Protests flare across Havana as power cuts deepen amid US blockade
Protests broke out across the Cuban capital of Havana on Wednesday evening as the city confronted its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a U.S.
May 14, 2026Protests broke out across the Cuban capital of Havana on Wednesday evening as the city confronted its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a U.S.
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Air India's thousands of flight cuts due to the Iran war and Pakistan's airspace ban have become a boon for foreign carriers, with Lufthansa Group
May 14, 2026
Russia has launched a mass drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, injuring at least four people
May 14, 2026
The risk from hantavirus to the general public remains very low, and the U.S.
May 14, 2026
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve
May 14, 2026
Lionel Messi had two goals and an assist, German Berterame had the go-ahead goal in the 84th minute and Inter Miami rallied for a 5-3 victory over Cincinnati, extending its road winning streak to seven
May 14, 2026
A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked the Justice Department from forcing a Rhode Island hospital to hand over records on gender-affirming care for transgender youth,
May 14, 2026
Hedge fund Citadel has moved some of its core researchers out of Hong Kong, telling members of its global quantitative strategies team in recent months that they had to either
May 14, 2026
EagleRock, a land and resource management company that collects royalties and fees from oil and gas production on the land it controls in the Permian Basin, has raised $320.1
May 14, 2026
A threatened strike by Samsung Electronics' union would be a significant risk to South Korea's economic growth, exports and markets, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said on
May 14, 2026
Luciano Darderi reaches the Italian Open semifinals after defeating teenager Rafael Jodar in a match that ended after 2 a.m. local time
May 13, 2026
A New York man was found guilty on Wednesday of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government after a trial over federal prosecutors' allegations
May 14, 2026
Miami residents and a nonprofit group sued on Wednesday over Florida's donation of land in Miami for the Donald J.
May 14, 2026
Buyers in Britain's housing market stayed downbeat last month as the economic fallout from the Iran war and rising mortgage rates weighed on sentiment, a survey from the Royal
May 14, 2026
Air New Zealand on Thursday forecast its largest pre-tax annual loss in four years, as sky-high fuel costs due to the Middle East conflict
May 14, 2026
U.S. civil rights group NAACP said on Wednesday the new congressional map approved last week by Tennessee Republicans intentionally discriminated on
May 14, 2026
Russia unleashed a massive daytime drone attack on Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting critical infrastructure in the west, killing at least six people and
May 13, 2026
Allegiant Air says it has completed its purchase of Sun Country Airlines, bringing together two low-cost carriers and creating a larger budget airline for travelers
May 14, 2026
Eleven people who survived a plane crash about 50 miles off the Florida coast were on a life raft for hours and had no idea anyone was coming to save them when rescue crews from the U.S. military arrived
May 14, 2026
Taxpayer-funded sexual harassment settlements involving lawmakers exceeded $550,000, newly released documents show
May 14, 2026
Supporters of a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia have reached a critical threshold to force a vote in the House
May 14, 2026
The U.S. military says the remains of the second U.S. Army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered
May 14, 2026
Investors shrugged off a sharp rise in U.S. producer inflation and spike in bond yields on Wednesday to push the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to new highs,
May 14, 2026
New Zealand home prices slipped in April as high living costs dampened buyer sentiment, though most regions were steady and overall market conditions were largely unchanged,
May 14, 2026
Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins told the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday that she expects inflation pressures from the Iran war to eventually subside and that the
May 14, 2026
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran loomed over U.S.
May 13, 2026
Brazilian financial markets reeled on Wednesday as traders pointed to a report alleging ties between Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and a scandal-plagued banker, with some
May 14, 2026
U.S. refiner HF Sinclair's CFO Atanas Atanasov, who has been on leave of absence since late February amid concerns raised by its audit committee, has been terminated, the company
May 14, 2026
The United States hopes to convince China to play a more active role in trying to persuade Iran to walk away from what it is doing in the Gulf, U.S.
May 14, 2026
A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked U.S. sanctions against Francesca Albanese, a U.N. expert on the Palestinian territories, finding that the Trump
May 14, 2026
Venezuela on Wednesday launched a restructuring of its sovereign debt and that of state oil firm PDVSA, lifting bond prices, as it seeks relief from what it called unsustainable
May 14, 2026
He fought Trump’s tariffs through the Supreme Court all the way to a refund
May 14, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence
May 13, 2026
An oncologist traveling on the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has been cleared to leave a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska, where he was the lone American placed in isolation after he helped care for fellow passengers who became sick on board
May 14, 2026
Barcelona’s hopes of reaching the 100-point mark in the Spanish league have ended with a 1-0 loss at Alaves
May 14, 2026
The Lebanese Health Ministry says that Israeli airstrikes have struck seven vehicles in Lebanon, killing 12 people
May 13, 2026
King Charles III has outlined the British government's legislative plans as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces pressure to stay in power
May 13, 2026
Britain’s Princess Catherine is making her first overseas trip since announcing her cancer is in remission
May 13, 2026
New Yorker describes hantavirus quarantine experience after cruise ship outbreak: "Trying to stay positive"
May 14, 2026
Paris Saint-Germain clinched a record-extending 14th French league title after winning 2-0 at closest rival Lens
May 14, 2026
Harvey Weinstein's lawyers say their client felt chest pains as jurors deliberated in his rape retrial
May 13, 2026
The Canadian dollar edged lower for a sixth straight day against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday, as the greenback posted broad-based gains and minutes
May 14, 2026
South Carolina's highest court on Wednesday overturned the murder conviction of former lawyer Richard "Alex" Murdaugh, who was serving two consecutive life sentences for allegedly
May 13, 2026
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained ground on Wednesday with a boost from artificial intelligence-related tech shares, which helped markets
May 13, 2026
Israel's contestant at the Eurovision Song Contest semi-final on Tuesday heard the boos of a small number of pro-Palestinian protesters
May 14, 2026
59,000-year-old tooth offers a rare glimpse into how Neanderthals handled a medical problem
May 14, 2026
The Premier League title race is not over yet
May 14, 2026
A rebound for technology stocks led Wall Street to records, even though the majority of U.S. stocks fell following another discouraging update on inflation
May 13, 2026
Official figures show that the number of people deported to El Salvador from the United States nearly doubled in the first months of 2026
May 14, 2026
Republican senators in Louisiana have advanced a plan to eliminate one of two majority-Black U.S. House districts for this year's elections
May 13, 2026
Four Memphis residents say they have been harassed, arrested and physically mistreated for engaging in activities protected by the First Amendment such as observing and recording law enforcement personnel in their city
May 13, 2026
The U.S.
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BP will meet with union leaders on Monday to resume contract negotiations for workers at its Whiting, Indiana, oil refinery, the company and United Steelworkers union said
May 14, 2026
A U.S.
May 13, 2026
Louisiana officials reached a tentative $4.8 million settlement with the family of Ronald Greene, an unarmed Black motorist who died in May 2019 in
May 14, 2026
Emergency medical services heavyweight GMR Solutions was valued at $3.01 billion after its shares fell 10% in its New York Stock Exchange debut on Wednesday, adding to a string of
May 13, 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday recommended improving training for pilot preparedness for smoke-in-cockpit emergencies after a
May 14, 2026
The United Arab Emirates' foreign ministry denied on Wednesday a statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office that he visited the country and held a
May 13, 2026
Oil prices settled lower on Wednesday as investors worried about possible U.S. interest rate hikes and awaited updates on a high-stakes summit in
May 13, 2026
The Trump administration will not require World Cup ticket holders from countries flagged for high rates of visa overstays to pay expensive
May 13, 2026
A top official in South Africa's African National Congress party threw his weight behind President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday over the "Farmgate"
May 13, 2026
U.S.
