The Bank of England is testing the risks to the financial system caused by AI by conducting scenario analysis and simulations, the central bank said in a letter published by
April 16, 2026
Police on Thursday were investigating a bomb threat made to the Chicago-area home of Pope Leo's brother John Prevost after a search found no explosives or hazardous materials.
April 16, 2026
Chilean copper producer Codelco and global miner Anglo American plan to submit separate environmental studies to regulators for their planned shared
April 16, 2026
The U.S.
April 16, 2026
Governments and airlines are sounding increasingly urgent alarms about diminishing jet fuel
April 16, 2026
The World Bank Group said on Thursday it is working on a guarantee of up to $2 billion to help refinance “a relevant portion of Argentina’s debt.”
April 16, 2026
A federal judge on Thursday again ruled that U.S.
April 16, 2026
Israel and Lebanon will implement a 10-day ceasefire beginning 5 pm EST (2100 GMT) on Thursday to enable negotiations toward a permanent security and peace agreement, the U.S.
April 17, 2026
The government of Chile's new President Jose Antonio Kast carried out its first deportation flight on Thursday, authorities said, fulfilling a campaign pledge to tighten
April 17, 2026
The U.S.
April 17, 2026
U.S. stocks have rebounded to record highs after the Iran war-driven selloff and there are signs under the market's surface that suggest the rally
April 17, 2026
The U.S.
April 17, 2026
The U.S.
April 16, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Thursday after announcing a 10-day Lebanon-Israel ceasefire that leaders of the two countries could meet at the White House over the
April 17, 2026
The benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose modestly to record closing highs for a second straight day on Thursday on optimism that the
April 16, 2026
U.S.
April 17, 2026
U.S. authorities have raided the offices of Ikon Midstream, a Houston fuel trader whose diesel
April 17, 2026
Bulgaria's caretaker prime minister said elections this month will be among the country's cleanest in years after his government launched efforts to tackle widespread
April 01, 2026
(Afrocab corrects total number of patients returned to treatment to 3,356 from around 1,000 in paragraph 17. Figure includes 1,095 patients aged under 24 years.)
March 31, 2026
At least 17 immigrants have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody from January 2026 through early April, according to ICE.
March 10, 2026
President Donald Trump has railed against a federal judge’s decision that continues to block above-ground construction of a $400 million White House ballroom
April 16, 2026
Global stocks rallied to a fresh record on Thursday as the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon boosted sentiment,
April 16, 2026
France hit back on Wednesday at threats by President Donald Trump to pull the U.S. out of NATO, saying the military alliance was designed to ensure security in
April 01, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration has developed a fresh plan to slash the workforce at the U.S.
April 01, 2026
U.S. business inventories unexpectedly fell in January amid a large decline in stocks at wholesalers, suggesting inventory investment could weigh on economic growth in
April 01, 2026
China's Huawei Technologies reported on Tuesday 2.2% growth in 2025 revenue, as its core businesses of infrastructure network and consumer
March 31, 2026
A Russian-flagged tanker carrying some 700,000 barrels of crude docked in Cuba's Matanzas oil terminal on Tuesday, shipping data showed, marking
March 31, 2026
NASA's Artemis II mission, which launched on Wednesday, is expected to last about 10 days, sending four astronauts on a high-speed journey around the moon and back in the first
March 30, 2026
At least seven people were killed and 24 wounded in two Israeli strikes in the Beirut area, the Lebanese health ministry said on Wednesday, in attacks that hit vehicles in
April 01, 2026
France suspects a pro-Iranian group known as HAYI to be behind a foiled attack on Bank of America's Paris offices, its anti-terrorism
April 01, 2026
U.S. manufacturing activity picked up in March, though a measure of prices paid by factories for inputs jumped to the highest level in nearly four years and suppliers
April 01, 2026
Afghanistan and Pakistan have opened a new round of talks in China to end the deadliest fighting between two Muslim
April 01, 2026
Spanish police launched an investigation on Wednesday into Islamophobic and xenophobic chants during Tuesday's friendly against Egypt which also drew
April 01, 2026
Hospitals overwhelmed and communities destroyed: Lebanon reels from Israel’s unprecedented attacks
April 16, 2026
Shell is in advanced talks with Venezuela's government to develop four large areas near Trinidad and Tobago, in two of the South
April 01, 2026
The U.S.
April 01, 2026
U.S.
April 01, 2026
Thousands of Christians still living in a cluster of towns along Lebanon's southern border say they are trapped and terrified after an Israeli
April 01, 2026
Russia warned its citizens on Wednesday not to travel to countries that have extradition treaties with the United States.
April 01, 2026
The European Chief Prosecutor on Wednesday asked Greece to lift the immunity of 11 lawmakers to allow an investigation into their role in a farm aid fraud scandal which has
April 01, 2026
Oil tanker availability along the U.S.
April 01, 2026
The Swiss government will continue to withhold payments to the United States for a Patriot missile system order until Washington provides binding delivery dates, adding
April 01, 2026
Iran has asked the United States for a ceasefire, President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday, adding Washington would consider this once the Strait
April 01, 2026
By Michael S.
April 01, 2026
They've never known their parents, and they've never known Gaza, born prematurely two years ago and evacuated to
April 01, 2026
U.S. farmers plan to plant less corn and more soybeans in 2026 than last year, the U.S.
April 01, 2026
New registrations of Tesla cars tripled in France during March to just shy of a two-year-old record high, and more than
April 01, 2026
Italian senators on Wednesday presented a draft law to tackle social media addiction that seeks to increase the responsibility of online platforms for the way content is
April 01, 2026
The United States will be "out of Iran pretty quickly" and could return for "spot hits" if needed, President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday,
April 01, 2026
Minnesota prosecutors have charged an ICE agent with assault for pointing his gun at the occupants of a car on a Minneapolis highway
April 16, 2026
Thirteen people were killed and 57 injured when ammunition exploded due to an electrical short circuit on a Burundian military base on Tuesday
April 01, 2026
Aston Villa has advanced to the Europa League semifinals by beating Bologna 4-0
April 16, 2026
Investment advisors say a buildup of problems is weighing on clients, who are entering the second quarter of the year struggling with
April 01, 2026
The heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank on Wednesday said they will form a coordination group
April 01, 2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a letter addressed to the American people that his country harbors no enmity towards ordinary Americans, Press TV reported on Wednesday.
April 02, 2026
St.
April 01, 2026
The interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan jumped last week to its highest level since August, as rising oil prices fueled inflation fears and drove up
April 01, 2026
China will at one point have to engage more directly on how to restore oil traffic flows in the Strait of Hormuz because the number of vessels it has going through is
April 01, 2026
President Donald Trump made a historic visit to the U.S.
April 01, 2026
The Bank of Canada's governing council has agreed it will have to rely on its own judgment more than usual on rate decisions, given
April 01, 2026
U.S. retail sales increased by the most in seven months in February as motor vehicle purchases rebounded and temperatures warmed up, but surging
April 01, 2026
European stocks extended their rally on Wednesday, with the STOXX 600 notching its biggest three-day advance in nearly a year after
April 01, 2026
The U.S.
April 23, 2025
Global automakers plan billions of dollars in new U.S. investments to boost production and avoid President Donald Trump's tariffs, but
April 02, 2026
Stocks rose on Wednesday and oil and the dollar fell on continued optimism that de-escalation in the Middle East is imminent. U.S.
April 02, 2026
Global stocks rallied and oil futures retreated on Wednesday on hopes of a de-escalation in the Iran war.
April 01, 2026
The U.S.
April 02, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy criticised Russia for answering his offer of an Easter truce with airstrikes on Wednesday but he praised as "positive" fresh
April 01, 2026
Oil prices settled lower on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said that the U.S. would end its war on Iran fairly soon.
April 01, 2026
Nike's months-long turnaround under CEO Elliott Hill faces fresh pressure as the Middle East conflict adds to the sportswear maker's
April 01, 2026
Tensions between the United States and NATO allies flared up as President Donald Trump said he was considering pulling the U.S.
April 01, 2026
Local officials in upstate New York on Wednesday ruled the death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar as a homicide, after he had gone missing for several days
April 02, 2026
Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez's administration is getting ready to take over the boards of state oil firm
April 01, 2026
A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to allow the Trump administration to impose new restrictions on billions of dollars in grant funding used to
April 02, 2026
Bahrain's effort to secure a U.N. resolution to authorise "all necessary means" to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz
April 01, 2026
The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that its forces had taken full control of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, suggesting they had wrested control of a
April 01, 2026
New York wine retailer Chris Leon has a novel strategy to avoid the steep tariffs that have been slapped on imported wines from
April 01, 2026
The Republican-controlled U.S.
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to pull the United States out of NATO due to its European members' refusal to send ships to unblock
April 02, 2026
A Massachusetts man accused of making threats on Facebook to kill U.S.
April 02, 2026
The dollar fell against major currencies including the Swiss franc and euro for the second straight session on Wednesday amid growing signs of a possible
April 01, 2026
Colombia faces mounting uncertainty after the government's decision to withdraw from the central bank's board cast doubt on future decisions following a
April 02, 2026
British business confidence has fallen as the Iran war exacerbates worries among employers about costs, according to a survey of accountants that chimed with similar
April 02, 2026
Wall Street ended higher on Wednesday, with strong gains in Alphabet and other heavyweights, after U.S.
April 01, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said ties with France must go beyond partnership and become a pursuit of strategic collaboration that includes artificial intelligence
April 02, 2026
Utah officials announced on Wednesday that they were closing a five-decade-old case after finding "definitive proof" that American serial killer Ted Bundy killed a
April 02, 2026
NASA's Artemis program is the U.S. effort to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era and eventually establish a sustained human presence there, a goal
March 30, 2026
Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high‑stakes 10-day trip around the moon that marks
April 02, 2026
A technical team from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrived in Cuba this week to launch an "independent investigation," the U.S.
April 02, 2026
KKR's non-traded business development company, KKR FS Income Trust, limited redemptions after requests for withdrawals surged, according to a letter to shareholders.
April 02, 2026
Two-thirds of Americans believe that the U.S. should work to end its involvement in the Iran war quickly, even if that means not achieving the goals set out by the
April 01, 2026
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Thursday appointed Chris Penk as defence minister in a Cabinet reshuffle, handing a former naval officer responsibility
April 02, 2026
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit Washington next week for what a spokesperson for the military alliance called
April 02, 2026
The House has passed legislation that would extend temporary protections for Haitian immigrants living in the United States
April 16, 2026
A fire broke out at a liquefied petroleum gas filling station near a residential area in Indonesia's Bekasi regency, east of the capital Jakarta, injuring at least 12,
April 02, 2026
A delay in approving Taiwan's budget this year threatens T$78 billion ($2.44 billion) in weapons procurement, maintenance and training, a senior defence ministry official
April 02, 2026
Former Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has been appointed U.N. resident coordinator in Kenya, the U.N. said on Wednesday, adding he would take up his post that
April 02, 2026
Australia will provide up to A$1 billion ($693 million) in interest-free loans to critical businesses, including transport operators and fertiliser producers,
April 02, 2026
The head of the International Energy Agency has warned that Europe has about six weeks of jet fuel left
April 16, 2026
The halting of oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz has left the Dubai Middle East benchmark, the price used to
April 01, 2026
Vietnam is forecast to remain Asia's fastest-growing nation after India through 2028, supported by exports and infrastructure investments, although heavy public spending may
April 02, 2026
Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente will leave his post due to health reasons and be replaced by Roberto Velasco,
April 02, 2026
South Korea's inflation picked up less than expected in March as the government capped fuel prices, but policymakers and economists warned that risks remain
April 02, 2026
Job vacancies in Australia rebounded to their highest in more than a year in the February quarter, data showed on Thursday, led by gains in the construction, retail and
April 02, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Washington will strike Iran "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks and hit the country into the "Stone Ages."
April 02, 2026
The Democratic Party on Wednesday filed a lawsuit asking a U.S. judge to block President Donald Trump's executive order tightening mail-in voting nationwide,
April 02, 2026
A man accused of one of Australia's worst ever mass shootings on Thursday lost a bid to prevent media from reporting the identities of his family.
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump this week told countries struggling to get jet fuel due to Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to buy from the U.S., but
April 02, 2026
Voters will head to the polls in the Bahamas for an early election on May 12, the prime minister said on Wednesday, as the Caribbean nation battles affordability
April 02, 2026
The U.S.
April 02, 2026
A year on from U.S.
April 02, 2026
Myanmar's parliament will hold a bicameral vote to elect a president on Friday, house speaker Aung Lin Dwe said on Thursday, with the country's former military chief and junta
April 02, 2026
Singapore prosecutors charged one more person with fraud on Thursday for making false representations to U.S. server supplier Dell Technologies, linking
April 02, 2026
Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage around the moon
April 01, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee In a 19 minute prime-time address, U.S.
April 02, 2026
U.S.
April 02, 2026
Arrest warrant issued for ICE officer accused of pulling gun on Minnesota driver
April 17, 2026
President Donald Trump staunchly defended his handling of the month-old U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in a prime-time address on
April 02, 2026
Judge: Trump can’t claim that entire White House ballroom project is needed for national security
April 16, 2026
Indian banks are set to face heightened uncertainty on Thursday after the central bank's curbs on corporate activity made it costlier for
April 02, 2026
The U.S. military has widened its efforts beyond the blockade of Iran’s ports
April 16, 2026
The United States will carry out aggressive strikes on Iran over the next two to three weeks and is
April 01, 2026
Trump expected to sign executive order urging more research into psychedelic ibogaine
April 17, 2026
A diplomatic outcast a year ago, Pakistan has become a trusted regional partner and a mediator between the U.S. and Iran to end the war in the Middle East, a
April 02, 2026
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck in Indonesia's Northern Molucca Sea on Thursday, killing one person, damaging buildings and triggering tsunami waves, authorities and
April 02, 2026
Swiss inflation rose to its highest level in a year in March, government data showed on Thursday, albeit less than expected, as the country absorbed higher
April 02, 2026
India's manufacturing sector grew at its slowest pace in nearly four years in March as the war in the Middle East stoked uncertainty, disrupted supply chains and dented
April 02, 2026
Russia has launched a massive aerial attack on Ukraine, targeting civilian areas with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles
April 16, 2026
The Chinese government supports companies with transnational operations and technology cooperation deals according to needs and the law, commerce ministry spokesperson He
April 02, 2026
Japan's economy may face supply shocks and slumping demand from the Iran war, a risk the central bank may be overlooking by focusing on inflationary
April 02, 2026
Hong Kong's Grade-A office market in the city's financial core is finally hitting a floor after nearly seven years of decline, buoyed by a roaring capital
April 02, 2026
A young humpback whale named Timmy by rescuers was struggling to find its way out of shallow bays off the Baltic coast of Germany on Sunday morning, after a week-long
March 29, 2026
The U.S. on Wednesday removed sanctions against Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez, according to the Treasury Department website, less than three months after
April 02, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday urged parliament to promptly pass a 26.2 trillion won ($17.3 billion) supplementary budget to shore up the economy amid "the
April 02, 2026
Eastern Libya's military leader, Khalifa Haftar, has acquired what appear to be Chinese and Turkish combat drones,
April 02, 2026
Major central banks pointed to uncertainty linked to the war in the Middle East as they largely kept interest rates steady in March,
April 02, 2026
Australia said it would ban gambling advertisements featuring celebrities and limit online gambling advertisements to internet users over
April 02, 2026
Sweden will buy air defence and anti-drone systems worth 8.7 billion Swedish crowns ($916 million) from among others Saab and BAE Systems, the
April 02, 2026
Russia is ready to contribute to resolving the Iran conflict and President Vladimir Putin is continuing to talk with regional leaders, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said
April 02, 2026
Australian farmers are expected to favour less nitrogen-intensive crops such as barley over wheat and canola in the upcoming season, as surging
April 02, 2026
Lithuania is preparing a request to the United States for cooperation in its investigation into potential human trafficking with links to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
April 02, 2026
Russian strategic missile forces have conducted drills in Siberia involving camouflaged movements of Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles that are capable of delivering
April 02, 2026
Iran's operational headquarters must monitor "enemy movements with utmost pessimism and accuracy" and be ready to counter any method of attack, the country's army commander-
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump took the short trip from the White House to the U.S.
