Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit South Korea from August 19 to 20, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, marking his first official trip to the country
August 18, 2026
World’s top humanoid maker and its dancing robots waltz towards record IPO listing in China
August 18, 2026
China consigned the body of former Premier Zhu Rongji to the flames on Tuesday and lowered the national flag to mourn the no-nonsense reformer who died last week aged 97,
August 18, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Government borrowing costs are rising to levels not seen in decades as the conflict in the Middle East worsens and
August 18, 2026
Singapore's United Overseas Bank, or UOB, has appointed Tan Choon Hin as head of ASEAN and Greater China, effective September 1, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
August 18, 2026
Ship crossings via the Strait of Hormuz were still in single digits on Monday, despite rising slightly from the weekend, according to preliminary shipping data on Tuesday
August 18, 2026
Moldova's foreign ministry condemned the violation of the country's airspace by an unidentified aerial object that later exploded on Monday, it said in a statement on
August 18, 2026
Global investment firm Brookfield is taking a fourth shot at buying Reliance Worldwide with an A$4.1 billion ($2.91 billion) bid, despite a profit slump and
August 18, 2026
FIFA's chief operating officer, Kevin Lamour, has reportedly left his role weeks after accusing president Gianni Infantino of deceiving staff with a World Cup sell-off plan
August 18, 2026
A U.S. Senate contest featuring a former congresswoman and a challenger with the same name as the incumbent headlines Alaska's primary
August 18, 2026
A Florida man convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law is set to be executed
August 18, 2026
Residents of the Swiss village of Kandersteg face a looming threat from an unstable mountain rock formation called Spitze Stei
August 18, 2026
In a tragic attempt to reach Europe, dozens of Moroccans died trying to cross into Spain
August 18, 2026
FIFA said on Monday that Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour had left the organisation, weeks after he publicly criticised Gianni Infantino's plan to sell a stake in
August 18, 2026
The U.S.
August 18, 2026
A U.S. judge ordered on Monday the release of a Kentucky woman who was accused of vandalism at the World War Two Memorial in Washington last week,
August 18, 2026
After restructuring Zambia's debt in his first term, Hakainde Hichilema says there is more work to be done in his second and wants to double the size of
August 18, 2026
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema secured a second term in office after winning the Southern African country's presidential election, official results released by the
August 18, 2026
A measure of Australian consumer sentiment brightened for a second month in August as mortgage holders became less concerned about the risk of further increases in interest
August 18, 2026
The economic losses from a powerful earthquake that struck Colombia last week are expected to reach 30 trillion pesos ($9.58
August 18, 2026
Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to a three-decade high on Tuesday as a stalemate in the Middle East conflict stoked inflation worries and reinforced
August 18, 2026
Paramount Skydance on Monday asked a U.S. judge to require a dozen states challenging its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery to post a $1.88
August 18, 2026
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged U.S.
August 18, 2026
A Georgia man has been deported from Fiji to face charges in his home state accusing him of defrauding more than 6,000 investors and causing more than $165
August 18, 2026
The U.S.
August 18, 2026
U.S.
August 17, 2026
U.S. and Canadian trade negotiators were haggling over a potential reduction in President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian vehicles
August 18, 2026
NEW YORK, Aug 17 (Reuters - Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries slid in June, data from the Treasury Department showed on Monday, led by declines in holdings from Japan, the UK and China.
August 18, 2026
Long-dated government bond yields around the world rose on Monday to levels not seen in decades.