May 14, 2026
The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from countries that have qualified for the World Cup and have bought tickets for the soccer tournament pay as much as $15,000 in bonds to enter the United States
May 13, 2026
'Spark Interactive' trailer brings Holocaust education into the digital age
May 14, 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum denies a CNN report claiming the CIA conducted deadly operations in Mexico
May 13, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron has concluded his Africa visit with talks in Ethiopia
May 14, 2026
The Senate has confirmed Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve
May 13, 2026
For a golf world that tends to view the PGA Championship as the fourth of the four majors, Cameron Young and Justin Thomas see it differently
May 14, 2026
On the road to Tehran, Iranians on edge as threat of resumption of war looms
May 14, 2026
The Trump administration says a former executive at a private prison operator will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
May 13, 2026
Russia has launched a massive daytime drone attack on Ukraine, firing at least 800 drones across 20 regions of the country
May 13, 2026
Palestinian authorities say Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man attempting to climb the barrier separating the West Bank from Jerusalem
May 13, 2026
Oklahoma set to execute man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend and baby in Tulsa fire
May 13, 2026
Sheriff says he's 'thankful' and 'blessed' after stabbing
May 14, 2026
Artist rolls out the green carpet for team Algeria with giant earthwork
May 14, 2026
A cruise ship, carrying more than 1,000 passengers many of whom are British, remained stranded in Bordeaux on Wednesday after an outbreak
May 13, 2026
Environmental groups say the expected closure of a detention center in the Florida Everglades is linked to their lawsuit
May 13, 2026
London police said on Wednesday they would mount an "unprecedented" operation this weekend to prevent violence and serious disorder when two large protests
May 13, 2026
The Department of Justice has issued a formal legal justification for the federal government's demands that states share their unredacted voter rolls, even though half
May 13, 2026
Saudi fighter jets bombed targets linked to powerful Tehran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq during the
May 13, 2026
Gunshots broke out in chaotic scenes at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday where troops had been deployed after a politician wanted by
May 13, 2026
French authorities are examining whether a foreign interference campaign aimed at a hard-left party ahead of March's municipal
May 13, 2026
Refinery attacks tied to the wars in Iran and Ukraine have knocked out nearly 9% of global oil refining capacity in recent months,
May 13, 2026
Ambreen Fatima protested in Karachi with her children on Wednesday for the release of her husband, one of ten Pakistani crew aboard an oil tanker seized by
May 13, 2026
Moscow authorities have imposed restrictions on the publication of photos and videos showing the aftermath of "terrorist attacks", including drone strikes, the office of
May 13, 2026
Hungary has summoned Russia's ambassador over a drone attack on western Ukraine, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Wednesday.
May 13, 2026
The Bank of England will hold borrowing costs at 3.75% this year, a Reuters poll of economists found, though over a third
May 13, 2026
A Nigerian court on Wednesday sentenced former power minister Saleh Mamman to 75 years in prison after convicting him of laundering 33.8 billion naira ($24.71 million), the
May 13, 2026
Shohei Ohtani is getting a break from batting for two days
May 13, 2026
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said on Wednesday that the U.S. labor market looks "a bit better" than it did earlier this year, while the Iran war has worsened
May 13, 2026
The South Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out the murder convictions against disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh for the deaths of his wife and son
May 13, 2026
The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired coach Craig Berube after he guided the team to a last-place finish in the Atlantic Division this season
May 13, 2026
Senate Republicans have again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump’s war with Iran
May 13, 2026
The welcoming ceremony for U_S_ President Donald Trump as he arrived in Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping has included a military honor guard, a military band and hundreds of Chinese youths waving flags and chanting, “Warm welcome!”
May 13, 2026
Over 32,000 unapproved pills headed to Georgia seized by Philadelphia CPB officers, officials say
May 14, 2026
U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month
May 13, 2026
Americans paid more for their groceries in April, but high gas prices were only one of the reasons why
May 13, 2026
1,700 passengers held on cruise ship over potential acute stomach bug sickness
May 13, 2026
French authorities have ordered over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship to stay on board due to a gastrointestinal illness outbreak
May 13, 2026
Putin flexes muscle with test of powerful nuclear-capable missile
May 13, 2026
Oceanwide Expeditions says it expects to know by the end of the week if the MV Hondius cruise ship will keep to its schedule after a hantavirus outbreak
May 13, 2026
Scientists find clues that a new tectonic plate boundary is forming
May 13, 2026
A burst of gunfire rang out in the Philippine Senate, sparking chaos in the building where authorities had tried to arrest a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court in connection with a deadly government crackdown on drugs
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump's trade war with Beijing has sent U.S.-China trade into a freefall and forced companies on both sides of the Pacific to regroup
May 13, 2026
Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Silina was left without a ruling majority in the parliament on Wednesday after the left-wing Progressives
May 13, 2026
Ukraine has increased attacks on Russian energy facilities in recent months as peace talks have failed to make progress.
May 13, 2026
The Bank of England should be alert to the risk that future interest rate hikes could roil Britain's government bond market because of the growing role of hedge funds and
May 13, 2026
France's highest administrative court, the Conseil d'Etat, rejected on Wednesday a challenge by Internet giant Amazon over minimum delivery fees on books, as the country
May 13, 2026
Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins said on Wednesday the U.S. central bank may need to raise interest rates if inflation pressures do not abate.
May 13, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron jogged with Kenyan marathon star Eliud Kipchoge, spoke with local university students and announced $27 billion in new
May 13, 2026
Britain's grand State Opening of Parliament ceremony does not normally feature an elephant.
May 13, 2026
The dollar gained on Wednesday after hitting a two-week high following the latest stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation reading, with talks set to
May 13, 2026
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Wednesday defeated an appeal by a Puerto Rican lender whose access to the U.S. central banking system was cut
May 13, 2026
Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa called on the public to step in to prevent law enforcement agents from handing him over to the International Criminal Court
May 13, 2026
Russia has placed British former defence minister Ben Wallace on a wanted list in connection with an unspecified criminal investigation, state media said on Wednesday,
May 13, 2026
U.S. producer prices posted their biggest increase in four years in April, boosted by soaring costs for goods and services, the latest sign of
May 13, 2026
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults last year continued to rate their personal finances as being in reasonable shape, although they remained concerned about inflation
May 13, 2026
MSCI's global equities gauge advanced with the dollar on Wednesday as investors assessed hotter-than- expected inflation data
May 13, 2026
Nickolay Mladenov, who is overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, says the truce hinges on Hamas’ disarmament hinges on Hamas' disarmament
May 13, 2026
Iran has released on bail prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was arrested in early April in a crackdown during the conflict with the United States and Israel,
May 13, 2026
LONDON, May 13 - The war that began on February 28 with a massive Israeli-U.S. bombing campaign against Iran has rocked the entire Middle East, wreaking damage to infrastructure and economies and
May 13, 2026
Plane crashes 80 miles off Melbourne, Florida; 11 people rescued, US Coast Guard says
May 13, 2026
Taiwan anxiously eyes Trump’s summit in China, with $14 billion in US arms sales up in the air
May 13, 2026
The San Francisco 49ers will bookend the NFL’s largest ever international slate by playing the 2026 season opener in Melbourne against the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams and facing the Minnesota Vikings in Week 11 in Mexico City
May 13, 2026
Malaysia’s maritime agency says Iranian-linked tankers are exploiting “jurisdictional gaps” to conduct ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned oil near its waters
May 13, 2026
About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year
May 13, 2026
PCOS, a condition impacting millions of women worldwide, gets a new name
May 13, 2026
The S&P 500 was subdued at the open on Wednesday, as hotter-than-anticipated producer prices reinforced bets that the Federal Reserve would keep monetary policy restrictive all
May 13, 2026
The World Food Programme said on Wednesday it had halved emergency food assistance in Syria due to funding shortages, warning that millions remained vulnerable despite signs of
May 13, 2026
Brazil's retail sales volumes beat expectations and reached a record high in March, data from statistics agency IBGE showed on Wednesday, though high borrowing costs
May 13, 2026
Apple on Wednesday echoed Google's criticism of EU antitrust regulators' efforts to force the search giant to help AI rivals access its services, warning
May 13, 2026
Keir Starmer was facing his biggest challenge yet on Wednesday when his health minister was reportedly readying his
May 13, 2026
JPMorgan is open to engaging with France's far-right National Rally (RN) ahead of next year's presidential election, a senior regional executive at the
May 13, 2026
Prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech and Wall Street to agriculture and aerospace joined President Donald Trump on his trip to China
May 12, 2026
Drug overdose deaths in the United States fell nearly 14% in 2025, federal estimates showed on Wednesday, marking a third consecutive year of declines.