April 02, 2026
Tesla's China-made electric vehicle sales rose for a second consecutive quarter, holding up despite intensifying competition as the U.S. automaker broadened its focus
April 02, 2026
British companies expect to raise prices more quickly in the coming 12 months as they respond to a surge in energy prices due to the Iran war, cut jobs and
April 02, 2026
A federal judge in California said on Wednesday that U.S.
April 02, 2026
Taiwan will strengthen its defences of the Pratas as China steps up its activities around the islands which lie at the top end of the South
April 02, 2026
Eight Muslim-majority countries "strongly condemned" Israel's move to pass a law making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military
April 02, 2026
By Michael S.
April 16, 2026
Pope warns of world ravaged by ‘tyrants’ in the wake of Trump attacks
April 16, 2026
Sniping by justices underscores tension over Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’
April 17, 2026
A South African opposition party leader, Julius Malema, has been sentenced to five years in prison for breaking firearm laws
April 16, 2026
Trump’s arch gets overwhelmingly negative public feedback but appears poised to move forward
April 17, 2026
Pope Leo last May became the first U.S. leader of the global Catholic Church, but for the initial 10 months of his tenure he mostly avoided comment
April 02, 2026
By Nolan D.
April 16, 2026
The California Supreme Court stripped conservative attorney John Eastman of his law license on Wednesday over his efforts to overturn U.S.
April 16, 2026
Vietnam's president To Lam is set to meet his South Korean counterpart
April 16, 2026
(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own.)
April 16, 2026
Japan's financial regulator sees private credit as a potential key pillar of its new strategy to meet rising corporate funding demand
April 16, 2026
Brazilian cross-border payments company Ebanx said it is expanding global operations, with a focus on Southeast Asia, strengthening its footprint
April 16, 2026
Asia is more vulnerable to an energy shock than other regions because of its heavy reliance on Middle East fuel, an International Monetary Fund
April 16, 2026
Stellantis and Microsoft said on Thursday they agreed to a five‑year strategic partnership to co-develop artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and engineering
April 16, 2026
El Al Israel Airlines said on Thursday it would buy up to 12 more 787 Dreamliner aircraft from Boeing in a deal worth $1.5 billion, taking advantage of
April 16, 2026
Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants", in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on
April 16, 2026
The United States will likely approve pending weapons sales to Taiwan in coming weeks, a bipartisan group of senators assured Taiwanese lawmakers in
April 16, 2026
Investors pressed Mercedes-Benz on its recovery plans for China on Thursday, warning that a luxury-focused strategy could hurt the German
April 16, 2026
As the United States embarks on clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, it could draw on an arsenal of drones, explosive‑laden robots and helicopters to
April 16, 2026
Julius Malema, a polarizing figure in South African politics, faces an uncertain political future after being sentenced to five years
April 16, 2026
The Iran war has left Britain's armed forces exposed, heaping pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to act on his promises to invest
April 16, 2026
Dozens of Palestinian children have been unable to go to school in the Israeli-occupied West Bank this week because of barbed wire
April 16, 2026
European blue-chip companies are set to deliver meagre profit growth in the first quarter, the latest forecasts showed on Thursday, though energy majors are
April 16, 2026
Army secretary praises general who was fired by Hegseth
April 16, 2026
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says that while Cuba does not want military aggression from the United States, his country is prepared to fight should it happen
April 16, 2026
Russia's top officials have outlined numerous proposals to President Vladimir Putin on how to kick-start the war
April 16, 2026
Japan should gradually raise interest rates and keep any fiscal stimulus targeted given robust domestic demand and steady wage gains, a senior
April 16, 2026
The House has rejected a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the war with Iran unless Congress authorizes military action
April 16, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron urged high school pupils on Thursday to switch off their phones and read,
April 16, 2026
The European Central Bank entered the current inflation shock in a strong position as the bloc managed to resolve many of its economic and financial imbalances over
April 16, 2026
LIV Golf season continues as planned for now, but questions remain over funding future
April 16, 2026
Two Americans sentenced to prison for North Korean tech worker scheme
April 16, 2026
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April 16, 2026
Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Thursday on rising hopes that the worst of the Middle East conflict had passed, while a wave of solid earnings allayed concerns about
April 16, 2026
U.S. factory production unexpectedly fell in March after two straight months of solid gains, weighed down by decreases in the output of motor vehicles and a range of
April 16, 2026
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday that she agreed with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to work in the coming weeks to strengthen the
April 16, 2026
A U.S. bill to keep more chipmaking equipment from China has been scaled back, according to the latest version seen by Reuters, but still includes a
April 16, 2026
Spanish Finance Minister Carlos Cuerpo called on Thursday for more joint EU debt issuance, arguing the lower cost of borrowing that would follow would save taxpayers'
April 16, 2026
Boeing and its unit Millennium Space Systems are working together to expand production capacity and launch a new satellite platform as they look to fulfill a growing backlog of
April 16, 2026
A 14-year-old student who shot dead eight fellow pupils at a school in Turkey had used an image referencing a 2014 U.S. mass killer, Elliot Rodger, on his WhatsApp profile
April 16, 2026
The German government has halved its growth forecast for 2026 and has also cut its growth prediction for 2027, while raising its inflation projections, a
April 16, 2026
The International Monetary Fund has held positive discussions with Senegal this week on a potential new loan program, but more time and analysis are needed to come up
April 16, 2026
Brazil's new tax on dividends has raised only a fraction of the revenue expected this year, according to unpublished tax data reviewed by Reuters,
April 16, 2026
Kering's biggest brand Gucci must rebuild its position in China after years of complacency when it treated the market as a place for easy growth
April 16, 2026
The U.S. naval blockade of Iran is just an example of "polite" behavior during the ongoing ceasefire and U.S. forces are ready to strike
April 16, 2026
The European Central Bank still has a chance to look past the current inflation shock and calm judgment must prevail over haste, Finnish central bank chief Olli Rehn
April 16, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's defeat in the elections on Sunday has prompted calls from some of his loyalists for the conservative leader to
April 16, 2026
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.
April 16, 2026
The U.S. dollar climbed against major currencies on Thursday, retracing some of its recent losses on a technical recovery, as investors
April 16, 2026
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Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants", in unusually forceful
April 16, 2026
Leftist congressman Roberto Sanchez and far-right former Lima Mayor Rafael Lopez Aliaga were neck-to-neck on Thursday in the race to face conservative Keiko
April 16, 2026
Former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax fatally shot his wife before killing himself in their northern Virginia home shortly after midnight, local law enforcement
April 16, 2026
Oil prices rose on Thursday on skepticism that forthcoming peace talks between the U.S. and Iran would be able to resolve disruptions
April 16, 2026
New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, suggesting labor market conditions remained stable, though
April 16, 2026
Schroders shareholders on Thursday approved a 9.9 billion pound ($13.4 billion) sale of the British asset manager to U.S. rival Nuveen, confirming the end of independence
April 16, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that Israeli and Lebanese leaders had agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire at 5 p.m. (2100 GMT).
April 16, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration has instructed U.S. diplomats worldwide to lobby countries to back a "trade over aid" declaration at the
April 16, 2026
Kering aims to launch smart glasses under the Gucci brand in partnership with Google next year, CEO Luca de Meo told Reuters, becoming
April 16, 2026
European Central Bank policymakers were wary of raising interest rates prematurely when they met last month amid growing fears of a new energy-driven surge in euro zone
April 16, 2026
Israel and Lebanon agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire at 5 p.m.
April 16, 2026
Spring housing market stalls as war, high mortgage rates keep buyers sidelined
April 16, 2026
A man died and dozens of homes were flooded after heavy rain and gale-force winds battered Greece, leaving authorities rushing to repair damage on Thursday.
April 02, 2026
Russian oil output cuts are imminent because Ukraine's strikes on port infrastructure, pipelines and refineries have reduced export capability by 1 million barrels per day, or a
April 02, 2026
By Mike Dolan April 2 - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Market hopes that President Trump might signal an immediate end to the Iran
April 02, 2026
A man and three minors have been put in pre-trial detention as part of investigations into a foiled March bomb attack on the Bank of America's Paris office, authorities said
April 02, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday it would be unrealistic to launch a military operation to force open the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.
April 02, 2026
Pakistan and Afghanistan are holding talks in China to try to end the worst conflict between the South Asian neighbours since the
April 02, 2026
Sandor Toth has been running his pub in a small village in the hilly northeast of Hungary for 43 years, witnessing the
April 02, 2026
France has increased security at sensitive sites across Paris after a foiled bomb attack on Bank of America's offices that prompted some other U.S. banks
April 02, 2026
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic will begin talks on Friday as part of what he has billed as a way to lift the country out of a political crisis but which critics have
April 02, 2026
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Thursday there was no end in sight to a war that had already displaced a million people over
April 02, 2026
Investment firm KKR said on Thursday it had raised $23 billion for its North America-focused private equity fund, the largest such fund the firm has devoted to the region.
April 02, 2026
U.S. defense stocks have declined even as the Iran war drags on, indicating that the typical "buy-on-conflict" trade had
April 02, 2026
By Michael S.
April 02, 2026
Canada's merchandise trade deficit came in much wider than expected in February, data showed on Thursday, as a surge in gold purchases abroad pushed
April 02, 2026
Russia's Baltic Sea port of Primorsk, one of country's largest export gateways, lost at least 40% of its storage facilities in Ukrainian drone attacks last month, U.S. commercial
April 02, 2026
Russia will ask the United States and Israel to ensure a ceasefire while it evacuates more Russian staff from the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, RIA news agency
April 02, 2026
Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday, in the last session of a holiday-truncated week, after President Donald Trump signaled more aggressive attacks on Iran,
April 02, 2026
The U.S. trade deficit widened in February as a rebound in imports offset strong growth in exports, which increased to a record high, potentially keeping trade on track
April 02, 2026
BP named Carol Howle as deputy chief executive on Thursday and said she would oversee the company's ongoing portfolio review and strategy development.
April 02, 2026
Government and allied forces in Burkina Faso have killed more than twice as many civilians as Islamist militants have since 2023, according to a tally of
April 02, 2026
Vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech halted a large U.S. trial of their updated COVID-19 vaccine in healthy adults aged 50 to 64, saying enrollment in the
April 01, 2026
Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into a bomb attack that wounded a Polish soldier who was part of a U.N. peacekeeping patrol in Lebanon, the District
April 02, 2026
Ford Motor reported a near 9% drop in first-quarter U.S. sales on Thursday, as persistent affordability pressures prompt consumers to rethink big-ticket purchases.
April 02, 2026
Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a 10-day trip around the moon that would be the farthest humans have ever traveled and a major
April 02, 2026
The global surge in fuel prices is exposing how unevenly South America is positioned to absorb the shock, with
April 02, 2026
The average rate on the most popular home-loan rate rose to its highest since early September, as the Iran war pushes up oil prices and fans inflation fears, lifting
April 02, 2026
The U.S. private credit industry is staring at a period of higher borrower defaults, several brokerages warned, exposing cracks in what had become
April 02, 2026
U.S.
April 02, 2026
German sculptor Jacques Tilly, the creator of a carnival float showing Russian President Vladimir Putin and Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill engaging in a sex act
April 02, 2026
The world's central bankers may be attempting the impossible: to get into the psyche of business executives, labour
April 02, 2026
Some tariff-whiplashed companies are exploring using refund claims as collateral for loans, in the latest example of creative
April 02, 2026
A fuel tanker that according to ship tracking services loaded a Russia-origin cargo originally bound for Cuba began discharging on Thursday at an independently-owned terminal in
April 02, 2026
U.S.
April 02, 2026
Pope Leo washed the feet of 12 priests on Thursday as part of a special ritual before Easter and said the action, emulating a gesture of humility by
April 02, 2026
New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week amid low layoffs, suggesting labor market conditions remained calm in
April 02, 2026
Palestinian militant group Hamas has told mediators it will not discuss giving up arms without guarantees that Israel will fully quit
April 02, 2026
The Trump administration plans to reshape its steel and aluminum tariff regime, keeping a 50% tariff for commodity steel and aluminum imports while reducing
April 02, 2026
The Australian Securities Exchange has an 'insular and defensive' culture that prioritised delivering higher shareholder returns over ensuring critical market
April 02, 2026
London's FTSE 100 stock index closed higher on Thursday after Britain said it would host talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
April 02, 2026
Europe's main stock index trimmed losses on renewed hopes of a reopening of the crucial Strait of Hormuz, even as U.S.
April 02, 2026
China on Thursday repeated calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in conversations with Western counterparts, widening its
April 02, 2026
About 40 countries on Thursday discussed joint action to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and stop Iran holding "the global
April 02, 2026
The European Central Bank's next interest rate move will very likely be an increase although it is still too early to say when it will start hiking, ECB policymaker Francois
April 02, 2026
A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval on Thursday to Bank of America's $72.5 million settlement with women who accused the bank of facilitating their
April 02, 2026
Global hedge funds last month faced their worst monthly drawdowns in more than four years, according to several top Wall Street
April 02, 2026
The sight and sound of Iranian rockets arcing overhead have become near-daily for the Palestinian Ghanem family, expelled by the Israeli military
April 02, 2026
Amazon must negotiate with a labor union representing some 5,000 workers at a company warehouse on Staten Island, the National Labor Relations
April 03, 2026
U.S.
April 03, 2026
Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX has had discussions with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund about PIF potentially taking an anchor stake
April 02, 2026
Coinbase Global has received conditional approval from banking regulators for a national trust company charter, it said on Thursday, a move that could boost the top U.S.