August 18, 2026
The U.S. government paused border security construction in Big Bend National Park in Texas, the border protection head said on Monday, after the project drew
August 18, 2026
Colombian superstar Shakira pledged to help rebuild at least 10 schools in a remote region of her home country after a devastating earthquake struck last week
August 18, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran would not make the deal he thinks is needed to end a war with the U.S. and
August 17, 2026
Even as Iran projects resilience in the war with the United States, its leaders are worried that a threat of more economic punishment by Donald Trump could
August 17, 2026
Thousands remain without power after Tropical Storm Lala hit Hawaii, uprooting trees and causing flash floods from Honolulu to the Big Island
August 17, 2026
A Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week has arrived there to help family members defend the property
August 17, 2026
At least one dead, tens of thousands without power and over 100 homes damaged in wake of Hurricane Lala in Hawaii
August 17, 2026
A U.S. judge has blocked plans to move the FBI's headquarters to a federal office building in Washington
August 18, 2026
President Donald Trump’s decision to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea does not just slight a longtime ally
August 18, 2026
Brazil’s President Lula da Silva says oil drilling in northern coastal regions could be a "passport to the country’s future."
August 18, 2026
At least three fans were asked by WNBA security personnel to cover shirts that had messages about transgender women participating in women’s sports during Sunday’s game at Atlanta between the Dream and the Indiana Fever
August 18, 2026
President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to the lowest level of his presidency, with an overwhelming majority of Americans concerned the U.S. war
August 18, 2026
Fact check: Every single part of this Trump story about South Korea is wrong
August 18, 2026
A deadly stretch of unsettled weather is continuing with thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash flooding an ongoing threat from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic
August 17, 2026
The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an “on-the-ground evaluation.”
August 18, 2026
Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak has now killed over 2,300 people
August 17, 2026
A teenage lifeguard and the boy he rescued off the coast of California have been reunited as President Donald Trump honored both as heroes
August 18, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct
August 18, 2026
President Donald Trump has downplayed reports about conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln to reporters in the Oval Office
August 17, 2026
President Donald Trump says vandals are to blame for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial
August 17, 2026
Lawyers have given opening statements in Florida in the trial of a man charged with arranging the murder of a Microsoft design manager
August 17, 2026
U.S. kindergarten vaccination coverage fell 0.1% during the 2025-2026 school year, continuing a downward trend that has seen declines every
August 18, 2026
Thousands attended a vigil in central London on Monday for Jason Arday, a former University of Cambridge sociology professor who was found dead on Friday
August 18, 2026
The International Monetary Fund said on Monday that its staff would visit the West African country from August 19 to September 1 to continue discussions on
August 17, 2026
Smack Technologies, a defense-technology startup building artificial intelligence decision-making tools for the military, is raising funding to speed
August 18, 2026
The U.S.
August 18, 2026
Canada faces a new round of 50% U.S. tariffs this week that businesses said could cause job losses in some already
August 17, 2026
A day after he ordered the United States to scale back military exercises with South Korea and called North Korea "unthreatening
August 18, 2026
The dollar edged lower against the euro and the Swiss franc on Monday as traders trimmed rate hike bets in the wake of softer U.S. economic data.
August 17, 2026
He watched from thousands of miles away on a
August 18, 2026
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates have declined again, with exemptions reaching a record high
August 18, 2026
Residents of villages in eastern Indonesia hit by a deadly earthquake that killed at least 68 people were awaiting aid on
August 17, 2026
French conservative presidential candidate Edouard Philippe has won the backing of government minister Gerald Darmanin for next year's election, Darmanin said in a newspaper
August 17, 2026
The Federal Reserve's current policy rate is probably accommodative, if measured against a medium-run estimate of the so-called neutral rate at which borrowing costs are neither
August 17, 2026
U.S.