May 13, 2026
The Pentagon is set to announce on Wednesday framework agreements that position it to potentially acquire over 10,000 low-cost, containerized missiles over three
May 13, 2026
Seventeen people under observation in Italy and Spain for possible hantavirus infection have tested negative, the countries'
May 13, 2026
Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party, on Thursday said a 5 million pound ($6.75 million) donation from a cryptocurrency billionaire he received
May 13, 2026
Just two weeks after Turkey's parliament made recommendations on how to advance the country's peace process with Kurdish
May 13, 2026
China's Alibaba said it would exceed its planned AI investment of up to 380 billion yuan ($55.96 billion) over the next three years, as early
May 13, 2026
Birkenstock shares slumped 13% on Wednesday after the sandal maker warned of rising second-half cost pressures from U.S. tariffs and the Middle East conflict, with
May 13, 2026
Turkey's attempt to finish its decades-old conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group has stalled, with both sides waiting for the other to act in a
May 13, 2026
Britain’s Princess of Wales on Wednesday visited the Italian city of Reggio Emilia, renowned for its approach to early
May 13, 2026
Russia's repeated airspace violations of countries on the eastern flank of NATO underline the urgent need to consolidate the alliance's air defences against missiles and
May 13, 2026
A Democratic primary election for a competitive U.S.
May 12, 2026
Volleys of gunshots were heard at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday and people were told to run for cover, Reuters witnesses heard, as
May 13, 2026
Family member describes troubling relationship concerns before triple homicide
May 13, 2026
Brazil may be politically divided but people across the spectrum all love the country's instant payment system
May 13, 2026
America is in for yet another long spell of price pain
May 13, 2026
When Jake Rosmarin boarded the MV Hondius, he gleefully posted on social media that the ship would be home for 35 days as he and more than 100 other passengers and crew were to travel across the South Atlantic
May 13, 2026
Princess Kate visits Italy in first official overseas trip since cancer treatment
May 13, 2026
Overseas US military bases are integral to combat operations and can burnish the country’s image to advance its foreign policy goals.
May 13, 2026
The world's largest film market opened in Cannes this week and attracted a record number of attendees vying to buy the mostly smaller productions
May 13, 2026
New focus on Greenland since Donald Trump declared his aim to seize it could help boost investment there, with Arctic tourism likely to pay off faster
May 13, 2026
Russia is interested in joint economic projects with the United States if Washington stops linking trade ties with a peace deal on Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
May 13, 2026
A public quarrel between two of France's most famous young men - one a soccer player, the other a darling of the far right - over
May 13, 2026
Indonesian prosecutors said on Wednesday that they were seeking an 18-year prison sentence for Nadiem Makarim, a former Indonesian education minister and co-founder of ride
May 13, 2026
Britain will legislate to strengthen its ability to deal with proxies for malign state actors, taking powers to make it possible to ban them in light of
May 13, 2026
The Vatican on Wednesday urged a breakaway Catholic group dedicated to the old Latin mass to cancel plans to ordain new bishops without consent from
May 13, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro were statistically tied in a simulated runoff ahead of this year's presidential election, a
May 13, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's cabinet agreed on Wednesday to scrap a contentious heating law and pass measures to boost long-term
May 13, 2026
A Pemex worker injured in an explosion at Oaxaca refinery in the Port of Salina Cruz died on Tuesday evening while receiving treatment en route to the hospital, Pemex said in a
May 13, 2026
A federal judge on Wednesday cast doubt on the motives behind the U.S.
May 13, 2026
The U.S. and China are expected to inch toward a managed trade mechanism for non-sensitive goods this week, with each side possibly identifying some $30
May 13, 2026
A unit of state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said on Wednesday that one of its tankers struck by Iranian drones last week has leaked a small amount of fuel off the
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump landed in Beijing accompanied by an entourage that included Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Elon Musk
May 13, 2026
S&P 500 futures turned negative on Wednesday after data showed producer prices rose more than expected in April, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest
May 13, 2026
A surge in jet fuel prices from $85-$90 to $150-$200 per barrel amid the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has blindsided the aviation industry, where fuel accounts for up to a quarter
March 10, 2026
Open Society Foundations, the family philanthropy founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros, is putting $30 million toward groups fighting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate
May 13, 2026
A Russian ship that sank after its engine room exploded in the Mediterranean could have been carrying parts for nuclear reactors used in submarines, according to Spanish government documents
May 13, 2026
As the US starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help
May 13, 2026
A sustained spike in energy prices triggered by the Iran war has clouded India's macroeconomic outlook, spurring crisis-era measures from
May 13, 2026
Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa said on Wednesday that his arrest was imminent and urged people to mobilise to prevent him from being sent to the International Criminal
May 13, 2026
Blackstone has walked away from a proposed $4 billion tie-up with Hong Kong's New World Development after the indebted property developer refused to cede control, Bloomberg News
May 13, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to visit Britain and Italy before attending a Group of Seven leaders' summit in France in mid-June, broadcaster NTV reported on
May 13, 2026
Sweden's Volvo Cars is open to cooperation with other companies in the United States as the auto maker seeks to better utilise the existing production capacity at its South
May 13, 2026
Nissan forecast more than $1 billion in profit for its fiscal year on Wednesday, predicting a relatively modest hit from the Iran war and an increasing impact from
May 13, 2026
British police said on Wednesday they had recovered the bodies of three women from the sea in Brighton and were working to establish how the "tragic incident" had happened.
May 13, 2026
Samsung Electronics and its union failed to reach a pay deal on Wednesday, heightening the risk of a long strike that threatens not only chip
May 13, 2026
Ghana will evacuate 300 citizens from South Africa following a wave of xenophobic attacks targeting migrants from other sub-Saharan African countries, a post by the foreign
May 13, 2026
The future of Pemex CEO Victor Rodríguez is increasingly uncertain as the longtime ally of President Claudia Sheinbaum
May 13, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Oil prices remain elevated, inflation is climbing and bond markets
May 13, 2026
The European Central Bank will hike its deposit rate next month and at least once more this year to try to stop the energy price shock from the Middle
May 13, 2026
Britain's health minister Wes Streeting is preparing to resign and could quit as early as Thursday, the Times reported on Wednesday, adding that he is likely to mount a
May 13, 2026
Israel has escalated its attacks in Gaza in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the
May 13, 2026
China is pushing back against proposed U.S. legislation that would curb its chipmakers in the global AI race, making early moves that underscore Beijing's concerns
May 13, 2026
Hungary's new government, under Prime Minister Peter Magyar, was sworn in earlier this week, replacing Prime Minister Viktor Orban's administration after 16 years.