April 02, 2026
U.S. crude oil futures for immediate delivery next month hit their largest-ever premium over the second-month contract on
April 02, 2026
Cuban activists paraded on Thursday on bikes and electric tricycles along Havana's waterfront Malecon boulevard, accompanied by Cuban President Miguel Diaz
April 03, 2026
The dollar rose sharply from two straight sessions of losses on Thursday after U.S.
April 02, 2026
U.S.
April 03, 2026
Emergency medical needs in Iran are rising exponentially, and stocks of trauma kits and
April 02, 2026
By Michael S.
April 02, 2026
Oil prices could spike to $120-$130 per barrel in the near term, with a risk of surging above $150 if supply flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain disrupted into mid-May, J.P.
April 03, 2026
U.S.
April 03, 2026
Yuji, a 6-week-old patas monkey, wakes up every day clinging to a stuffed dog
April 16, 2026
Drugmaker Regeneron said on Thursday it expects to be excluded from a list of pharmaceutical companies that could face new tariffs from the U.S. government.
April 03, 2026
Federal funding for the U.S.
April 02, 2026
Blue Owl told investors Thursday that it is limiting withdrawals from two of its funds after a historic level of redemption requests came in for the first
April 02, 2026
While many Americans are following the U.S.
April 02, 2026
By Michael S.
April 03, 2026
Detentions of Panama-flagged vessels by China that followed a Panamanian court ruling raise serious concerns about efforts to
April 02, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday offered to provide Ukraine's expertise in dealing with freedom of navigation in the Black Sea to countries considering how to keep the
April 03, 2026
Starbucks has closed its deal with Boyu Capital to sell control of its China operations, the Seattle-based coffee company announced Thursday.
April 03, 2026
Oil prices surged on Thursday and equities markets around the world were mixed in volatile trade as traders weighed conflicting
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday imposing 100% tariffs on branded pharmaceuticals imported into the U.S. unless
April 03, 2026
Growth in China's services activity slowed in March from February's 33-month high, as softer demand and a decline in overseas orders weighed
April 03, 2026
Japan's services sector grew at its weakest pace in three months in March, a private survey showed on Friday, as rising uncertainty over the Middle East war crushed business
April 03, 2026
Dozens of international law experts in the U.S. have signed an open letter saying that American strikes on Iran may amount to war crimes, after
April 03, 2026
U.S.
April 03, 2026
Dozens of countries sought ways to restart vital energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after U.S.
April 02, 2026
U.S. oil prices settled more than 11% higher and Brent soared nearly 8% on Thursday in volatile
April 02, 2026
Islamic Society of Milwaukee President Salah Sarsour, who is a Palestinian American, has been detained by the U.S.
April 03, 2026
Rising petrochemical prices have buoyed the long-term prospects for Brazil's Braskem, even as the company is racing against the clock to deal with
April 03, 2026
U.S. stocks ended slightly mixed on Thursday after paring deeper losses, as diplomatic signals from the Middle East helped calm markets rattled
April 02, 2026
American rapper Pooh Shiesty and seven others were arrested on charges of robbery and armed kidnapping of music industry figures, the U.S.
April 03, 2026
U.S.
April 03, 2026
Brazilian planemaker Embraer delivered 44 aircraft in the first quarter, up 47% from the same period last year, it said in a securities filing on Thursday.
April 03, 2026
European energy majors TotalEnergies and Shell are among companies eyeing a majority stake in one of the U.S.
April 03, 2026
Every Easter, Sydney retiree Elsa Ucak is one of the millions of Australians
April 03, 2026
Rima Hassan, a French far-left member of the European Parliament, will face trial in July over a comment she posted on X last month about a 1970s attack on an Israeli
April 03, 2026
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's powerful Security Council, said on Friday that Moscow should drop its "tolerant attitude" towards Ukraine's possible EU
April 03, 2026
Hyundai Motor said on Friday that exports to Europe and North Africa, which typically transit through the Middle East, were being disrupted
April 03, 2026
The Bank of Japan will keep raising interest rates if its economic forecasts hold, a senior central bank official said, reinforcing a tightening bias even as
April 03, 2026
Russia's services sector contracted in March for the first time in six months as demand softened and new orders broadly stalled, a business survey showed on Friday.
April 03, 2026
Tesla plans to expand in Japan to at least 60 stores as it seeks to become the country's biggest imported car brand by as early as next year, the head of its Japan business
April 03, 2026
U.S.
April 02, 2026
The United Arab Emirates' non-oil private sector activity expanded at its weakest pace in nearly four years in March as the Middle East conflict hit demand and disrupted supply
April 03, 2026
U.S. job growth likely rebounded in March as a strike by healthcare workers ended and temperatures warmed up, but downside risks to the labor market
April 03, 2026
Microsoft on Friday said it will invest 1.6 trillion yen ($10 billion) in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure and strengthen
April 03, 2026
An inspection found 49 violations of detention standards at the largest U.S. migrant detention camp, located in El Paso, Texas, which has faced
April 03, 2026
U.S.
April 03, 2026
Major League Baseball is celebrating Jackie Robinson Day with every player, coach and umpire wearing his No. 42 to mark the 79th anniversary of the infielder breaking the sport’s color barrier
April 15, 2026
A cross-party group of U.S. politicians have proposed a law to impose further restrictions on exports of computer chipmaking equipment to China,
April 03, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the frontline situation for Ukraine was the best since the middle of last year, adding that Kyiv's troops had foiled a
April 03, 2026
Russian forces maintained a day-long barrage of drone strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, on Thursday, injuring at least two people, local
April 03, 2026
A problem with payment systems sowed chaos on Friday for some Russian shoppers, forcing the turnstiles on the Moscow metro to allow people to enter without payment and even
April 03, 2026
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled his cabinet on Friday, as he seeks to limit the fallout from a growing scandal
April 03, 2026
It's disappointment once again for financial markets after U.S. President Donald Trump dashed hopes for a swift end to the Iran war.
April 02, 2026
Pope Leo spoke on the phone with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Friday and urged him to "reopen all paths of dialogue" to end the Iran war, the Vatican said.
April 03, 2026
Italy's culture undersecretary Gianmarco Mazzi was sworn in on Friday as the country's new tourism minister, the latest change in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government
April 03, 2026
The NATO alliance has in recent years survived existential challenges - ranging from the war
April 03, 2026
Leading Russian state oil and gas companies Rosneft and Gazprom supported wartime camps where more than 2,000 Ukrainian children were taken,
April 03, 2026
Burkina Faso's military leader, who seized power in a coup in September 2022, told journalists that "people need to forget about democracy" and that "
April 03, 2026
Negotiations between Afghanistan and Pakistan are advancing steadily, China said on Friday following reports that the South Asian neighbours were meeting there to try to
April 03, 2026
The U.S. is upending the way it delivers medical supplies for diseases such as HIV and malaria to lower-income countries,
April 03, 2026
U.S. nonfarm payrolls expanded more than Wall Street anticipated last month and the jobless rate fell to 4.3%, bolstering expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold
April 03, 2026
The Federal Communications Commission on Friday proposed to ban the import of Chinese equipment from a group of manufacturers after previously
April 03, 2026
President Donald Trump on Friday said Vice President JD Vance will focus on investigating fraud in Democratic-run states in his new role as "fraud czar."
April 03, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on lawmakers to pass key legislation next week to avert a funding crisis, help Ukraine fight the war against Russia, and
April 03, 2026
The Paris prosecutor's office said on Friday it had opened an investigation into French news channel CNews for possible hate speech after alleged racist comments about Bally
April 03, 2026
After more than a month of being stalked by targeted assassinations, Iran's leadership has adopted a new tactic to show it is still in control - with senior
April 03, 2026
World food prices climbed in March to their highest level since September last year and could rise further if the Middle East conflict that pushed
April 03, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and
April 03, 2026
A container ship belonging to French shipping group CMA CGM has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, MarineTraffic vessel tracking
April 03, 2026
President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. can open the Strait of Hormuz with a little more time, as pressure mounts for his administration to find a quick resolution to a war
April 03, 2026
Two Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday called on Wall Street's top regulator and a Defense Department watchdog to prevent and investigate possible insider trading by
April 03, 2026
The White House on Friday sought $152 million to return the former Alcatraz prison island to active duty, following up on President Donald Trump's call last year to
April 03, 2026
The U.S. Department of the Interior will offer employees new opportunities to leave the agency as part of a plan to improve efficiency, it said in a statement on Thursday.
April 03, 2026
Ma Xingrui, a member of China's elite Politburo who had risen rapidly through the ranks after working as a rocket scientist, is under investigation over suspected "serious
April 03, 2026
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected president on Friday after breezing through a parliamentary vote, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five
April 03, 2026
China's DeepSeek's new model called V4 will run on the latest chips designed by Huawei Technologies, U.S. digital news outlet The Information reported on Friday.
April 03, 2026
Three Democratic senators on Friday urged President Donald Trump to bar Chinese automakers from building vehicles in the United States and to
April 03, 2026
Democratic Republic of Congo is in talks with the Trump administration about receiving deportees from other
April 03, 2026
China's cyberspace regulator issued draft regulations on Friday to oversee the development online of digital humans, requiring clear labelling and banning services that
April 03, 2026
A U.S. judge on Friday stood by his prior decision to block subpoenas issued in a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair
April 03, 2026
U.S. job growth rebounded more than expected in March as a strike by healthcare workers ended and temperatures warmed up, but downside risks for the
April 03, 2026
A large-scale daytime Russian strike killed at least two people in Ukraine on Friday, officials said, in what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
April 03, 2026
U.S. employment growth snapped back in March after a hefty decline in February, and the jobless rate declined unexpectedly to 4.3%, but economists found the headline
April 04, 2026
A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging U.S.
April 03, 2026
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Friday put currency traders on notice, saying the government stands ready to act against
April 03, 2026
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Saudi Arabia on Friday for a previously unannounced trip that will also include meetings in
April 03, 2026
The CEO of LIV Golf is seeking to quell speculation about the Saudi-funded league's financial status by saying the rest of the season will go on interrupted
April 16, 2026
With a loud thwack of their wings, the falcons took flight, quickly soaring high above the rocky desert landscape of Altyn-Emel National Park
April 03, 2026
Three Omani-operated tankers, a French-owned container ship and a Japanese-owned gas carrier have crossed the Strait of Hormuz
April 03, 2026
Hiring that strengthened and broadened in March will likely cement the U.S.
April 03, 2026
The Italian economy will grow by 0.6% this year and 0.5% in 2027, the country's central bank said in a report on Friday, cutting its previous estimates
April 03, 2026
The International Monetary Fund urged the Bank of Japan to continue raising interest rates, even as the Middle East war posed "significant new risks" to the
April 04, 2026
Telegram founder Pavel Durov said on Saturday Russia's attempt to block Virtual Private Networks triggered a problem with a domestic payment system, adding that tens of
April 04, 2026
Vietnam's economy slowed in the first quarter from the three months prior, data showed on Saturday, as heavy exposure to Middle Eastern oil
April 04, 2026
Australians were urged to maintain their travel plans for Easter weekend although hundreds of petrol stations, mostly in rural areas, were without power on Saturday, as the Iran
April 04, 2026
Two U.S. warplanes were downed over Iran and the Gulf, Iranian and U.S. officials said on Friday, with two pilots rescued and a
April 03, 2026
U.S.
April 04, 2026
The U.N.
April 02, 2026
Recent U.S. intelligence reports warn that Iran is unlikely to open the Strait of Hormuz any time soon because its grip
April 04, 2026
A U.S. fighter jet was shot down over Iran and search-and-rescue efforts have so far recovered one of two crew members who ejected, a U.S
April 03, 2026
President Donald Trump on Friday proposed to begin privatizing airport security operations handled by the Transportation Security Administration, in an effort to save
April 03, 2026
Cambodia's parliament on Friday passed the first law dedicated to targeting scam centres accused of bilking international victims out of billions of
April 03, 2026
Israel pounded Beirut with airstrikes on Friday that the military said had targeted militant "infrastructure" in Lebanon's capital, as the
April 04, 2026
Russia's Baltic oil export hubs at Ust-Luga and Primorsk remain unable to handle shipments after a series of Ukrainian drone attacks, prompting the country's refineries to find
April 04, 2026
Florence's Uffizi Galleries said on Friday they had been hit by a cyberattack earlier this year, but denied a newspaper report that the incident caused a major security
April 03, 2026
Passenger movement has returned to normal at the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran after it was closed following air strikes on the Iranian side that
April 04, 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced greater security co-operation with Turkey after meeting his counterpart Tayyip
April 04, 2026
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner could travel to Kyiv in April, the Ukrainian president's top aide Kyrylo Budanov said on Saturday, amid efforts to revive peace
April 04, 2026
Russia's state nuclear company Rosatom evacuated a further 198 of its staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported.
April 04, 2026
Five European Union countries are calling for a windfall tax on energy companies' profits in reaction to rising fuel prices due to the Iran war, according
April 04, 2026
The European Union should end sanctions on Russian oil and gas imports, take steps to restore Druzhba oil pipeline flows and end the war in Ukraine to tackle the energy
April 04, 2026
Influential proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recommended a vote against the BP board's move to revoke some previous company-
April 04, 2026
The family of Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre on Saturday urged Britain's King Charles to meet with survivors during his state visit to the United
April 04, 2026
British police arrested a fourth person in connection with an arson attack on Jewish community ambulances, with the detention happening at a London court
April 04, 2026
Cameroon's parliament on Saturday overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to reintroduce the position of vice president, a measure the
April 04, 2026
Cuba began releasing prisoners from its jails on Friday just hours after its communist-run government announced a sweeping amnesty
April 04, 2026
Pope Leo led a candle-lit service with thousands of Catholics inside Rome's famed Colosseum on Friday evening that featured prayers for war orphans and
April 04, 2026
Taiwan has received supply assurances from the energy minister of a "major" liquefied natural gas-producing country, the island's economy minister said on Saturday,
April 04, 2026
Indian refiners have purchased Iranian oil amid the Middle East conflict that has disrupted supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, the oil ministry said on Saturday.
April 04, 2026
A fresh read on inflation and initial company results next week could start to show the Middle East war's effects on the U.S. economy and corporate
April 03, 2026
An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, local health authorities said, in the latest violence to overshadow a fragile ceasefire
April 05, 2026
Turkey's central bank chief and finance minister have told investors they are confident in the steps taken to address the fallout from the
April 05, 2026
Several aircraft were destroyed in the south of Iran's Isfahan province during a U.S. mission to find a stranded airman, Iranian military officials said on Sunday.
April 05, 2026
Democratic Republic of Congo will receive third-country nationals deported from the United States under a new deal with the Trump administration, the government in
April 05, 2026
Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, reported a 29.7% on-year rise in first-quarter revenue on strong demand for artificial intelligence
April 05, 2026
Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held separate calls to discuss proposals for regional de-escalation with U.S.