August 17, 2026
Canadian uranium miner NexGen Energy is sharing information and "talking regularly" with mining giant
August 17, 2026
U.S. stocks slipped further from their record heights after rising oil prices cranked up the pressure on inflation and financial markets
August 17, 2026
U.S. stocks ended down on Monday and the dollar hit a two-month low against the euro as soft U.S. economic data, including an unexpected drop in retail
August 17, 2026
Iran will shift to a "fully offensive" military posture because efforts to negotiate a permanent end to the war with the U.S
August 17, 2026
Feds halt controversial work on border security inside Big Bend National Park
August 18, 2026
A marathon meeting between U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the fate of the Gaza ceasefire unclear
August 17, 2026
Iran says it's working to finalize a joint statement with Oman on a plan to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
August 17, 2026
The Justice Department has finalized a rule that will pave the way for people who’ve been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated
August 18, 2026
Major League Baseball’s team owners unanimously have approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to an investor group led by private equity billionaire José E
August 18, 2026
The death of a young man with hemophilia days after his arrest has sparked outrage in Syria
August 17, 2026
‘Brazen act of self-dealing.’ Lawmakers, watchdogs alarmed after Trump regulators let Trump firm start a bank
August 18, 2026
Top Russian economist replaced after warning of economic costs of Ukraine war
August 17, 2026
Lindsay Clancy’s mother says daughter thought medication was ‘destroying her mind’ as defense begins case in murder trial
August 17, 2026
Britain’s Princess Eugenie has named her first daughter Adelaide Elizabeth Annina
August 17, 2026
A court in Russia has convicted a prominent opposition politician for speaking out against the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to 11 years and a month in prison in the latest crackdown on dissent ahead of next month’s parliamentary election
August 17, 2026
Belgium is battling one of its largest wildfires, despite cooler weather and rain
August 17, 2026
Brazil's Finance Minister Dario Durigan said on Monday that the country faces a "painful final mile" of fiscal reforms to address high interest rates, rising public debt
August 17, 2026
Mexican banking affiliates of Bank of America, Banco Santander, BBVA, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and HSBC agreed to pay $86.4 million to settle a long-running antitrust
August 17, 2026
A senior member of Russia's liberal Yabloko party was sentenced on Monday to 11 years and one month in a penal colony for condemning the war in Ukraine,
August 17, 2026
The NAACP announced on Monday it had joined the legal team representing the family of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old Black teen whose body
August 17, 2026
Chrysler-parent Stellantis said on Monday it is recalling 955,000 vehicles worldwide because radio software may prevent rear-view cameras from
August 17, 2026
Iran will escalate tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and beyond, and launch an attack if the U.S. fails to implement an interim peace deal fully in a matter
August 17, 2026
The S&P 500 opened subdued on Monday as markets weighed the prospect of renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran, while the report of a strong revenue forecast from AI lab
August 17, 2026
Apple will change rules governing how app developers can use personal data for targeted advertising on iPhones and iPads, Germany's competition authority said
August 17, 2026
Thousands of people on Indonesia’s Flores Island are still waiting for aid after a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake killed at least 68 people, injured more than 200 and damaged more than 4,500 homes
August 17, 2026
Rain over eastern Belgium on Monday brought some relief to firefighters battling to
August 17, 2026
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema was re-elected for a second term, but the opposition leader put in an unexpectedly strong showing, capitalising on
August 17, 2026
Oil prices settled up by more than $2 on Monday on global supply worries stoked by investor pessimism about diplomatic efforts to resolve the Iran war
August 17, 2026
Ukraine’s state energy company says Russia has attacked its facilities 13 times over the past week, with nearly 300 attacks this year
August 17, 2026
Spain’s World Cup-winning captain Rodri has arrive in Barcelona to seal his transfer from Manchester City to the Catalan club
August 17, 2026
China's Premier Li Qiang on Monday called for efforts to stabilise external demand and expand international trade cooperation, as weak domestic demand weighs on growth and
August 17, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets A relatively quiet week ahead kicks off today in the shadow of the
August 17, 2026
As the earth shook around her, tearing apart homes, buildings, and bridges in eastern Indonesia, Maria Florida Nogo Kelen was giving birth to
August 17, 2026
Zambian police arrested several leading opposition figures on the night of national elections last week, accusing them of posing a threat to state security, the government
August 17, 2026
Iran said on Monday that two French embassy employees involved in a diplomatic dispute last month would not be allowed to return to Iran.
August 17, 2026
Disney, ABC sue US regulator over threats to broadcast licenses
US advisory body says China's data dominance gives it AI advantage
American Airlines to restore seatback screens, add premium seats in profit push
US single-family housing starts slide in July
New tremors jolt Spain's Granada, injuring three and damaging some buildings