May 13, 2026
Japan's recent foreign exchange intervention may have kept the yen from sliding below the 160-per-dollar mark but it is unlikely to have a lasting effect in
May 13, 2026
Walmart has eliminated 1,000 roles as the world's largest retailer simplifies its operating structure, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
May 13, 2026
European Central Bank board member Frank Elderson on Wednesday urged banks in the euro area to quickly prepare for potential cyberattacks launched with the help of
May 13, 2026
Japanese automaker Nissan says it reduced losses for the fiscal year through March
May 13, 2026
Japanese investors turned net sellers of foreign stocks for the first time in four months in April, as concerns over higher energy costs from the Iran war and the risk of broader
May 13, 2026
Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) nominated lawmaker Puma Shen on Wednesday as its candidate for Taipei mayor, a man who has been sanctioned by China for
May 13, 2026
German wholesale prices climbed to a three-year high of 6.3% in April as the Iran war pushed up the prices of energy and raw materials,
May 13, 2026
BYD is negotiating with Stellantis and other European car makers to take over underused factories in the region, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing the Chinese company's
May 13, 2026
Technology investor SoftBank Group reported on Wednesday that its net profit more than tripled to 1.83 trillion yen ($11.60 billion) in the January-March
May 13, 2026
U.S.
May 13, 2026
Volkswagen's controlling family shareholders piled pressure on the automaker to overhaul its business model on Wednesday after the German company's ongoing
May 13, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "significantly" cut the size of his motorcade to save fuel, a government source said on Wednesday, days after he urged citizens to
May 13, 2026
Amnesty International and Human Rights First on Wednesday urged Poland to stop cooperating with U.S. deportation flights transferring Ukrainian nationals via its
May 13, 2026
China reiterated its strong opposition to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan on Wednesday, calling on Washington to honour its commitments ahead of U.S.
May 13, 2026
UBS Global Wealth Management joined a wave of brokerages in pushing back their U.S. monetary policy easing forecasts, citing persistent inflation and resilience in the labor market
May 13, 2026
The country where you don’t wear a rolex — you eat it
May 13, 2026
Former Philippine ‘drug war’ police chief runs away from government agents to avoid international arrest warrant
May 13, 2026
Pomp and pageantry: for Chinese officials preparing for a Trump visit, every second counts
May 13, 2026
Australia’s Trump Tower plans scrapped as developer says brand has become ‘toxic’
May 13, 2026
Finland's capital Helsinki has spent billions of euros on public transport and bicycle lanes — and plans more — despite mixed reactions from residents.
May 13, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter With the conflict in the Middle East still mired in a stalemate, Donald Trump is on his way to Beijing to see if
May 13, 2026
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is set to cast a shadow over a two-day meeting of the foreign ministers of the BRICS grouping that kicks
May 13, 2026
France's unemployment rate rose to 8.1% in the first quarter of 2026, its highest since 2021, the INSEE statistics agency reported on Wednesday, though it was still lower
May 13, 2026
EU-harmonised consumer prices in France rose 2.5% year-on-year in April, statistics office INSEE said on Wednesday, confirming a preliminary reading published late last month and
May 13, 2026
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that many positive things were being said about the enormous potential of U.S.-Russia relations, but that in reality
May 13, 2026
U.S.
May 13, 2026
Ukraine resumed drone attacks on Russia's oil refineries and ports on Wednesday, two days after a three-day ceasefire proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump expired.
May 13, 2026
Thailand's finance minister said on Wednesday that he expects growth to top 3% over the next one to two years, boosted by new investments, with the central bank also
May 13, 2026
The United Nations is likely to launch a fresh push to resolve the decades-old split of Cyprus before the term of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expires at the end of
May 13, 2026
South Korea is reviewing a phased contribution to efforts to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on
May 13, 2026
Australia's largest lender, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) lost nearly A$30 billion ($21.7 billion) in value as its shares slid on
May 13, 2026
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s move to wind back tax breaks for property investors has been
May 13, 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will join President Donald Trump during his visit to Beijing, igniting hopes in China that the
May 13, 2026
Pavel Dorofeyev scored his second goal of the game at 4:10 of overtime to give Vegas a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night, moving the Golden Knights a victory away from advancing to the Western Conference final
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Japan's three largest banks are expected to gain access to Mythos, the artificial intelligence model developed by Anthropic, in about two weeks, a person
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The number of Hong Kong homes bought by mainland Chinese surged 48% in April from the previous month to a two-year high, data from property agent Midland Realty showed,
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On a balmy January night, an Argentine coast guard ship’s radio picked up garbled Mandarin broadcast from nearby boats.
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The dollar held near a one-week high on Wednesday on renewed uncertainty in the Middle East and as traders digested a hotter-than-expected
May 13, 2026
Had the United States kept tariffs on Chinese imports at triple digits for just one more day last year, Huntar Company would have collapsed, said David
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Spain will push ahead with new rules to make social networks and AI safer despite intense lobbying from the tech industry, its digital transformation
May 13, 2026
The packaging on some snacks in Japan is turning a somber black-and-white, as the war in Iran disrupts the supply of an ingredient in colored ink
May 13, 2026
He was on the trip of a lifetime. Now he’s in a biocontainment unit in Nebraska while hantavirus cases rise
May 12, 2026
China and the U.S. are considering extending a truce on Chinese rare earth export curbs at a leaders' summit
May 13, 2026
The Republican speaker of Tennessee's House of Representatives on Tuesday stripped Democratic lawmakers of all committee assignments as punishment for their role in
May 13, 2026
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American presidents have navigated a verbal tightrope for nearly 50 years regarding official U.S. policy toward Taiwan and China
May 13, 2026
The trading arm of Vietnam's state oil company
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The Bank of Japan is projected to raise its short-term policy rate to 2% from 0.75% currently by the end of 2027, as robust domestic demand will help the
May 13, 2026
Australian wages rose at a moderate pace in the first quarter as annual growth in the private sector slowed to the lowest in almost four years, data showed on Wednesday.
May 13, 2026
Chinese emperors once prayed for bumper crops under the blue-tiled, triple-eaved roof of Beijing's Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, in sacred rites
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Jason Collins, the first openly gay active player in the NBA, has died at the age of 47 after battling cancer, his family said on Tuesday.
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Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis and his ruling Progressive Liberal Party were re-elected on Tuesday, making him the first leader to be elected to a second
May 13, 2026
The 79th Cannes Film Festival is underway with politics, artificial intelligence and the shifting priorities of Hollywood taking center stage at the global film gathering
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Erin Burnett talks to Dr. Stephen Kornfeld, the American passenger who tested positive for hantavirus and is now the only person isolated in the biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
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Emergency medical services provider GMR Solutions has raised $478.7 million in its U.S. initial public offering, the company said on Tuesday, after selling 31.9 million shares at $
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The Trump Organization said on Wednesday it abandoned a plan to build its first tower in Australia less than three months after signing the deal, citing an Australian
May 13, 2026
Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it regretted the collapse of pay deal talks with its South Korean union, flagging concerns that it could heighten anxiety among
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Mexican authorities and the U.S.