April 05, 2026
U.S. forces staged the audacious rescue of an airman behind enemy lines after
April 05, 2026
Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector activity contracted in March for the first time since August 2020, as the war in the Middle East snarled up supply chains, a business survey
April 05, 2026
Egypt's non-oil private sector deteriorated at its sharpest pace in almost two years in March, as the Middle East war drove up costs and dampened client demand, a closely watched
April 05, 2026
South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol met with envoys from Gulf countries to shore up energy security and the safety of Korean vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, the
April 05, 2026
Pope Leo led the world's Catholics into Easter at a Saturday night vigil Mass in St.
April 05, 2026
U.S.
April 04, 2026
Authorities detained two more people in connection with the arson attack on a Czech optics and drone factory last month, Czech police and a public prosecutor's office said
April 05, 2026
The U.S., Iran and a group of regional mediators are discussing the terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could lead to a permanent end to the war, Axios reported on Sunday,
April 06, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday expressed regret to North Korea over a drone incursion that he said was carried out by a South Korean individual without
April 06, 2026
A cargo ship carrying wheat sank in the Sea of Azov after coming under attack from Ukrainian drones, a Russia-installed official said on Sunday, leaving one person dead
April 05, 2026
Satellite imaging firm Planet Labs said on Saturday it will indefinitely withhold visuals of Iran and the region of conflict in the Middle East to
April 05, 2026
Britain is trying to tempt Anthropic to expand its presence in the country, as it seeks to capitalise on a fight between the maker of artificial intelligence app Claude and the U.S
April 05, 2026
Paramount Skydance is in talks to secure signed equity commitments of almost $24 billion from three sovereign wealth funds led by Saudi Arabia to help back its takeover of Warner
April 06, 2026
U.S.
April 06, 2026
President Donald Trump on Friday requested a 10% cut in non-
April 03, 2026
It’s been almost two years since Kylian Mbappé left Paris Saint-Germain to join Real Madrid, in part to try and win the Champions League
April 16, 2026
Samsung Electronics, benefiting from red-hot chip prices stoked by the AI boom, is expected to book a six-fold jump in operating profit for January-March - a
April 03, 2026
The rescue had unfolded with near‑perfect precision.
April 06, 2026
Russia's key Baltic port of Ust-Luga resumed crude loading after days of disruptions amid multiple Ukrainian drone attacks in the region, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday.
April 06, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has condemned the “handful of tyrants” exploiting Earth through war and greed
April 16, 2026
U.S.
April 05, 2026
Former international Leonardo Cuellar, who wore Mexico's green jersey at the 1978 World Cup, says this is the year
April 05, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called an emergency defence council meeting on Sunday after powerful explosives were
April 05, 2026
U.S.
April 05, 2026
China is willing to continue to cooperate with Russia at the U.N.
April 05, 2026
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla attended the traditional Easter service at Windsor Castle on Sunday, joined by his eldest son and heir to the throne Prince William
April 05, 2026
Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori holds first place in the polls one week before Peru's presidential election, according to three polls released on Sunday.
April 05, 2026
Two merchant vessels near the Italian coast recovered the bodies of two migrants and rescued 32 survivors from a boat trying to cross to Europe from Libya on Easter weekend,
April 05, 2026
Pope Leo urged global leaders in his Easter message on Sunday to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power,
April 05, 2026
An Israeli airstrike on Kfarhata, a village in south Lebanon, killed seven people on Sunday, including a 4-year-old child, Lebanon's health ministry said in a
April 05, 2026
Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa has been marked by an unusual dynamic with U.S. President Donald Trump
April 16, 2026
Investors bought global equity funds worth a net $15.02 billion in the March 26-April 1 period, logging a second straight week of inflows, on hopes that the U.S.-Israeli war with
April 06, 2026
North Korea appears to be distancing itself from longtime partner Iran and carefully managing its public messaging to preserve the possibility of a new relationship with the
April 06, 2026
Iran has formulated its positions and demands in response to recent ceasefire proposals conveyed via intermediaries, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, adding
April 06, 2026
President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials cast the rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran as an “Easter miracle” on Sunday, framing the operation in religious terms that
April 06, 2026
Carlos Ulberg fought through an injured right knee to capture the light heavyweight title in UCF 327
April 16, 2026
Inaction by the UN nuclear watchdog "emboldens aggression" against nuclear facilities such as the Bushehr power plant, Iran's atomic energy chief Mohammad Eslami said on
April 06, 2026
Ukraine and Syria pledged greater security cooperation in talks on Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said as Kyiv seeks to promote its military expertise across the region
April 05, 2026
The Bank of Japan said surging oil costs and supply disruptions brought about by the Middle East conflict could hurt the economy, signalling caution over
April 06, 2026
Ukraine has regained control of 480 sq. km (185 sq. miles) of territory in the southeastern and eastern parts of the front since late January, its army chief Oleksandr
April 06, 2026
JAKARTA, April 6 - A criminal case against Myanmar's newly-elected President Min Aung Hlaing was filed in Indonesia on Monday by a group of civil society organisations, accusing the leader of acts of
April 06, 2026
Iran and the United States have received a plan to end hostilities that could come into effect on Monday and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a source aware of the proposals said on
April 06, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed former British government aide and Fox News host Steve Hilton in the upcoming California governor's race.
April 06, 2026
UAE official Anwar Gargash said any settlement of the U.S.-Iran war must guarantee access through the Strait of Hormuz, warning that a
April 06, 2026
Germany's armed forces are working on clarifying a provision in a recently updated military service law that requires fighting-age men to gain permission to
April 06, 2026
North Korea's test of a solid-fuel rocket engine is intended for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) built with carbon fibre to extend range and allow for delivery of
April 06, 2026
India’s central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold on Wednesday as policymakers assess the fallout from the war in Iran, which threatens the
April 06, 2026
India's services sector grew at its weakest pace in 14 months in March as the Middle East war dampened domestic demand, a survey showed on Monday, though overseas orders
April 06, 2026
Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun leaves on Tuesday for China and a potential meeting with President Xi Jinping on what she says is a peace mission as Beijing makes a
April 06, 2026
South Korea must accept a degree of risk in importing crude oil from the Middle East amid blockages of the Strait of Hormuz, President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday.
April 06, 2026
As Hungary heads towards a pivotal election, voters who came of age under Prime Minister Viktor Orban
April 06, 2026
U.S. equity funds witnessed substantial inflows in the seven days to April 1 as worries over the Middle East war eased temporarily after President Donald Trump indicated that the
April 06, 2026
Union Berlin's Marie-Louise Eta says she understands the commotion over becoming the first female head coach in the Bundesliga
April 16, 2026
The International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday said it can confirm recent impacts of military strikes close to Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, but said that the plant itself
April 06, 2026
Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa overnight on Monday, killing a 30-year-old mother and her two-year-old daughter, and one more
April 06, 2026
U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran have killed several senior political and military figures, hitting the Islamic Republic's core leadership as the regional war disrupts
March 18, 2026
The Kremlin on Monday said that the Iran war was escalating in both geography and economic impact, and that the whole Middle East region was "on fire" due to the U.S. and
April 06, 2026
Spain's ruling Socialist Party has gained voter support amid Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's staunch opposition to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, while far-right Vox, which
April 06, 2026
Some investors think private credit is a tempest in a teapot. Others think it is about to spark a new financial crisis.
April 04, 2026
The U.S. nuclear power regulator voted last week to phase out agency-led security
April 06, 2026
Brazilian airline Azul said on Monday that Chief Financial Officer Alex Malfitani will step down on April 20, with Embraer's Antonio Carlos Garcia set to assume the role
April 06, 2026
Workers of the world's largest meat company, JBS, agreed to return to work at a beef plant in Greely,
April 05, 2026
Canada's services economy contracted for a fifth straight month in March as uncertainty related to the war in the Middle East contributed to a decline in new business and after
April 06, 2026
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Monday after the indexes marked their biggest weekly jump in four months in the last session, while investors assessed prospects of an
April 06, 2026
North Korea said on Monday it was "very fortunate and wise" for South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to convey regret to Pyongyang for drone incursions in a rare
April 06, 2026
Scientists for the first time have measured the instantaneous mind-blowing power of jets blasting from a black hole
April 16, 2026
United Parcel Service said on Sunday that it had reached an agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to cap severance offers at 7,500 drivers after a dispute over
April 06, 2026
Pope Leo has strong words for "those who manipulate religion... for their own military, economic and political gain."
April 16, 2026
A Romanian court on Monday lifted all preventative judicial control measures against internet personality Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan pending a criminal
April 06, 2026
MOSCOW, April 6 - A Russian ship carrying wheat that was believed to have sunk in the Sea of Azov after a Ukrainian drone attack has been found and towed to shore, while the death toll from the attack
April 06, 2026
Iran has conveyed its response to the U.S. proposal for ending the war to Pakistan, rejecting a ceasefire and emphasizing the necessity of a permanent end to the war, the
April 06, 2026
BlackRock has filed for an exchange-traded fund that will track the Nasdaq-100, in a challenge to Invesco's dominance in a market where only a handful of funds directly follow the
April 06, 2026
Supply chain pressures heated up in March to levels last seen at the start of 2023, data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Monday.
April 06, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz's closure and the resulting surge in global oil prices have handed financial windfalls to Iran, Oman and Saudi Arabia,
April 06, 2026
U.S. services sector growth slowed in March, while prices paid by businesses for inputs increased by the most in more than 13 years, an early
April 06, 2026
South Korea's spy agency now believes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter has been positioned as his successor, lawmakers said on Monday,
April 06, 2026
An Israeli strike on an apartment east of Beirut late on Sunday killed a local official from a Christian political party,
April 06, 2026
Oracle on Monday named Hilary Maxson as its chief financial officer, tapping an executive with deep experience in infrastructure and energy as it ramps up
April 06, 2026
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday urged governments to respect the rules of war in word and deed after U.S.
April 06, 2026
Most Latin American currencies advanced on Monday, while stocks were mixed after reports of progress on a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran helped revive risk
April 06, 2026
A Nevada judge on Friday extended a ban on prediction market operator Kalshi from offering
April 04, 2026
Two Democrats from the U.S.
April 06, 2026
European Central Bank policymaker Yannis Stournaras said on Monday that the appropriate euro zone monetary policy will depend on the size and nature of energy supply
April 06, 2026
Four people were killed in the Israeli port city of Haifa after what Israeli media said was an Iranian missile strike that hit a residential building late on Sunday.
April 06, 2026
A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that New Jersey gaming regulators cannot prevent Kalshi from allowing people in the state to use its prediction market to
April 06, 2026
The chair of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee answered a question about Casey Wasserman’s future as the head of the LA Olympics organizing committee by saying the committee has shared its concerns with LA’s board
April 16, 2026
Fire Point, maker of Ukraine's Flamingo cruise missile, is in talks with European companies to launch a new air defence system by next year, a senior
April 06, 2026
U.S.
April 07, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that he stood by a proposal made to Russia for a ceasefire contingent on Moscow halting all attacks on energy infrastructure.
April 07, 2026
Venezuela's government and its political opposition are seeking to coordinate their legal defense of the oil-rich country's United States assets, after
April 07, 2026
Oil prices climbed in choppy trade on Monday, as the U.S. and Iran ratcheted up their rhetoric even as the two countries are engaging in indirect talks that could lead to
April 06, 2026
Talks between the United States and Iran were at risk of being derailed following Tehran's attacks on Saudi Arabian industrial
April 07, 2026
U.S.
April 06, 2026
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the range of the past few years even as the war in Iran continues to threaten the global economy
April 16, 2026
The United States on Wednesday threatened to sanction buyers of Iranian oil and said it believed China would pause such
April 16, 2026
The Bank of Japan can see through inflationary pressures from the war in the Middle East as any second-round effects on broader prices will be limited,
April 16, 2026
Norway's $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, does not intend to shed U.S. assets despite concerns over the Middle East war and mounting U.S. debt, Finance
April 16, 2026
Mark Mobius, widely credited as a pioneer in emerging markets investing, died on Wednesday at the age of 89, according to a statement on his
April 16, 2026
Foreign holdings of Treasuries climbed to a record high in February, data showed on Wednesday, rising for a second month in a sign of strong
April 16, 2026
Brazil's government will count 39.4% of court-ordered debt payments due in 2027 within its fiscal target, budget guidelines submitted to Congress on Wednesday showed,
April 16, 2026
Ukraine's deputy economy minister said on Wednesday he expects the Ukraine-U.S. joint reconstruction fund to approve a second investment project, likely in the energy
April 16, 2026
Aerospace parts maker Arxis said on Wednesday it raised $1.13 billion in its U.S. initial public offering after pricing shares at $28 each.
April 16, 2026
Australian employment rose broadly in line with expectations in March, while the jobless rate stayed low, but a war-driven global energy shock could test the labour
April 16, 2026
China's economy grew 5.0% in the first quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Thursday, beating analysts' expectations as policymakers brace for the fallout
April 16, 2026
Elliott Investment Management said on Thursday it has taken a stake in Daikin and thinks the manufacturer of air conditioners should improve margins and
April 16, 2026
The U.S.
April 16, 2026
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul proposed on Wednesday a new tax on second homes worth
April 16, 2026
Goldman Sachs' rates business suffered losses on some positions towards the end of the last quarter as fixed-income market volatility due to the Iran war
April 16, 2026
Senior U.S. defense officials have held talks about producing weapons and other military supplies with top executives of companies including General Motors and Ford Motor, the
April 16, 2026
Thailand faces slower growth this year due to the Iran war and there are almost "no limits" to worst-case economic scenarios if the conflict continues,
April 16, 2026
Foreign investors are selling Thai assets as an energy shock from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran threatens to snuff out hopes for
April 16, 2026
Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem was freed from immigration detention in the United States on Wednesday, according to an ally of former
April 16, 2026
U.S.
April 16, 2026
The number of Japanese firms that do not want the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates has risen sharply since the start of the year as the Iran war
April 16, 2026
The Bank of Japan will raise its benchmark rate to 1.00% by end-June, with nearly two-thirds of economists in a Reuters poll predicting the move, and a
April 16, 2026
European lenders are resilient enough to absorb current financial and geopolitical shocks but need to prepare for future uncertainties including
April 16, 2026
China's economy expanded 5% in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, according to official data on Thursday, surpassing analysts' expectations even as policymakers
April 16, 2026
Japan and the U.S. agreed to strengthen communication on exchange rates, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said after her meeting with U.S.
April 16, 2026
China's new home prices extended their decline in March, official data showed on Thursday, although major cities showed some
April 16, 2026
Chile's new president, Jose Antonio Kast, unveiled on Wednesday details of a long-awaited reform package that includes cuts to the corporate tax rate,
April 16, 2026
A second U.S.-sanctioned supertanker has entered the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz, shipping data showed, despite a U.S. blockade on vessels visiting
April 16, 2026
Germans are preparing a rescue operation for a sick humpback whale stranded off the Baltic Sea coast
April 16, 2026
U.S. military forces have struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three men the Pentagon says were trafficking drugs
April 16, 2026
The euro zone economy may be moving towards the European Central Bank's adverse scenario but policymakers need to remain patient and not rush any
April 16, 2026
Ukraine's air force downed or neutralised 31 Russian missiles and 636 drones in attacks at the country over the past 24 hours, it said on Thursday.
