day during the war in Gaza, according to figures published by U.N.
April 17, 2026
The U.S., current chair of the Group of 20 major economies, is urging G20 members and the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to take coordinated action to
April 17, 2026
The first migrants deported from the United States under a recent bilateral agreement arrived in Democratic Republic of Congo early on Friday, according
April 17, 2026
Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill on Friday criticised calls for the central bank to "wait and see" how the Iran war pans out before changing policy.
April 17, 2026
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is slated to meet White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Friday, in a sign of a breakthrough in the artificial intelligence startup's dispute with
April 17, 2026
CEO of blacklisted Anthropic is going to the White House
April 17, 2026
Woman survives rollover crash after hitting 9-foot gator on Florida road
Fifth Third quarterly adjusted profit rises on interest income strength
US equity funds extend inflows on Iran de-escalation hopes
Colombia's Petro will travel to Caracas next week