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South Korea is reviewing a phased contribution to efforts to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on
May 13, 2026
New Zealand will keep a tight rein on day-to-day spending in this year's budget while increasing capital investment to strengthen
May 13, 2026
Incoming BHP CEO Brandon Craig will focus on securing growth options beyond 2035 by ramping up exploration, partnering with peers and making bolt-on acquisitions where
May 13, 2026
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died at the age of 29, the NBA team said on Tuesday. No cause of death was immediately announced.
May 13, 2026
Tens of thousands of Argentines were flooding the streets of major cities nationwide to protest funding cuts by libertarian President Javier Milei to the public university system — a near-universal point of pride in this crisis-prone country
May 13, 2026
David Venturella to serve as acting ICE director
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President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing is drawing attention for the spectacle China might present
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump's efforts to reshape U.S. House districts have seen mixed outcomes
May 12, 2026
A Peruvian prosecutor accused leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez of financial crimes, local media outlet RPP reported on Tuesday, hours after electoral authorities said
May 13, 2026
Global demand for electric vehicles rose for a second straight month in April as high petrol prices kept steering buyers away from combustion-
May 13, 2026
Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday pressed FBI Director Kash Patel over a media report that episodes of excessive drinking interfered with his ability
May 13, 2026
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday signed an executive order to eliminate federal taxes on foreign purchases worth up to $50, reversing course on a
May 13, 2026
A new wave of gang violence in Haiti has forced hundreds of people to flee their homes, leaving them scattered along a road near the main airport
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Takeaways from FBI Director Kash Patel’s defensive Hill testimony
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The 85-year-old French widow of a U.S. military veteran shares her experience in U.S. immigration detention
May 12, 2026
Exclusive: CIA escalates secret war on cartels with deadly operations inside Mexico
May 13, 2026
Republican senators say they need more details on a $1 billion security proposal for the White House, including a proposed $220 million to secure President Donald Trump’s new East Wing ballroom
May 13, 2026
CNN World Sport's Patrick Snell speaks with English golfer Alex Fitzpatrick about the emotional victory he shared with his brother Matt at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, Louisiana.
May 13, 2026
Florida intends to shut down the controversial federal migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz", the New York Times
May 13, 2026
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell on Tuesday, dragged down by a sharp decline in semiconductors, while sentiment was also rattled by rebounding oil
May 13, 2026
The humanitarian impact on civilians from Colombia's armed conflict reached its worst level in a decade in 2025 due to increased hostilities and armed groups' disregard for
May 13, 2026
Brazil's JBS, the world's largest meatpacker, posted a 56% decline in its first-quarter net profit on Tuesday, missing market
May 13, 2026
European Central Bank interest rate hikes are becoming increasingly likely, unless there is a fundamental change in the inflation outlook, Bundesbank President Joachim
May 13, 2026
Russian forces launched attacks in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region on Tuesday, killing at least six people, regional officials said, after the expiry of a U.S.-mediated ceasefire.
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Credit ratings agency S&P on Tuesday revised Mexico's outlook to "negative" from "stable", citing the risk of very slow fiscal consolidation largely due to weak economic growth that
May 13, 2026
A bid to redraw South Carolina’s congressional map and
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BP has not resumed contract talks with a U.S. steelworkers’ union since locking out more than 800 workers at its Whiting, Indiana, refinery in March, the union said on Tuesday,
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump has departed for Beijing to meet with China's President Xi Jinping
May 12, 2026
Southampton has brushed off a spying controversy to advance past Middlesbrough after extra time in the Championship playoffs and get to within one win of a return to the Premier League
May 13, 2026
FBI Director Kash Patel has strongly denied allegations of excessive drinking on the job
May 13, 2026
A man previously convicted of shooting at police fired randomly at passing cars outside Boston, wounding two people
May 12, 2026
Exclusive: The FAA is evaluating risks to flights from Trump’s ‘triumphal arch’
May 13, 2026
San Francisco leaders commemorate landmark Yick Wo case that shaped U.S. civil rights movement
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Kyrgyzstan authorities have charged eight people, including powerful ex-security chief Kamchybek Tashiev, with plotting to seize power from President
May 13, 2026
Britain said on Tuesday that 10 people from remote island territories, including cruise ship passengers and medical staff who had contact with confirmed cases in the
May 13, 2026
The Eurovision Song Contest got off to a tense start in Vienna on Tuesday as Israel competed in the first semifinal amid a boycott by five countries over
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The U.S.
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U.S. legislation that would require social media companies to take more responsibility for how their apps affect children and teens overcame a key
May 13, 2026
Leadership at the U.S. consumer finance watchdog plans to recall staff to the office more than a year after the Trump administration shuttered its
May 13, 2026
Meta employees distributed flyers at multiple U.S. offices on Tuesday to protest the company's recent installation of mouse-tracking software on their
May 13, 2026
Los Angeles is ready with transportation and food for the World Cup, but the playing surface isn't set yet
May 13, 2026
Antisemitic graffiti spray-painted on Lisbon 9/11 memorial
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Denver airport workers initially missed a security breach by a man who scaled an 8-foot perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit and killed by a plane with 231 people on board
May 12, 2026
A sudden halt for technology stocks put the brakes on Wall Street's record-setting run
May 12, 2026
Fire reported on natural gas platform off Santa Barbara coast
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump won't have to pay an $83 million defamation award to a longtime advice columnist until the U.S. Supreme Court gets a chance to review the case or reject an appeal
May 13, 2026
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat qualifier Andrea Pellegrino 6-2, 6-3 to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals and match Novak Djokovic’s record with a 31st consecutive Masters Series victory
May 12, 2026
Kuwait has accused Iran of launching a failed attack earlier this month on an island where China is helping build a port in the Gulf Arab nation
May 12, 2026
Israel is worried that Trump will strike a ‘bad deal’ with Iran, leaving war objectives unmet
May 13, 2026
A report has found that sexual violence was systematic, widespread and integral to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks that sparked Israel's war with Hamas
May 13, 2026
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday temporarily paused a lower court ruling against the Trump administration's 10% global tariff under Section 122 of the
May 12, 2026
Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle
May 13, 2026
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The U.S.
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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the war in Ukraine is very close to ending and he believes there will be a settlement between Russia and Ukraine.
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French companies have so far absorbed the shock from the conflict in the Middle East, but pervasive uncertainty and higher energy costs are beginning to test the economy's
May 13, 2026
Both Iraq and Pakistan have cut deals with Iran to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the Gulf, according to five sources with
May 12, 2026
In wild late-night posting spree, Trump attacks Obama with imaginary quote and false conspiracy theories
May 13, 2026
Senior U.S. and Chinese officials agree that no country can be allowed to exact shipping tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department told
May 13, 2026
The U.S.
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Meta Platforms has offered to give rival AI chatbots free access to its social messaging service WhatsApp for a month while it discusses ways to resolve EU
May 13, 2026
A year ago, U.S.
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The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed lower on Tuesday, easing from record highs as hotter-than-expected inflation data and an increasingly
May 12, 2026
A top U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday the mandate of Bosnia's next international peace envoy would be more limited, saying that the departure of the German politician currently in the
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Cuba is asking for help and "we are going to talk," without providing any more information about U.S. plans.