April 16, 2026
Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday that state energy firm Petronas would give priority to providing Australia with its excess fuel
April 16, 2026
European bond yields have jumped during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, pushing up government borrowing costs and adding to the pressure on the
April 16, 2026
The European Central Bank may not have all the data this month to determine if interest rates will have to be raised to tame an inflation surge and the June meeting
April 16, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Global equities are setting new records and the dollar is down for a ninth consecutive day to its weakest levels since
April 16, 2026
Nepal's new government, led by rapper-turned politician Balendra Shah, has set up a panel to investigate the property and assets of past and present
April 16, 2026
China's finance ministry will keep this year's ultra-long special treasury bond issuance to 20-, 30- and 50-year maturities, the same as last year, people with knowledge of the
April 16, 2026
Circle Internet Group sees "tremendous opportunity" for yuan-backed stablecoin as digital money becomes increasingly integrated into
April 16, 2026
China's economy picked up speed early in 2026, riding an export surge before the Iran war sent energy costs soaring and put global
April 16, 2026
A fire at the largest of Australia's two oil refineries has hit petrol production, company and government officials said
April 16, 2026
Over 4 million people are set to be newly displaced around the world by the end of next year as donors step back from providing life-saving aid, the Danish Refugee Council
April 16, 2026
Uncertainty over the economic outlook for Switzerland has risen due to the conflict in the Middle East and global developments pose the main risk for inflation, minutes of
April 16, 2026
China's foreign ministry on Thursday issued a notice warning citizens of security risks traveling to the U.S. and advised citizens not to enter the country from the
April 16, 2026
Pernod Ricard's talks to merge with U.S. rival Brown-Forman are continuing, Pernod Ricard's finance chief said on Thursday.
April 16, 2026
The Bank of England was "not going to rush to judgements" on interest rate rises, Governor Andrew Bailey told BBC News, as global central banks contend with an energy
April 16, 2026
Private equity firm EQT is restarting the sale process for the mainland Chinese business of contact lens maker Ginko International, targeting a valuation of
April 16, 2026
The U.S. dollar was steady on Monday, while the yen flirted with the crucial 160 per dollar level, as investors took stock of the escalating Iran war, with
April 06, 2026
Over 90 journalists from Hungarian state news agency MTI have demanded the immediate restoration of impartial news coverage following election winner
April 16, 2026
U.S. and Iranian negotiators have scaled back ambitions for a comprehensive peace deal and are instead seeking a temporary
April 16, 2026
Britain's Prince Harry on Thursday praised Australia's "epic" leadership on curbing harmful social media use for teens, as his wife Meghan, Duchess of
April 16, 2026
Peruvian markets have reacted nervously as left-wing congressman Roberto Sanchez gains ground in a tight presidential race, reigniting
April 16, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will make a state visit to India, the first by a South Korean leader in eight years, before heading to Vietnam, a presidential adviser
April 16, 2026
Britain's economy put on a burst of growth in February, suggesting it was in slightly better shape before the start of the Iran war than many economists had
April 16, 2026
There are many reliable ways to meddle in a Bulgarian election.
April 16, 2026
Turkey said on Thursday it would continue supporting peace talks between the United States and Iran and called on the sides to be "constructive" in negotiations to end the
April 16, 2026
Fourteen-year-old Fadel al-Naji used to be a keen footballer but is now largely confined to his home in
April 16, 2026
Tehran has sought to tighten its grip over the Strait of Hormuz by charging tolls on vessels to ensure safe passage, in conjunction with Iran's Islamic
April 16, 2026
A former U.S.
April 16, 2026
Hedge funds are on track for their best monthly performance in more than
April 16, 2026
Samsung Electronics asked a court on Thursday to block its South Korean labour unions engaging in illegal activities during strike, a spokesperson said, as a wage dispute
April 16, 2026
Chinese car brands such as BYD are gaining traction among German consumers who are increasingly looking to buy electric cars amid rising
April 16, 2026
Washington's top derivatives regulator on Thursday sought to reassure lawmakers the U.S. will punish fraud as concern mounts on Capitol Hill that
April 16, 2026
Pernod Ricard warned on Thursday that full-year net sales will fall due to a decline in tourism in the Middle East amid the Iran war, even as it
April 16, 2026
Major U.S. banks delivered a split picture this week, as Middle East-linked market volatility lifted trading in the first quarter but clouded dealmaking prospects.
April 16, 2026
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivered a blunt critique of U.S.
April 16, 2026
South African opposition leader Julius Malema was sentenced to five years in jail on Thursday for firing a rifle in the air at a rally
April 16, 2026
Russia unleashed its deadliest attack so far this year on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities overnight, killing at least 17
April 16, 2026
Self-described witch Natalia Malinovskaya has a new client base: men fighting in eastern Ukraine, who, like a growing number of Russians, are drawn to the supernatural
April 16, 2026
The European Commission has proposed that Google allow third-party search engines to access its search data, including that of artificial intelligence chatbots with
April 16, 2026
The U.S. nearly turned into a net crude exporter last week for the first time since World War Two as shipments surged close to
April 16, 2026
TSMC raised its annual revenue forecast on Thursday and said it was stepping up capital spending this year as the world's
April 16, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets After a dreary, war-filled six weeks, global stocks are once again
April 16, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday held a moment of silence for victims of extensive overnight Russian air attacks as he
April 16, 2026
Harry and Meghan address toll of royal life, as duchess says she was the ‘most trolled person in the world’
April 16, 2026
Property and casualty insurance giant Travelers reported a jump in first-quarter profit, buoyed by robust underwriting gains and lower catastrophe losses than a
April 16, 2026
In a grassy valley in rural southern Bulgaria, farmer Nikolay Vasiliev is desperate for change.
April 16, 2026
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned on Monday that the war in Iran risks oil and commodity price shocks that could keep inflation sticky and push
April 06, 2026
Wall Street and the Asian stock markets that were open ticked higher on Easter Monday, as investors shrugged off another rise in oil prices and
April 07, 2026
U.S.
April 07, 2026
An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people and wounded several others outside a school housing displaced Palestinians on
April 06, 2026
The White House is proposing to cut more than 9,400 workers and just over $1.5 billion from the 60,000-employee Transportation Security
April 06, 2026
Since Australia banned children from using social media in December, lawmakers from Spain to Malaysia have expressed interest in following suit, while U.S.
April 03, 2026
U.S. equity indexes closed modestly higher and U.S. oil futures settled above $112 per barrel on Monday as investors
April 06, 2026
Japanese household spending in February fell 1.8% from a year earlier, internal affairs ministry data showed on Tuesday, versus the median market forecast for a 0.7% fall.
April 07, 2026
The U.N.
April 07, 2026
Air New Zealand said on Tuesday it would slash flights across May and June as well as hike fares, as the Iran war disrupts global air travel and sends jet fuel costs higher.
April 07, 2026
U.S.
April 07, 2026
U.S.
April 06, 2026
The modern Pompeii buried under tons of concrete
April 16, 2026
President Donald Trump was on the verge of a crisis in the Iran war, faced with the rare instance of an American airman shot down and stranded deep
April 07, 2026
Spot premiums for U.S.
April 06, 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for accelerated planning and construction of a new energy system to safeguard the country's
April 06, 2026
U.S. stocks advanced on Monday as investors looked for signs of progress toward a U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal and evaluated President Donald Trump's
April 06, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee: Markets are holding their collective breath as optimism over a possible deal to open the Strait of Hormuz clashes with the
April 07, 2026
South Korea's Unification Ministry said on Tuesday that North Korea's rare conciliatory response to President Lee Jae Myung’s expression of regret over drone incursions
April 07, 2026
Iran said on Monday it wanted a lasting end to the war with the U.S. and Israel, and pushed back against pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while U.S.
April 06, 2026
China is targeting Taiwan to obtain its advanced chip manufacturing technology and talent as a way of breaking through international "containment" of the country, according
April 07, 2026
Vietnam's lawmakers unanimously elected Communist Party Secretary General To Lam as the country's state president for the
April 07, 2026
U.S.
April 07, 2026
Specialist mini jet engine makers across Europe are ramping up production and investment to head off
April 07, 2026
Republicans’ longstanding support among voters of Cuban and Venezuelan descent in South Florida, a cornerstone of the party’s regional success over the
April 06, 2026
South Africa's private sector returned to growth in March as faster output and hiring outweighed a slump in export orders and business confidence linked to the U.S.-
April 07, 2026
Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun arrived in China on Tuesday on what she says is a mission of peace, happening at a time Beijing has ramped up its military and political
April 07, 2026
Iraq could restore crude oil exports to around 3.4 million barrels per day within a week provided the Iran war ends and the Strait of Hormuz reopens,
April 06, 2026
Spain's services sector expanded faster in March but demand softened, costs rose at the fastest pace in nearly three years and confidence weakened amid the war in the
April 07, 2026
Italy's service sector contracted in March for the first time in 16 months, a business survey showed on Tuesday, as domestic and foreign demand declined and costs surged in
April 07, 2026
The Iran war has put U.S. global leadership on the line, Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said, expressing fear about the "madness" of nuclear escalation.
April 07, 2026
Vietnam's lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously elected Communist Party Secretary General To Lam as the country's state
April 07, 2026
Kenya's private sector activity contracted in March for the first time since August, partly due to the war in the Middle East, with only the wholesale and retail sectors
April 07, 2026
‘Wait for death’: Inside Iran’s psychological war against its enemies
April 16, 2026
Business activity growth in Germany's service sector abruptly lost momentum in March as demand weakened amid fallout from the war in the Middle East, a survey showed on
April 07, 2026
The euro zone's private sector expansion weakened sharply in March as the Middle East war drove up energy costs and disrupted supply chains, with overall demand - a key
April 07, 2026
Taiwan's opposition leader arrived in China on Tuesday for a "peace" mission and potential meeting with President Xi Jinping, as
April 07, 2026
Global markets have entered a period of heightened uncertainty ahead of a deadline set by U.S.
April 07, 2026
The current oil and gas crisis triggered by the blockade of the Strait of
April 07, 2026
France's services sector contracted further in March as client spending weakened due to the war in the Middle East and caution among businesses in the run-up to last month's
April 07, 2026
Vietnam's lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously elected Communist Party Secretary General To Lam as the country's state
April 07, 2026
An index measuring the health of Japan's economy slid in February, government data showed on Tuesday, highlighting a soft spot in the economy even before it
April 07, 2026
Australia's most decorated soldier was arrested on Tuesday and charged with five counts of war crimes relating to the killing of unarmed civilians while
April 07, 2026
Greater Toronto Area home sales rose for the first time in six months in March in a sign that reduced prices have lured more homebuyers into the market,
April 07, 2026
Businesses in Britain's services sector reported the biggest month-on-month jump in costs in March since 2021, driven by higher energy and transportation
April 07, 2026
The war in the Middle East will lead to higher inflation and slower global growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund told Reuters on Monday,
April 07, 2026
Pilots must be given a "final and non-negotiable" say allowing them to refuse to fly over or within conflict zones without influence from commercial
April 07, 2026
Cameroon said Russian authorities have confirmed the deaths of 16 Cameroonians fighting against Ukraine, the first time the Central African country has spoken about the
April 07, 2026
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked the East African nation's speaker and deputy speaker of parliament, according to a decree read out in the parliament on Tuesday
April 07, 2026
April 7 - UBS Global Wealth Management trimmed its S&P 500 index target for 2026, pointing to sustained higher oil prices amid the ongoing Middle East conflict that could pressure U.S. economic growth
April 07, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Anna Szymanski, Editor-in-Charge, Reuters Open Interest Markets are once again held in suspense as traders count
April 07, 2026
Some Western and Saudi firms in Riyadh have extended work-from-home advisories this week, five people familiar with the matter said, amid concern over a looming U.S.-imposed
April 07, 2026
Iran has set preconditions for talks on a lasting peace with the United States, a senior official told Reuters on Tuesday, including an immediate halt to strikes, guarantees
April 07, 2026
The Israeli military has refrained from striking a key border crossing between Syria and Lebanon after both pressed the U.S. on the need to keep it open, a Lebanese source
April 07, 2026
Shares of computer chip equipment maker ASML dipped on Tuesday, the first trading day after U.S. lawmakers last week proposed a law that could further restrict the
April 07, 2026
Recent U.S. complaints about NATO allies and threats to quit the alliance are pushing European countries to seek alternative security
April 07, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban offered last year to help Russian President Vladimir Putin "in any way", such as by hosting a summit in Budapest to settle the war
April 07, 2026
The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission flew deeper into space on Monday than any humans before them, as they cruised through a
April 06, 2026
By Michael S.
April 07, 2026
An attacker was killed in a gun battle with police outside the building housing the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, according to authorities and Reuters
April 07, 2026
The founding families of the Spanish firm Puig, which owns such brands as Rabanne and Nina Ricci, and U.S. cosmetics giant Estee Lauder will meet this week in New York to
April 07, 2026
Wall Street's main indexes opened lower open on Tuesday as investors assessed comments from the U.S. and Iran for any clues on where the conflict was headed, before President
April 07, 2026
U.S. strikes on Iran's Kharg Island do not represent a change in American strategy, U.S.
April 07, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Oil futures jumped back over $100 at the open in Asia on Monday, the dollar fell and stocks were down as U.S.-Iran talks
April 13, 2026
Russian attacks on Ukraine's southeast on Tuesday killed eight people and injured more than two dozen others, officials said, with Kyiv accusing Moscow of escalating strikes
April 07, 2026
Global supply disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East have opened up new trade opportunities for Russia, but price stability in the domestic market remains a
April 07, 2026
U.S.
April 07, 2026
The Philippines’ central bank warned on Tuesday of 'spillover effects' on consumer prices from sharp oil price increases, after the
April 07, 2026
New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods increased more than expected in February while shipments of those products rose solidly, suggesting
April 07, 2026
The U.S. vaping market, long dominated by Chinese imports, is seeing an uptick of "Made in America" products, in what some analysts and industry executives
April 07, 2026
The leaders of the International Energy Agency, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will discuss the energy crisis triggered by the Iran war next Monday, IEA
April 07, 2026
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a measure that gave him and other state officials the power to designate groups as "terrorist
April 07, 2026
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun has called for historic direct talks with longtime foe Israel since war erupted a month ago - a month in
April 10, 2026
Iran on Tuesday attacked Saudi Arabia's Jubail petrochemical complex, the heart of the kingdom's downstream sector, its Revolutionary Guards said, the latest evidence of Tehran's
April 07, 2026
Chile's peso, the worst-performing Latin American currency since the Middle East conflict began, led losses among regional currencies on Tuesday despite the
April 07, 2026
By Michael S.