May 12, 2026
The 79th Cannes Film Festival has kicked off
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President Donald Trump is downplaying differences with President Xi Jinping over the U.S. conflict in Iran as he heads to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with the Chinese leader
May 12, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the rising cost of the conflict and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles
May 12, 2026
Ukrainian drone pilots turned a military exercise in Sweden into a critical warning for NATO
May 12, 2026
'That's a lot of pills': Florida traffic stop uncovers 31,000 illegal pills
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space, called the “Golden Dome for America” missile defense program, is estimated to cost much more than he originally said
May 13, 2026
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer insists he has no intention of resigning despite growing calls within his Labour Party for him to step down
May 12, 2026
From a rout in Asian currencies to the closure of a low budget
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Trump wants to rebrand ICE as NICE. Not everyone agrees
May 13, 2026
Britain's long-dated government borrowing costs have surged to their highest since 1998 as concern that a potential change in leadership could weaken
May 12, 2026
After years in which Volodymyr Zelenskiy's wartime reputation withstood corruption allegations that swirled around his associates, the
May 12, 2026
Britain said on Tuesday it would contribute autonomous mine-hunting equipment, Typhoon fighter jets and the warship HMS Dragon to a multinational defensive mission aimed at
May 12, 2026
The U.S.
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Keir Starmer was once hailed as the leader who would bring pragmatism and stability to Britain after years of political chaos.
May 12, 2026
Leidos Holdings said on Tuesday the U.S.
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U.S. consumer inflation increased further in April, with the annual rate posting its largest gain in three years, heightening political risks for
May 12, 2026
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said on Tuesday that the government's report showing accelerating consumer inflation last month was unexpectedly
May 12, 2026
United Airlines' flight attendants voted to ratify a new five-year labor contract that bumps up base pay by nearly a third and includes boarding pay, the union representing them
May 12, 2026
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival after a disastrous set of results in local elections for his Labour Party last week
May 12, 2026
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the test launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile as a key part of efforts to modernize the country’s nuclear forces
May 12, 2026
Barcelona star Lamine Yamal waved a Palestinian flag during an open top bus parade as the team celebrated winning the Spanish title
May 12, 2026
U.S. consumer prices climbed a sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher
May 12, 2026
Virginia Democrats ask US Supreme Court to let them use new congressional map
May 12, 2026
The Supreme Court on Monday extended a short-term order that will allow women to continue to access the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth visits while the justices deliberate over a high-profile emergency appeal.
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Two U.S.
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The Kremlin has released a video of Vladimir Putin driving in Moscow and meeting an old school teacher in a hotel lobby, after Western media outlets cited a
May 12, 2026
Argentina's country risk hit its lowest level since the beginning of February as confidence in the government's ability to pay back
May 12, 2026
Seventy children have been killed in the occupied Palestinian territories excluding Gaza since early 2025, amounting to around one a week, while over 800 have been injured,
May 12, 2026
Boeing booked 135 net new orders in April, nearly matching its total in the first three months of the year, the company said on Tuesday.
May 12, 2026
From Meta to Tesla and BlackRock, the U.S. business delegation for President Donald Trump's summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this
May 12, 2026
European satellite operator Eutelsat on Tuesday reported third-quarter revenue broadly in line with market expectations, as growth in its low Earth orbit
May 12, 2026
Conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez are leading the vote count in the final stretch of Peru's first-round April presidential election, with
May 12, 2026
Greenland's prime minister said on Tuesday that increasing the U.S. military presence in the Arctic territory was part of ongoing
May 12, 2026
The U.S.
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The Pentagon is deploying Anthropic's Mythos cybersecurity model to find and patch software vulnerabilities across the U.S. government even as it races to
May 12, 2026
Wall Street's main equity indexes dipped on Tuesday and the dollar rose as U.S. inflation climbed and oil gained for a third
May 12, 2026
U.S. tariffs contributed to a further decline in global wine trade last year while consumption remained at its lowest in over 60 years as economic pressures
May 12, 2026
Gio Reyna says he’s happy to score a goal which ended a year-long scoreless run as he tries to make his case for a spot on the United States’ roster for the World Cup
May 12, 2026
Nigeria's military has denied a rights group's claim that an airstrike killed 100 civilians in a market over the weekend
May 12, 2026
Suspending the federal gas tax, which would require Congress to agree, would drop gas prices only about 4% – less in high-cost states like California.
May 12, 2026
Scientists are supercharging patients' own immune cells to try to fight HIV without today's drugs
May 12, 2026
The United States' war in Iran has cost $29 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday, an increase of $4 billion from an estimate provided late last
May 12, 2026
Justice Department announces criminal charges in Baltimore’s deadly Key Bridge collapse
May 12, 2026
The Kremlin repeated Russian President Vladimir Putin's assertion that the war in Ukraine was almost over on Tuesday and U.S.
May 12, 2026
Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis and his ruling Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) were reelected on Tuesday, making him the first leader to serve a second
May 12, 2026
Top brokerages expect the benchmark S&P 500 index to extend its rally in 2026, even as Middle East tensions disrupt global energy flows and drive inflation higher.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer defied calls to resign on Tuesday, telling ministers he would get on with governing despite
May 12, 2026
A Nepali Sherpa guide fell into a crevasse and died on Mount Everest for the third death in two weeks on the world’s highest mountain, as climbers are
May 12, 2026
The Kremlin played down a government economic growth forecast downgrade on Tuesday and gave no indication that it plans to punish
May 12, 2026
The U.S. dollar climbed for a second straight session on Tuesday, after U.S. economic data showed inflation continued to increase, while uncertainty
May 12, 2026
Morgan Stanley has become the 13th bank to join the primary dealer programme for Israeli government bonds, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday, calling it a sign of
May 12, 2026
The head of the European Commission called on Tuesday for more protections for children against the "addictive designs" of social media
May 12, 2026
Trade between the United Arab Emirates and Syria more than doubled in 2025 and has further to grow, a UAE minister said on Tuesday, addressing a Damascus
May 12, 2026
Russia will deploy its new Sarmat strategic nuclear missile at the end of this year, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, describing it as "the most powerful in the
May 12, 2026
Police release body cam footage of deadly encounter between officers, Desaver Hollis
May 12, 2026
What is the Schengen Shuffle and who’s doing it?
May 12, 2026
Two national agencies fighting corruption in Ukraine have named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff as an official suspect in a major graft investigation
May 12, 2026
Greece’s defense minister has confirmed that a military sea drone discovered on a Greek island last week is Ukrainian built
May 12, 2026
India's retail inflation rose marginally to 3.48% in April, driven by dearer food prices, government data showed on Tuesday,
May 12, 2026
Stellantis Chief Executive Antonio Filosa said on Tuesday partnerships would be a key part of the automaker's future strategy, as it prepares to present a new multi-year
May 12, 2026
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday expressed his thanks to the U.S. for its help in strengthening the island's defences and said Taipei would not give in to
May 12, 2026
Private credit funds have marked down more than a tenth of their loans by at least 50%, new data from
May 12, 2026
Brazil's inflation was in line with market expectations in April, official data showed on Tuesday, with the 12-month rate remaining within the central bank's target range
May 12, 2026
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces impeachment proceedings over a scandal dubbed "Farmgate" in which thieves
May 12, 2026
Colombia's Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta wetland is facing an environmental crisis due to an invasive plant native to Asia
May 12, 2026
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in on Tuesday for a seventh term, extending his rule in the east African country into a fifth decade.
May 12, 2026
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been in power for 40 years
May 12, 2026
Hantavirus is not Covid-19, but ‘calm-mongering’ risks triggering post-Covid anxiety
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Visualizing the hantavirus cruise outbreak in maps and charts
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Instructure, the company behind the online learning system Canvas, has reached a deal with hackers to delete data stolen in a cyberattack
May 12, 2026
Iran has expanded its definition of the Strait of Hormuz into a "vast operational area" far wider than before the Iran war, according to a senior officer in the Islamic
May 12, 2026
Investors expect U.S.
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The FBI has begun interviewing current and former CIA employees as part of the Department of Justice’s investigation
May 12, 2026
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Australia's government expects its ambitious reforms to the way it taxes property investments to take some of the immediate heat out of one of the world's least affordable
May 12, 2026
Bytedance's social media platform TikTok on Tuesday made a last- ditch attempt at Europe's top court to scrap its designation as a "gatekeeper" under EU
May 12, 2026
Antigua and Barbuda has nominated Ecuador's Maria Fernanda Espinosa as candidate to be the next United Nations Secretary-General, a U.N. official told Reuters on Tuesday.
May 12, 2026
Samsung Electronics' labour union in South Korea said on Tuesday it would walk out of ongoing pay negotiations if no mediation proposal was offered within two hours.
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What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets With the month-old Iran war ceasefire now on “life support”,
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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced new investments in Africa at a summit held in Kenya
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Why you could pay $5 for gas even if oil doesn’t skyrocket
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A Philippine senator says he will fight any attempt to send him to the International Criminal Court to be prosecuted for an alleged crime against humanity and adds he never condoned extrajudicial killings when he led the country’s police force
May 12, 2026
It’s been 100 days since Nancy Guthrie disappeared. Her case upended Hollywood’s portrayal of solving crime
May 12, 2026
The shadowy network of Chinese oil refineries funding Iran
May 12, 2026
First on CNN: New report details ‘systematic’ rape and sexual violence during Hamas’ Oct 7 attack on Israel
May 12, 2026
Police in Pakistan say nine people were killed and more than two dozen others wounded when a bomb rigged to a rickshaw exploded in a bazaar
May 12, 2026
Kevin González, an 18-year-old American diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, has reunited with his parents in Mexico after they were detained and deported while trying to return to the U.S. to see him.
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At least 100 civilians were killed in a Nigerian military airstrike on a crowded market in northwest Zamfara state, Amnesty International said on
May 12, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's position is under serious threat after senior minister Wes Streeting quit and dozens of Labour lawmakers called for him to set out a
February 10, 2026
The top enforcer of former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday to not hand him over to the
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China on Tuesday ramped up its rhetoric against Paraguay President Santiago Pena's trip last week to Taiwan, saying he and his colleagues were "pawns to separatist forces"
May 12, 2026
Europe's STOXX 600 closed 1% lower in broad-based declines on Tuesday as dimming hopes for a U.S.-Iran peace deal sent oil prices higher and weighed
May 12, 2026
South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in the first quarter of 2026 from 31.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, data from the statistics agency
May 12, 2026
A massive explosion at a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan killed 10 people and wounded dozens more on Tuesday, police and rescue
May 12, 2026
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has again been impeached by the lower house, a little over a year after an earlier impeachment
May 12, 2026
Meta Platforms on Tuesday lost its fight against an Italian regulatory order that it should compensate publishers for using snippets of their news
May 12, 2026
While Washington and Tehran argue over a deal to end the attacks on
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Color crunch: Japan’s Calbee chip bags go monochrome as Iran war bites
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Tech boom vs oil crisis: Asia’s new economic reality is a warning for the world
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When Norway's $2.2 trillion wealth fund — the world's largest — sells a company's shares over ethical concerns, should it explain why?
May 12, 2026
The United States and Japan believe that excess volatility in the currency market is undesirable, U.S.
May 12, 2026
Investors increased their bets on the Bank of England raising rates in the coming months as global markets responded to the latest increase in tensions in the Strait of
May 12, 2026
The mayor of Arcadia, California, a heavily Chinese-American suburb of Los Angeles, has agreed to plead guilty to
May 12, 2026
An Australian court on Tuesday ordered miner Fortescue to pay A$150 million ($108 million) in compensation to an Indigenous group for a cultural loss caused by iron ore
May 12, 2026
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Chet Holmgren made a tiebreaking dunk with 32.8 seconds to play, and the Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Los Angeles Lakers out of the second round of the NBA playoffs with a 115-110 victory in Game 4
May 12, 2026
Greg Abbott is planning his summer holiday with half an eye on the Iran war.
May 12, 2026
Defence and cybersecurity company Thales and ArianeGroup said they had successfully carried out the first firing of a new long-range French rocket launcher, the FLP-t 150, this
May 12, 2026
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U.S. consumer prices likely rose at a solid pace for a second straight month in April, which would result in the largest annual increase in inflation
May 12, 2026
From famine to nuclear war, North Koreans have had plenty to worry about over the years.
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Two planes with 28 passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak, landed in the Netherlands on Tuesday and a Dutch hospital treating
May 12, 2026
Malaysia's maritime agency has launched a search and rescue operation for 14 people missing after a boat believed to be carrying undocumented Indonesian migrants sank
May 12, 2026
China and the United States may reach a farm deal at their summit this week that expands Beijing's purchases of
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Israel's parliament passed a law late on Monday establishing a military tribunal to try hundreds of Palestinian militants who took part in the October 7,
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A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Markets are stuck in a loop of hope and despair as talks to end the war in the Middle East remain deadlocked, with the latest
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By Renusri K BENGALURU, May 12 - Malaysia's economic growth likely eased in the first quarter, after expanding the most in more than three years in the previous quarter, according to a Reuters poll of
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Climate change has driven record-breaking outbreaks of fire in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year, with conditions expected to get worse as the
May 12, 2026
More than one dozen CEOs and top executives will join the U.S. delegation as President Donald Trump travels to China this week, according to a White House official.
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Ross Colton and Parker Kelly each scored their first goals of the postseason in the third period for Colorado as the Avalanche snapped back from a midseries lull and beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the second round of the NHL playoffs
May 12, 2026
California's Santa Clara County has sued Meta Platforms, alleging it has profited from Facebook and Instagram ads promoting scams in violation of California's false
May 11, 2026
Australia's centre-left Labor government has rolled out the biggest changes to investment taxes this century to help young people break into the
May 12, 2026
President Donald Trump is scheduled to see doctors for a medical and dental checkup later this month
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Kevin Warsh, U.S.
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Mexico's education authorities agreed on Monday to keep the 2025-2026 school calendar unchanged, reversing a proposed early end to the academic year that had drawn
May 12, 2026
Asia-Pacific's ultra-rich, set to take part in a global transfer of $83 trillion in assets over the coming decades, are leaning more on wealth managers and family
May 12, 2026
Economic growth across 11 Pacific Island countries is expected to weaken in 2026 as higher energy and shipping costs, slowing tourism momentum and
May 12, 2026
Japan and the U.S. reaffirmed their close cooperation on currency moves, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told reporters after a meeting with her
May 12, 2026
Australian business confidence remained mired in gloom in April, a survey showed on Tuesday, as spiking energy costs from the Middle East war squeezed profit margins and
May 12, 2026
U.S.