April 07, 2026
As Elon Musk's SpaceX closes in on a $75 billion IPO that could rewrite record books, concerns are mounting that others looking to list in 2026 may find it harder to
April 07, 2026
Afghanistan and Pakistan made "useful" progress in talks in China to resolve the conflict that broke out between the South Asian neighbours last
April 07, 2026
U.S.
April 07, 2026
Emerging market nations now get the bulk of their foreign financing from the likes of hedge funds, pension funds and insurers, leaving them vulnerable to
April 07, 2026
At least four people were killed, two of them by police fire, in India's northeastern state of Manipur on Tuesday, officials said, after months of relative calm.
April 07, 2026
India
April 07, 2026
Nigeria's economy is resilient and set to grow in the first half of 2026 despite the Iran war, the World Bank said on
April 07, 2026
Ukraine's parliament passed one of a handful of tax laws on Tuesday as part of reforms required by the International Monetary Fund, lawmakers said, with more
April 07, 2026
European shares retreated on Tuesday, led by declines in defence and healthcare stocks, as investors turned cautious ahead of U.S.
April 07, 2026
Iran wants to charge fees for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz as part of its proposals to end the war with Israel and the United States after blocking most traffic
April 07, 2026
The Trump administration will try to resolve as many problems with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement as it can before July 1, but negotiations to rebalance the
April 07, 2026
Orna Weinberg was forced to leave her home in northern Israel after it was struck by a Hezbollah rocket in October 2023, and spent the next
April 07, 2026
One attacker was killed and two others were wounded in an extended gun battle with police outside the tower building
April 07, 2026
World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Tuesday the war in the Middle East would result in some degree of slower growth in the global economy and
April 07, 2026
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Tehran's retaliatory attacks on Gulf neighbours have damaged major energy facilities and disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which
March 19, 2026
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said on Tuesday that U.S.
April 07, 2026
U.S.
April 07, 2026
Britain has blocked U.S. rapper Kanye West from travelling to the country to headline London's Wireless Festival in July over his past
April 06, 2026
Portugal said it had authorised 76 landings by U.S. aircraft at the Lajes air base in the Azores and 25 overflights of its territory since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war
April 07, 2026
Pakistan, a mediator between the U.S. and Iran, on Wednesday requested that U.S.
April 08, 2026
Pope Leo said on Tuesday that threats against the population of Iran are "unacceptable," in an unusual appeal hours after U.S.
April 08, 2026
A lobbyist who helped a nursing home owner convicted of tax fraud secure a pardon from President Donald Trump is in talks with prosecutors over a potential plea agreement
April 07, 2026
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee said on Tuesday he is worried that the Iran war will drive inflation higher even as it slows the U.S. economy, putting the
April 08, 2026
Young men will continue to be able to travel abroad without prior permission despite Germany's new military service law, the defence ministry said on
April 08, 2026
Iranian hacking campaigns targeting equipment used across multiple U.S. critical infrastructure sectors are escalating in response to hostilities, U.S. cybersecurity,
April 08, 2026
Amazon.com on Monday announced it reached a new agreement with the U.S.
April 07, 2026
U.S.
April 07, 2026
President Donald Trump's eldest son visited Bosnia's Serb Republic on Tuesday, a trip widely seen as a gesture of support for its ousted pro-
April 07, 2026
A top Bayer AG executive said on Tuesday the German drugmaking and crop science company saw no need to adjust its 2026 forecasts because of tariffs on
April 07, 2026
‘Everything will fall apart’: Republicans confront how to shift midterm strategy amid Iran war
April 16, 2026
Russia launches one of its largest drone attacks on Ukraine this year, killing 16
April 16, 2026
Pacific Investment Management Co. is in talks with the Bank of America to help provide roughly $14 billion of debt financing to build an Oracle data center in Michigan, Bloomberg
April 08, 2026
Oil prices settled mixed on Tuesday, with Brent down on worries that high energy prices could slow economic growth, while U.S. crude closed at its
April 07, 2026
A prolonged war in the Middle East is starting to ripple into U.S. short-term credit markets, where subtle strains are emerging that could
April 08, 2026
Nigel Farage's Reform UK said on Tuesday it was proposing to deny visas to people from countries seeking amends for transatlantic slavery, a move swiftly
April 08, 2026
By Alex Lawler LONDON, April 7 - European and Asian refiners are paying record high prices of near $150 a barrel for some crude oil grades, far exceeding prices for paper futures, highlighting the
April 07, 2026
The U.S. dollar traded close to its highest levels in almost 11 months on Tuesday with investors pausing ahead of a U.S.-imposed deadline for Iran to reopen the
April 07, 2026
Two French nationals were heading home on Tuesday after Iran allowed them to leave the country following three and a half years in detention, a surprise move
April 07, 2026
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday that he hoped U.S. President Trump would not go ahead with his latest threats against Iran.
April 08, 2026
Mexico's headline inflation likely accelerated in March for the third straight month while core inflation likely declined, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, backing
April 08, 2026
Taiwan’s chipmaker TSMC has reported a 58% jump in profit for the January-March quarter thanks to strong demand driven by the artificial intelligence boom even as the Iran war was driving up costs
April 16, 2026
Hyundai Motor said on Tuesday it is lifting a halt on sales of recalled 2026 Palisade SUVs after finalizing a fix for a power seat issue that
April 07, 2026
President Donald Trump is using Christian rhetoric to rally core supporters behind the increasingly unpopular war with Iran, religious and political
April 08, 2026
The voyage of four astronauts to the far side of the moon has given the world a glimpse of America at its best, offering a respite from global despair and
April 08, 2026
Lebanon is not part of the ceasefire agreement the U.S. has with Iran "because of Hezbollah" but will "get taken care of," U.S.
April 08, 2026
Italy ruling that stripped millions of their right to citizenship is scrutinized by its supreme court
April 16, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is receiving the prestigious International Four Freedoms Award
April 16, 2026
A Kazakh court has convicted 19 Kazakh activists after a protest against Beijing’s crackdown in China’s far-western Xinjiang region last year, in what advocates call an extraordinary move by the Kazakh government to silence dissident at the behest of Beijing
April 16, 2026
India’s Parliament has opened debate on a landmark bill to reserve one-third of seats for women, a reform that could also trigger a sweeping redrawing of electoral boundaries and heighten political tensions
April 16, 2026
Australia's defense minster says the Iran war had greatly complicated the global strategic landscape and the country is significantly increasing its military spending
April 16, 2026
China says its economy is accelerating despite Iran war turmoil – for now
April 16, 2026
China’s economy accelerated in the first quarter of this year, expanding 5% from a year earlier as it largely shrugged off impacts from the Iran war so far
April 16, 2026
Ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman disbarred in California
April 16, 2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup “for sure” despite its war with the United States
April 16, 2026
More than three dozen Democrats supported an effort by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to block arms sales to Israel, signaling a growing discontent in the party with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the wars in Gaza and Iran
April 16, 2026
The leader of Iran’s joint military command has threatened to halt trade in the Gulf region if the U.S. does not lift its blockade of Iranian ports, while U.S. Central Command says no vessels have made it past U.S. naval forces during the first 48 hours of the blockade
April 15, 2026
DNI Tulsi Gabbard sends criminal referral over Trump’s 2019 impeachment to Justice Department
April 16, 2026
Tyrese Maxey scored 31 points, V
April 16, 2026
The NBA says Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball should have been ejected for an uncalled flagrant foul when he reached out and tugged on the ankle of Miami’s Bam Adebayo
April 16, 2026
With his previous insults towards African countries and his gutting of foreign assistance, U.S.
April 16, 2026
A California attorney who aided President Donald Trump’s efforts to stay in power following his 2020 election loss is no longer licensed to practice in California
April 16, 2026
Human Rights Watch, in a detailed new report, says Chinese authorities are increasing pressure on underground Catholic communities to join the state-controlled official church while tightening surveillance and travel restrictions on all of China’s estimated 12 million Catholics
April 16, 2026
A man has been charged in a string of attacks near Atlanta over a matter of hours that left two women dead and a man in critical condition
April 16, 2026
Young Western social media users are embracing a “very Chinese time” of their lives, and China’s government is keen to use this moment to boost the country’s cultural influence worldwide
April 16, 2026
American husband is released without charges in his wife’s disappearance in the Bahamas
April 13, 2026
Paramedic groups say the Israeli military has killed four Lebanese rescue workers and wounded six others in three consecutive, targeted strikes
April 15, 2026
Luis Díaz and Michael Olise scored late for the Bavarian powerhouse to beat Madrid 4-3 and advance to the Champions League semifinals
April 15, 2026
Thousands of New York City apartment building doorpersons, superintendents and other workers have approved a potential strike in the coming days
April 16, 2026
London police arrest two after synagogue targeted in attempted arson attack
April 16, 2026
Pakistan’s army chief is meeting with Iranian officials for talks in Tehran in the latest diplomatic move to ease tensions in the region and arrange a second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran
April 15, 2026
Reports that the White House has requested a ceasefire in the Iran war are wrong, press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday but added that
April 16, 2026
By Nazih Osseiran and Jihed Abidellaoui BEIRUT April 15 - Brothers Ali and Wael Sabbagh stood facing the remains of the building that contained their family home for more than 50 years.
April 16, 2026
The Trump administration does not have an opinion on reports that United Airlines was considering merging with rival American Airlines, White House press secretary
April 16, 2026
Russia's defence ministry warned on Wednesday that European plans to step up drone supplies to Ukraine are dragging those countries deeper into a war with Russia.
April 16, 2026
Iran could let ships sail freely through the Omani side of the Strait of Hormuz without risk of attack under proposals it has offered in
April 16, 2026
Oil prices held steady on Wednesday as ongoing worries about supply disruptions offset comments by U.S.
April 16, 2026
A group of officials from developing economies launched on Wednesday the Borrowers' Platform, an effort backed by the United Nations to give
April 16, 2026
European buyers, including Germany's Uniper, are exploring the possibility of purchasing liquefied natural gas from Canada's Pacific coast and
April 16, 2026
The U.S. envoy to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, appeared to torpedo the candidacy of former Chilean President Michelle
April 16, 2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday the Israeli military continued to strike at Hezbollah and was about to overcome what he described as the militia's
April 16, 2026
High oil prices are likely to keep underlying inflation nearly a percentage point above the Federal Reserve's 2% target for the rest of this year, with the U.S.
April 16, 2026
The U.S. government has released all funds allocated for security at the soccer World Cup, but the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security has
April 16, 2026
Ukraine's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it was introducing a new model of combat operations integrating drone warfare with infantry and pointed to successes it said had been
April 16, 2026
U.S.
April 16, 2026
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell from his separate seat on the U.S. central bank's Board
April 15, 2026
EagleRock, a company that collects royalties and fees from oil and gas production on the land it controls in the Permian Basin, is
April 16, 2026
U.S.
April 16, 2026
The World Bank and other top development lenders launched a new global initiative dubbed Water Forward on Wednesday, aimed at improving secure water access for a billion
April 16, 2026
The U.S.
April 16, 2026
A majority of the U.S.
April 16, 2026
U.S. businesses and households still adjusting to the Trump administration's tariff policies also are reeling from a surge in energy prices due to the Iran war, a
April 16, 2026
U.S. stock indexes returned to new highs on Wednesday, putting fears of economic disruption driven by the war with Iran in the rearview mirror.
April 16, 2026
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both logged record closing highs on Wednesday as investors assessed developments in the U.S.-Iran conflict and turned their
April 16, 2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has stepped up her criticism of the conservative-majority U.S.
April 16, 2026
The approach currently adopted by Brazil's central bank of operating with caution amid rising uncertainties, which includes the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, has paid off,
April 16, 2026
The European Central Bank is in a "relatively favorable" position on monetary policy after having successfully brought down inflation to 2% before the
April 16, 2026
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight and throughout the day on Wednesday with hundreds of drones and missiles, targeting port infrastructure in the south, killing two people and
April 15, 2026
The Trump administration expressed optimism on Wednesday about reaching a deal to end the war
April 15, 2026
The Ukrainian military is participating in consultations on the Strait of Hormuz, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, adding that Ukraine's maritime defence
April 08, 2026
An extended disruption of the world's oil trade from the Iran war could lift headline U.S. inflation to well over 4% by year-end, with even bigger increases possible
April 07, 2026
The World Bank is seeking to play a constructive role in aiding Gaza's recovery from the two-year war between Israel and Palestinian militants in the
April 08, 2026
U.S.
April 08, 2026
Kevin Kelly is in a tough spot.
April 07, 2026
Panama's government formally approved on Tuesday for Canada's First Quantum Minerals to remove, process and export stockpiled ore at its shuttered
April 08, 2026
Wall Street recovered earlier losses to end mostly flat on Tuesday, as traders awaited the deadline later in the evening that U.S.
April 08, 2026
Gautam Adani, India's second richest person, will ask a U.S. judge to dismiss the Securities and Exchange Commission's civil fraud case stemming from
April 07, 2026
Euro zone inflation expectations are at risk of rising more quickly than in the past and the European Central Bank must be ready to raise interest rates
April 07, 2026
Canadian economic activity contracted in March for the first time in four months as a measure of inflation pressures increased, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data
April 07, 2026
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson on Tuesday reiterated his view that short-term borrowing costs are set appropriately to allow the central bank to respond
April 08, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said on Tuesday that customs officials could stop processing international travelers at
April 08, 2026
Wall Street's main equity indexes managed tiny gains on Tuesday while the dollar lost ground and U.S.
April 07, 2026
Super Micro said on Tuesday it had begun an independent investigation into the indictment of three people linked to the company on the charges of committing export-control
April 08, 2026
A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected UBS' bid to clarify a $1.25 billion settlement from 1999 of Holocaust-related litigation against Swiss banks by
April 08, 2026
A personal envoy of U.N.
April 08, 2026
Chicago has become the most expensive U.S. jet fuel market, with prices topping $5 per gallon, as the disruptions caused by the Iran war have combined with
April 08, 2026
Brazil's government is preparing a new credit renegotiation program backed by federal guarantees to curb rising household debt, two sources with direct
April 08, 2026
Acting U.S.
April 08, 2026
U.S.
April 08, 2026
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R
April 16, 2026
The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it carried out a court-authorized disruption of a DNS hijacking network controlled by a Russian military intelligence unit.
April 08, 2026
U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday amid signs of progress in negotiations as the minutes ticked down to President Donald Trump's
April 07, 2026
U.S.
April 06, 2026
Protesters stormed the Kuwaiti consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra, police sources said on Tuesday, after a rocket attack fired from the direction of Kuwait killed
April 07, 2026
A U.S. soldier's wife who was detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency last week was released from detention on Tuesday while
April 08, 2026
Concerns among central banks about geopolitical tensions have surged dramatically this year and are now viewed as the top global risk, according to a new
April 08, 2026
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday welcomed a ceasefire in the Middle East struck between the U.S., Israel and Iran, while criticising
April 08, 2026
Japan must respect central bank independence to prevent unwelcome rises in bond yields, former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff told Prime Minister Sanae
April 08, 2026
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday evening that his government would submit an economic emergency decree and a new tax reform bill to Congress to balance the
April 08, 2026
U.S.
April 08, 2026
Vietnam's top leader To Lam is planning a visit to China next week to meet his counterpart Xi Jinping, three people briefed on the
April 08, 2026
The Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah has released abducted U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday.
April 08, 2026
The FBI warned U.S. state and local law enforcement of an elevated threat posed by Iran's government to targets in the United States
April 08, 2026
The Bank of Korea will keep its key interest rate unchanged at 2.50% on Thursday and for the rest of the year, a Reuters poll forecast, as policymakers assess the impact
April 08, 2026
Republican Clay Fuller, a former prosecutor endorsed by President Donald Trump, on Tuesday won a runoff election in Georgia to replace
April 08, 2026
New Zealand's central bank kept its policy rate at 2.25% on Wednesday for a second meeting, buying time to assess the fallout from the
April 08, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States will help with the buildup of shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
April 08, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee A sparkling relief rally across assets will greet Europe after U.S.
April 08, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump told AFP on Tuesday that the United States had won a "total and complete victory" after agreeing to a two-week ceasefire deal with Iran.
April 08, 2026
U.S.
April 07, 2026
China's President Xi Jinping has called for a demand-driven approach coupled with reform and technological empowerment to develop the service sector, the official Xinhua
April 08, 2026
A U.S. historians' organization and a government transparency group are suing President Donald Trump to force his administration to comply with a
April 07, 2026
A federal judge on Tuesday put on hold the state of Louisiana's lawsuit seeking to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide while President
April 08, 2026
U.S.
April 08, 2026
Republican Clay Fuller, a former prosecutor endorsed by President Donald Trump, on Tuesday won a runoff
April 07, 2026
The U.N. said that preliminary findings from its probe into the deaths of three Indonesian peacekeepers in Lebanon last month show one was killed by an Israeli tank projectile and
April 08, 2026
Israel supports U.S.
April 08, 2026
The Trump administration is setting the stage to shift its war campaign toward a more economically focused effort aimed at choking Tehran into submission rather than relying on bombs alone
April 16, 2026
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected on Wednesday to announce a ban on access to social media for children under the age of 15, according to a government briefing.
April 08, 2026
Australia's most decorated living soldier will remain behind bars after his legal team did not seek bail following his arrest over multiple alleged war
April 08, 2026
Benin Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni is expected to make the leap from behind-the-scenes technocrat to head of state on
April 08, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India kept its key policy rate unchanged on Wednesday while warning of lower growth and higher inflation as the Middle
April 08, 2026
China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed during peace talks in Urumqi to explore a comprehensive solution to the conflict that broke
April 08, 2026
The U.S. economic and trade relationship with China is stable and President Donald Trump will aim to keep it that way in a meeting next
April 07, 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will make his fourth trip to China in as many years this month, as had been widely expected, as Madrid seeks to build on its
April 08, 2026
Maersk said on Wednesday the two-week ceasefire agreed between the U.S. and Iran could open some opportunities for vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, but did not yet
April 08, 2026
EU leaders on Wednesday welcomed the two-week ceasefire agreed by the United States and Iran. "I welcome the two-week ceasefire the US and Iran agreed last night.
April 08, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron said about 15 countries were planning to facilitate the resumption of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the
April 08, 2026
China and Russia on Tuesday vetoed a U.N. resolution encouraging states to coordinate efforts to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, calling
April 07, 2026
German industrial orders climbed in February from a month earlier but fell far short of expectations, underscoring less-than-robust business conditions for the
April 08, 2026
Major global investment banks now expect China to keep official interest rates steady this year, scaling back earlier rate-cut calls, as the impact from the Middle East
April 08, 2026
South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Wednesday that the government would do its best to ensure the country's ships can pass through the Strait of Hormuz as soon as
April 08, 2026
British construction firms reported the biggest rise in cost inflation from one month to the next on record in March and the Iran war also hit new orders and confidence in
April 08, 2026
Days after Iran effectively blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz following the start of U.S. and Israeli
April 07, 2026
Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun pledged on Wednesday to channel the spirit of her party's founder Sun Yat-sen and seek
April 08, 2026
The Kremlin on Wednesday welcomed a two-week ceasefire agreed between the United States and Iran, and said Russia hopes that the U.S. will now have the time and scope to
April 08, 2026
Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's
December 09, 2025
Turkish authorities have detained 10 people in connection with Tuesday's gun attack near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul as the investigation widened, Turkish media
April 08, 2026
The U.S. and Iran have confirmed a two-week ceasefire following mediation by Pakistan. U.S.
April 08, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he welcomed the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, adding that Kyiv was ready to "respond in kind" if Moscow
April 08, 2026
Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison's Panama business said it would seek arbitration over Maersk's takeover of two strategic ports near the Panama Canal, which
April 08, 2026
Ukraine has increased attacks on Russian energy facilities in recent weeks as peace talks have failed to make progress.
April 08, 2026
U.S.
April 08, 2026
France plans to add a further 36 billion euros ($39 billion) to its defence spending between now and 2030 under an updated military planning law that expands
April 08, 2026
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit North Korea this week, his ministry said on Wednesday, signalling efforts by the East Asian neighbours to revitalise ties that
April 08, 2026
Peruvians will go to the polls on April 12 to elect a new president and members of Congress, following years of political upheaval, impeachments and corruption scandals that
April 08, 2026
U.S.
April 08, 2026
U.S.
April 08, 2026
Russia said on Wednesday that some political forces in the European Union were opposed to the re-election bid of Hungarian Prime
April 08, 2026
Hungary's opposition party Tisza is on track to win a two-thirds parliamentary majority in Sunday's election, allowing it to amend the constitution and key laws needed to
April 08, 2026
The interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan ticked down last week for the first time since the start of the Iran war, but not enough to rejuvenate a housing market that's
April 08, 2026
(Corrects error in byline field) April 8 - A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Alun John Markets exhaled on Wednesday after news of a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran,
April 08, 2026
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday welcomed a ceasefire declared in the Iran war, urging its full implementation on the ground and warning against any
April 08, 2026
The heaviest stock selling by volatility-linked funds appears to have largely run its course last month, potentially setting up U.S. indexes for
April 08, 2026
Global revenues in women's elite sports will reach at least $3 billion for the first time in 2026, marking an increase of 25% compared to last year, Deloitte said in a report on
April 08, 2026
Italy will not send any ships to help police the Hormuz Strait area following a ceasefire between the United States and Iran unless it is authorised by the
April 08, 2026
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday it was condemning "Russia's attempt to criminalise Memorial" and to designate the human rights group, a co-recipient of the
April 08, 2026
Pope Leo on Wednesday praised the two-week ceasefire in the Iran war, hours after calling U.S.
April 08, 2026
Adani Green Energy on Wednesday said group chair Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani plan to seek dismissal of a civil suit stemming from an alleged bribery scheme filed by the
April 08, 2026
Turkey’s intelligence agency played a key role in diplomatic efforts leading to a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, Turkish media reported on Wednesday
April 08, 2026
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday welcomed home two French nationals released after three and a half years in detention in Iran, calling their
April 08, 2026
Iran could open the Strait of Hormuz in a limited and controlled way on Thursday or Friday ahead of a meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials in Pakistan, a senior
April 08, 2026
Market analysts are split over whether Universal Music Group's top stakeholders will support billionaire Bill Ackman's Pershing Square
April 08, 2026
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Wednesday, adding to a launch a day earlier, South Korea's military said, extending a series of tests that
April 08, 2026
Shell said on Wednesday that weaker first-quarter gas output and a hit to short-term liquidity would be offset partly by stronger oil
April 08, 2026
Emerging and developing economies in Europe and Central Asia face a sharp slowdown this year under a scenario of a large but temporary rise in energy prices from the
April 08, 2026
Economic growth for six Western Balkans countries is projected to increase to 3.1% on average in 2026 and 2027 on stronger exports and public investment after a slowdown
April 08, 2026
South Asia's growth is expected to slow to 6.3% in 2026 from 7.0% in 2025 as the conflict in the Middle-East and disruptions in global energy markets
April 08, 2026
Wars cause large and persistent economic losses in countries where fighting takes place, with output declining by roughly 7% over five years on average
April 08, 2026
It’s back-to-back Champions League semifinals for Arsenal
April 15, 2026
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that Ukrainian intelligence assessments that Russian and Iranian hackers have joined forces, reported
April 08, 2026
Iranian authorities see the truce with the United States and Israel as a strategic victory, but they emerge battered and isolated with an
April 08, 2026
Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, sending crude prices lower on expectations that energy supplies
April 08, 2026
Iran will approach peace talks with the U.S. with greater caution than in the past due to a deep lack of trust, and the war will affect the future
April 08, 2026
Moody's Ratings cut its outlook on a $36-billion Blue Owl non-traded fund to "negative" from "stable" on Tuesday, citing redemption requests that were significantly higher than at
April 08, 2026
Chinese electric truck startup Windrose said it had made the first delivery of its long‑haul electric heavy truck in the United States, marking a key step in its global
April 08, 2026
Ford Motor and other U.S. automakers have not made a strong request for relief from aluminium tariffs despite supply disruptions caused by fires at a key supplier, a White House
April 08, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke with U.S.
April 08, 2026
Foreign investors pulled $70.3 billion from emerging market assets in March, the biggest outflow since the pandemic rout in March 2020, data from a global
April 08, 2026
Samsung Electronics shareholder Shinhan Bank launched a sale of about $2.1 billion worth of shares in the South Korean company,
April 08, 2026
Almost every day for the last month, Hussein Saleh has made a somber pilgrimage to the plot of land in south Lebanon where his home once stood,
April 08, 2026
The United States will work closely with Iran and the two countries are discussing tariff and sanctions relief, U.S.
April 08, 2026
TikTok plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) to build a second data centre in Finland in less than a year as
April 08, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday there was still a lot of work to do to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, speaking during
April 08, 2026
Exxon Mobil signaled on Wednesday that first quarter earnings could decline from the previous quarter, with an expected multi-billion dollar hit related to
April 08, 2026
Investors are piecing together a new "Trump trade" playbook for navigating market
April 08, 2026
The Japanese business mood worsened in March to levels not seen since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, a government survey showed, a sign surging oil
April 08, 2026
Hungary's foreign minister offered to send his Russian counterpart a document about Ukraine's European Union accession, leaked recordings purported to show on Wednesday, in the
April 08, 2026
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the speaker of Iran's parliament who has taken a more central role as Israeli and U.S. strikes pick off the Islamic Republic's
March 19, 2026
U.S. and European energy stocks slid on Wednesday, as a ceasefire to the Middle East conflict punctured the hefty war premium built into
April 08, 2026
Lionel Messi is being sued by a Miami-based event promoter, saying the international soccer icon violated terms of a $7 million contract by missing an exhibition match last year
April 16, 2026
By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, April 8 (Retuers) - Wealthy nations slashed their development aid in 2025, probably by record-breaking amounts, a debt group said, ahead of data set to be released on
April 08, 2026
Global bond markets may rebound after the U.S.-Iran truce but are unlikely to fully recover from the war-driven selloff because, even
April 08, 2026
U.S. carmakers say rules under consideration by Brussels could keep full-size pickup trucks including the Ford F-150, the Chevy Silverado and the
April 08, 2026
U.S.
April 08, 2026
U.S.
April 08, 2026
Bangladesh on Wednesday sought to increase fuel purchases from India, as foreign minister Khalilur Rahman made the new government's first ministerial visit to New
April 08, 2026
Large U.S. banks are set to post higher quarterly earnings on strong interest income and investment banking fees, analyst estimates show, though investors will
April 08, 2026
Former U.S.
April 08, 2026
The World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the U.N.
April 08, 2026
Lufthansa faces a one-day strike this week, the airline's third labor disruption in two months.
April 08, 2026
Shippers on Wednesday said they needed more clarity on the terms of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire before resuming transit through the
April 08, 2026
A deep-sea mining firm led by former Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese will merge with Odyssey Marine Exploration in a $1 billion all-stock deal aimed at building one
April 08, 2026
Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed four people on Wednesday, including an Al Jazeera journalist, local health authorities said and the Qatari television network
April 09, 2026
Bombardment in southern Lebanon on Tuesday forced a convoy of humanitarian aid organized by the Vatican's embassy for a besieged Christian town to turn back, a priest in
April 07, 2026
Delta Air Lines on Wednesday pulled all planned capacity growth for the current quarter and forecast profit below Wall Street
April 08, 2026
President Donald Trump wants to see the Strait of Hormuz open up for oil tankers and other traffic without any limitations, including tolls, White
April 09, 2026
Italy summoned the Israeli ambassador on Wednesday to demand an explanation over shots fired at an Italian convoy in a U.N. mission in Lebanon, the foreign
April 08, 2026
Investors placed an approximately $950 million bet on oil prices falling just hours before the U.S. and Iran announced a
April 08, 2026
Panama's top diplomat on Wednesday said a rise in inspections and detentions of Panama-flagged vessels in China stemmed from a
April 08, 2026
The top U.S. general said on Wednesday U.S. troops stood ready to resume fighting if Tehran failed to strike a negotiated settlement as
April 08, 2026
U.S. consumers will continue to pay high prices to fill up their vehicles or purchase airplane tickets through the peak summer travel season, several
April 09, 2026
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Wednesday said the U.S. economy is fundamentally in a "good place" despite sharply higher oil prices from the
April 09, 2026
Paraguay's President Santiago Pena on Wednesday appointed Oscar Lovera as the South American nation's new economy and finance minister, the government said in a statement
April 09, 2026
A Canadian opposition legislator defected to the ruling Liberal Party on Wednesday, leaving Prime Minister Mark Carney on the verge of a
April 08, 2026
Greece will ban access to social media for children under the age of 15 from January 1, 2027, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, citing rising anxiety, sleep
April 08, 2026
The dollar sank to its lowest level in a month against a basket of major currencies on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire
April 08, 2026
Indiana on Wednesday became the second U.S. state to suspend its gas tax amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.