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Brazilian activist Thiago Avila returned to Sao Paulo on Monday following his detention and deportation from Israel, where he alleged he was tortured and
May 12, 2026
Some Bank of Japan policymakers argued in April for raising rates soon, with one flagging the chance of a June move, highlighting a growing hawkish shift on
May 12, 2026
Trump pushed DOJ to subpoena reporters over alleged Iran war leaks, sources say
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Tracking states’ unprecedented redistricting efforts
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A 27-year-old man suspected of plotting a violent attack and of planning to join Islamic State in Syria or Mozambique had sought to target a Parisian museum and the Jewish
May 12, 2026
British consumers, shaken by the widening economic fallout from the Iran war, cut their spending last month for the first time since November 2024 as they focused on essentials
May 12, 2026
Boeing hid safety problems with its 737 MAX jet when LOT Polish Airlines picked the popular single-aisle jet in 2016 to anchor its plans to recover from
May 12, 2026
Japanese household spending fell more than expected in March from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday, extending declines to a fourth straight month.
May 12, 2026
President Donald Trump claims America is profiting from trade with China despite tensions over rare earth minerals, tariffs and emerging technologies like AI
May 12, 2026
A nonprofit on Monday filed a lawsuit
May 12, 2026
The model of cargo plane that crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, last fall after an engine fell off a UPS plane as it was taking off resumed flying over the weekend
May 12, 2026
Heat stroke is suspected among 6 found dead in a shipping container at a rail yard near Texas border
May 11, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court has set the stage for Alabama to get rid of one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year’s midterm elections
May 12, 2026
The fifth and deciding game of the PWHL's semifinal playoff series between Minnesota and Montreal scheduled for Monday night has been postponed
May 12, 2026
The U.S.
May 12, 2026
UK leader Starmer fights to save premiership as scores of Labour lawmakers urge him to resign
May 12, 2026
Workers have begun preliminary surveys and testing for a proposed Triumphal Arch sought by President Donald Trump
May 12, 2026
Supreme Court allows Alabama to eliminate congressional district held by a Black Democrat
May 12, 2026
A Texas man accused of killing his pregnant wife fled to Italy weeks before trial. He’s asking a judge not to send him back
May 12, 2026
The U.S. government on Monday announced sanctions against three people and nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong and
May 12, 2026
U.S.
May 12, 2026
More than 2,000 scientists warned the U.S.
May 12, 2026
By Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW, May 12 - Russia has cut its economic growth forecast for 2026 and the following three years but left unchanged the projected oil price despite the spike in global prices
May 12, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration on Monday asked a U.S. court to pause its ruling against the administration's 10% global tariff while the
May 12, 2026
A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed the government's criminal case accusing British American Tobacco of conspiring to violate American sanctions by selling
May 12, 2026
President Donald Trump has nominated Cameron Hamilton to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency
May 12, 2026
United States midfielder Johnny Cardoso is set to miss the World Cup because of a right ankle injury that requires surgery
May 12, 2026
Tottenham has taken a tentative step toward securing its Premier League status after a 1-1 home draw against Leeds
May 12, 2026
Israeli lawmakers have approved a bill setting up a special tribunal that would try and have the authority to sentence to death Palestinians convicted of taking part in the 2023 Hamas-led attack that triggered the war in Gaza
May 12, 2026
Trump wants to lift the federal tax on gas. But don’t expect much relief even if it happens
May 12, 2026
Oct. 7 attackers could face death penalty after Israel approves war crimes tribunal
May 12, 2026
Federal agents are investigating the death of six people thought to be immigrants found inside a shipping container at a Union Pacific rail yard near the Mexico border in Laredo, Texas on Sunday as a “potential human smuggling event.”
May 11, 2026
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez tells journalists that her country has no plans to become the 51st U.S. state after President Donald Trump said he was “seriously considering” the move
May 12, 2026
Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure on Monday when four ministerial aides stepped down and more than 70 Labour
May 11, 2026
The last remaining passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have disembarked and boarded flights to more than 20 countries to enter quarantine
May 11, 2026
Virginia Democrats asked the U.S.
May 12, 2026
Ukrainian authorities on Monday named President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's powerful former chief of staff as a suspect in a major corruption probe, a move likely to pile
May 12, 2026
A fire set off by a potential gas explosion killed one person in Brazil's biggest city Sao Paulo on Monday, while
May 12, 2026
The U.S.
May 12, 2026
Hospitals in Haiti's Cite Soleil evacuated their patients and aid group MSF suspended its activities there on Monday as fighting between armed groups
May 12, 2026
U.S.
May 11, 2026
KKR will inject $300 million into struggling private credit fund FS KKR Capital, the fund said on Monday as it reported growing losses and a sharp drop in net asset value.
May 12, 2026
The hantavirus-hit MV Hondius departed the Spanish island of Tenerife for the Netherlands on Monday as the last
May 11, 2026
U.S.
May 11, 2026
U.S. and world stocks touched new highs on Monday, as artificial intelligence fever continued to outweigh the prolonged U.S.-Iran impasse.
May 12, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Monday he backs reducing the 18.4-cent federal gasoline tax as U.S. fuel prices
May 11, 2026
President Donald Trump is nominating David Cummins to lead the Transportation Security Administration
May 12, 2026
Taiwan, trade and AI regulation are on the agenda. But will there be progress on any of these issues during Beijing sit-down?
May 12, 2026
Two out of three Americans think President Donald Trump has not clearly explained why the country went to war with Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll
May 12, 2026
Oil prices rose as the war with Iran threatens to drag on, but U.S. stocks nevertheless inched to more records
May 11, 2026
President Donald Trump is moving to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war
May 11, 2026
Iran and the United States have reached an impasse again over how to end their war while their ceasefire grew increasingly shaky
May 11, 2026
Supreme Court briefly extends telehealth and mail access for mifepristone as deliberations continue
May 12, 2026
The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect
May 12, 2026
The United States on Monday issued an alert to financial institutions warning of efforts by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' to evade U.S. sanctions, as concerns
May 12, 2026
U.S. stocks closed slightly higher on Monday, with AI optimism fueling upward momentum even as the earnings-driven fervor of the recent
May 11, 2026
The Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 rebel group has withdrawn from several key positions in Congo's eastern South Kivu province over the weekend, the Congolese army and a rebel official said
May 12, 2026
European Union foreign ministers reached an agreement on Monday on new sanctions targeting violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, as well as leading Hamas
May 11, 2026
Two members of the U.S.
May 12, 2026
Iran’s ‘garbage’ peace offering is proof it thinks it has won the war
May 12, 2026
All passengers evacuated from cruise ship hit by deadly hantavirus
May 10, 2026
A Washington-based nonprofit is asking a judge to stop the Trump administration from altering the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
May 12, 2026
President Donald Trump has demonstrated greater ambivalence toward Taiwan in his second term
May 11, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to prove his doubters wrong as he faces calls to step down after poor local election results for his Labour Party
May 11, 2026
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Monday urged President Donald Trump to hold fast to trade remedies proposed by his administration to rebuild U.S.
May 11, 2026
The U.S.
May 11, 2026
ChatGPT encouraged FSU shooter, victim’s family alleges in new lawsuit
May 12, 2026
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faced down calls to resign on Monday over a scandal in which thieves stole bundles of
May 11, 2026
Six bodies were found on Sunday in a train boxcar in Laredo, Texas, according to police.
May 11, 2026
Brazilian planemaker Embraer is in talks with Colombia and Chile for potential orders of its C-390 military transport aircraft, as it steps up output to
May 11, 2026
Costs are piling up for businesses during the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran — and many economists see a bleak outlook, with some bracing for a downturn in hiring and investment in the coming months
May 11, 2026
The Treasury Department wants U.S. banks to monitor suspected Iranian money laundering networks
May 11, 2026
Haiti's security is not at a level needed to hold elections this August, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime said in an interview broadcast on
May 11, 2026