April 09, 2026
The United Nations on Wednesday condemned a massive wave of Israeli strikes across Lebanon, saying reports that hundreds of people, including civilians had been killed and injured
April 09, 2026
Federal Reserve policymakers may consider cutting interest rates later this year now that an agreement for a two-week ceasefire in the Iran conflict has eased
April 09, 2026
Mediation efforts to halt the war in Iran were hours from collapse when Pakistan mounted an overnight
April 08, 2026
Mexico's Senate confirmed Roberto Velasco, the current undersecretary for North America, to be the new foreign ministry, assuming the role at a pivotal
April 09, 2026
A growing group of Federal Reserve policymakers felt last month that interest rate hikes might be needed to counter inflation that continued to
April 09, 2026
The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it will vote this month on a proposal to bar all Chinese labs from testing electronic
April 09, 2026
A fire at the velodrome in Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park was brought under control early on Wednesday, with no risk of it
April 08, 2026
Inside the sudden downfall of Eric Swalwell
April 16, 2026
Oil futures sank below $100 a barrel while equity and bond prices rallied sharply on Wednesday after the United States
April 08, 2026
World markets soared on Wednesday and oil had its biggest fall in five years, as investors gave a hearty welcome to the ceasefire in the Iran
April 09, 2026
Caterpillar said on Wednesday that finance chief Andrew Bonfield will retire in October, and named company veteran Kyle Epley as his successor.
April 09, 2026
S&P and Nasdaq hit record highs, continuing remarkable recovery from war shock
April 15, 2026
Sharing ancient roots and distrust of the US, many in China are suddenly really into Iran
April 16, 2026
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to astronauts on the Artemis II mission on Wednesday, celebrating the first Canadian to fly around the moon and marking a lighter
April 09, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has arrived in the central African nation of Cameroon on the second leg of his Africa tour
April 15, 2026
European shares retreated on Thursday, after their strongest rally in over four years, as investors remained wary about a fragile U.S.-Iran
April 09, 2026
The Republican-led Senate has rejected the latest Democratic attempt to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran
April 16, 2026
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is no longer planning to hold a confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, U.S.
April 10, 2026
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered an attack on her conservative colleagues’ use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration
April 16, 2026
President Donald Trump's profanity-laced threats to wipe out Iran's civilization have led some Democrats to discuss attempting to remove him from
April 11, 2026
A U.S. team led by Vice President JD Vance left for Islamabad on Friday for weekend talks with Iran, even as both sides accused each
April 11, 2026
Europe rolls out online age verification app to protect young people
April 16, 2026
Top U.S. and Iranian officials gathered in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday to hold talks that seek to end their war https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ in the Middle
April 11, 2026
(Corrects headline, bullet point, and paragraph 1 of April 12 story to reflect that Aline Saeed was praying at father's grave not at father's funeral; adds details of father's killing in paragraph 2)
April 12, 2026
Two Iranian-linked tankers exited the Gulf on Monday as other vessels began avoiding the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. said
April 13, 2026
April 13 - EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hailed Hungary's election https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary/elections/ as "a victory for fundamental freedoms", and compared the ousting of
April 13, 2026
China's Vice Commerce Minister Li Chenggang met a senior Ford executive in Beijing this week, urging the U.S. automaker to deepen its presence in the Chinese market,
April 15, 2026
Portugal is against the creation of a separate European army and instead backs strengthening and modernising its armed forces within the U.S.-led NATO
April 15, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Global stock markets are largely back near pre-war levels and Wall
April 15, 2026
The Serbian army should create units with attack drones, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday, as the Balkan country seeks to modernise its armed forces from its
April 15, 2026
U.S.
April 15, 2026
Las Vegas business owners, drivers lament ongoing impact of high gas prices
April 16, 2026
Nigeria has ordered a full and independent investigation into a military airstrike on a market that left at least 200 people feared dead, while defending
April 15, 2026
President Donald Trump’s budget director is telling Congress that it'll take a massive upfront investment to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones
April 16, 2026
Japan said on Wednesday it would establish a financial framework worth about $10 billion to help Asian countries procure energy
April 15, 2026
The U.S. dollar has given back most of the gains sparked by the Iran war, as a tentative ceasefire revived appetite for riskier currencies, but
April 15, 2026
Investors are banking on a positive new chapter for Hungary as incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar insists there is no time to waste following his
April 14, 2026
The international community has failed in Sudan, British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper said on the sidelines of a Berlin conference on the war in the country, as she called for
April 15, 2026
Election winner Peter Magyar said on Wednesday that President Tamas Sulyok would ask him at the inaugural session of parliament to form Hungary's next government, which
April 15, 2026
Hungary's election winner Peter Magyar, leader of the TISZA party which won a landslide victory in Sunday's election, arrived for a meeting with President Tamas Sulyok
April 15, 2026
China is employing ships and a barrier to tighten control of the entrance to the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea amid
April 15, 2026
The silver market is heading for a sixth year of structural deficit, with 762 million troy ounces drawn from stocks since 2021, raising the risk of a renewed liquidity
April 15, 2026
U.S.
April 15, 2026
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April 15, 2026
China and Vietnam should maintain high strategic clarity and prioritise political security, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his
April 15, 2026
Ukraine's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it was introducing a new model of operations integrating drone warfare with infantry activity and pointed to successes announced by
April 15, 2026
Germany's VC pilots' union and airline Lufthansa are deadlocked on whether to enter arbitration after both parties put forward different conditions to take up the offer.
April 15, 2026
The EU's age verification app for online platforms is ready and will soon be available to use, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
April 15, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro are statistically tied in a potential runoff in
April 15, 2026
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Ankara was working to extend a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, ease tensions, and ensure the continuation of
April 15, 2026
(Corrects time of death in paragraph 5 to around 3 p.m and not 9 p.m.)
April 15, 2026
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April 15, 2026
A Kenyan court on Wednesday ordered a Chinese man to pay a fine of 1 million shillings ($7,746) and gave him a 12-month jail term for trying to smuggle
April 15, 2026
Australia on Wednesday said it would raise defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product by 2033 from about 2% currently, in response to the most "
April 15, 2026
Knowing what comes next in Operation Epic Fury is better understood by grasping the evolution of Iran’s military structure and capabilities.
April 16, 2026
Japan's
April 15, 2026
Volkswagen is bracing for even tougher competition in China, where the world's largest car
April 15, 2026
India's merchandise trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in March as a surge in exports to the U.S. helped cushion the impact of the
April 15, 2026
South African opposition politician Julius Malema was back in court on Wednesday, as prosecutors pushed for him to be given the
April 15, 2026
Luxury hotel Burj Al Arab in Dubai will shut during a major 18-month renovation, a staff member confirmed on Wednesday, its first since opening in 1999 and at a
April 15, 2026
The U.S.
April 15, 2026
Global shipowners are warning it is too risky to transit through the Strait of Hormuz, as US President Donald Trump’s naval blockade collides with Iran’s assertion of control over the vital waterway. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout reports.
April 15, 2026
Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday as investors assessed the latest developments in the Middle East and a raft of corporate earnings, while awaiting remarks
April 15, 2026
United Nations experts on Wednesday condemned Israel's bombing in Lebanon earlier this month as "illegal aggression and indiscriminate bombing campaign", the United Nations Human
April 15, 2026
The European Commission said on Wednesday it intended to order Meta Platforms to reinstate rival artificial intelligence assistants on its WhatsApp
April 15, 2026
The private credit market does not pose a systemic risk to the wider financial system, bond giant PIMCO's group chief investment officer Daniel Ivascyn
April 15, 2026
U.S. homebuilder sentiment deteriorated in April, hitting a seven-month low as the war with Iran led to higher prices for materials and mortgage rates as well as
April 15, 2026
Investing just $6 billion into targeted cash payments or energy subsidies to offset energy prices sent soaring by the war in the
April 15, 2026
The United States needs to reduce its fiscal deficit by about four percentage points of GDP from the current level of 7% and needs a robust, credible plan to do so,
April 15, 2026
Nutella maker Ferrero said on Wednesday it is aware that European Commission officials are currently carrying out on-site inspections at its offices, following reports that
April 15, 2026
Standard Life has agreed to buy Dutch rival Aegon's UK business for 2 billion pounds ($2.7 billion), the companies said on Wednesday,
April 15, 2026
The war in Sudan entered its fourth year on April 15 overshadowed by other regional and global turmoil, despite having created what the United Nations calls the world's worst
April 15, 2026
Pope Leo said on Wednesday that the world needs to hear a message of peace and coexistence, in remarks hours after U.S.
April 15, 2026
Although Germany is not involved in the Iran war, the country is feeling its economic impact directly, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said
April 15, 2026
Three large advertising agencies settled a U.S.
April 15, 2026
On Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rallied to record closing highs on Wednesday as investors were encouraged
April 15, 2026
U.S. import prices increased less than expected in March, though the trend still pointed to firming imported inflationary pressures as the Middle
April 15, 2026
Leftist Peruvian congressman Roberto Sanchez shifted into second place in a presidential vote tally heading down to
April 15, 2026
Europe is seeing record inflows of jet fuel from the United States and Nigeria, data from Kpler and LSEG showed, as it seeks to shore up supplies due to
April 15, 2026
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April 16, 2026
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April 15, 2026
Colombia's Constitutional Court ordered President Gustavo Petro's government on Wednesday to return funds collected during an economic emergency that was declared
April 16, 2026
'Nobody wants to see this': Small community copes with tragic murder-suicide
April 16, 2026
An official says some hard hit areas of the Northern Marianas could be without power and water for weeks after the Pacific Ocean islands were battered by a super typhoon
April 15, 2026
The United Nations human rights office on Wednesday said it was concerned by the trial of Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, famous for making
April 15, 2026
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte expressed optimism Wednesday that the alliance would successfully fund defence aid to Ukraine through the Prioritised Ukraine
April 15, 2026
Morgan Stanley beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, as the investment bank benefited from a surge in
April 15, 2026
The U.S. dollar edged lower on Wednesday and was fluctuating narrowly on either side of unchanged throughout the day as investors assessed the
April 15, 2026
UBS Chairman Colm Kelleher warned on Wednesday that proposed Swiss capital requirements threatened its business model and would do little to
April 15, 2026
Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping in a letter not to give Iran weapons, and Xi responded that China was not supplying
April 15, 2026
The Trump administration dramatically reduced efforts to pursue tax cheats in 2025, government data shows, shedding tens of thousands of employees at
April 15, 2026
European Central Bank policymakers are wary about raising interest rates as soon as this month as they have yet to see firm evidence that an energy-
April 15, 2026
Wall Street's stock benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq closed at record highs as hopes for a cooling of U.S.-Iran tensions and strong earnings
April 15, 2026
The Netherlands will spend 248 million euros ($293 million) on producing drones for Ukraine, Dutch Defence Minister Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius said on Wednesday.
April 15, 2026
Israel's security cabinet convened on Wednesday to discuss a possible Lebanon ceasefire, a senior Israeli
April 15, 2026
Israel's annual inflation rate moved back below 2% in March but the decline will likely have little impact on near-term interest rate decisions due to
April 15, 2026
Argentina reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund on the second review of its $20 billion program, the IMF said on Wednesday,
April 15, 2026
Pope Leo on Wednesday urged Cameroon's government to root out corruption and resist "the whims of the rich and powerful", in
April 15, 2026
The International Monetary Fund expects at least a dozen countries to seek new loan programs to cope with surging energy prices and
April 15, 2026
Thailand has not yet decided whether it will increase its internal ceiling on a key debt ratio, Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said on Wednesday.
April 15, 2026
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has enacted legal reforms allowing life imprisonment for minors as young as 12 convicted of homicide, terrorism,
April 15, 2026
The S&P 500 closed at a new record high Wednesday, its first since the U.S.-Iran conflict began, as hopes of a de-escalation in the war and robust earnings expectations drew
April 15, 2026
Morgan Stanley's capital requirements will remain flat or fall modestly under an overhaul of the U.S. capital regime, its Chief Financial Officer
April 15, 2026
The war in the Middle East has intensified strains on an already fragile global fiscal situation, with higher interest rates and rising energy prices
April 15, 2026
The Kremlin's spokesman was quoted as saying on Wednesday that the United States had rejected its proposal that Russia take all of Iran's enriched uranium out of the country as a
April 15, 2026
Finance ministers from almost a dozen countries led by Britain called on the U.S., Israel and Iran to implement their ceasefire in full on
April 15, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country's top priority is securing help to buy and build more air defense systems
April 15, 2026
There's been a holdup on Capitol Hill in advancing the renewal of a program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners’ calls, texts and emails
April 15, 2026
Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday said Tehran's negotiators thought the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreed to on Tuesday included Lebanon, but the U.S. had in fact not agreed
April 09, 2026
US and Hamas hold first direct talks since Gaza truce as ceasefire process stalls
April 16, 2026
Oil plummeted on Wednesday, falling below $100 a barrel, on hope of the Strait of Hormuz reopening after U.S.
April 08, 2026
The World Bank trimmed its estimate for economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean for 2026, citing the region's long-standing structural
April 09, 2026
Britain’s financial regulator must amend rules governing how investment-risk warnings are presented or retail investors will continue to
April 09, 2026
As NASA's record-breaking Artemis mission bolsters the U.S. path back to the moon, China's bid to land astronauts there by 2030 is taking on greater
April 09, 2026
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday it would be unacceptable for ships to have to pay a fee to cross the Strait of Hormuz as Iran has suggested, and
April 09, 2026
A Long Island architect admitted in court on Wednesday to killing eight women in attacks dating to the 1990s, ending a notorious serial killer case that
April 09, 2026
Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Wednesday her government will make a "responsible increase" to workers' income on May 1, as her administration looks to
April 09, 2026
An American YouTuber who sparked outrage in South Korea for provocative stunts, including dancing on a statue honoring victims of wartime sexual slavery, was sentenced to six months in prison Wednesday
April 15, 2026
Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last
April 08, 2026
U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Wednesday after a last-minute, two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran
April 08, 2026
Recent market volatility, partly due to the War in Iran, continues to boost Wall Street profits
April 15, 2026
A federal judge on Wednesday halted a move by U.S.
April 09, 2026
U.S.
April 08, 2026
Japanese stocks witnessed a huge influx of foreign funds in the week through April 4, a turnaround from three successive weeks of selling, with investor sentiment stabilizing ahead
April 09, 2026
Myanmar's parliament approved a list of 30 ministers to serve in the cabinet of junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on Thursday following his appointment as president last week, with the
April 09, 2026
Donald Trump's dramatic climbdown from his chilling threat to wipe out Iran's civilization has exposed the limits
April 09, 2026
U.S.
April 09, 2026
Singapore is poised to tighten monetary policy at a review next week, with the Middle East war driving up energy prices, stoking inflation and darkening
April 09, 2026
BHP Group's incoming CEO, Brandon Craig, met with the chairman of Chinalco in Beijing this week and discussed further cooperation, the Chinese aluminium giant said on
April 09, 2026
Taiwan's parliament should pass a stalled special defence budget to send a signal to China and the world that it is serious about peace through strength, U.S.
April 09, 2026
U.S. lawmakers will try again next week to pass a resolution to halt the Iran war and force President Donald Trump to obtain Congress' approval for
April 08, 2026
Even as the U.S. and Iran seek to cement a ceasefire, Israel is seizing more territory from its neighbours in preparation for
April 09, 2026
A lawyer says guards severely beat and pepper-sprayed detainees at a state-run immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Florida Everglades
April 15, 2026
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will say on Thursday that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which carries around a fifth of the world's oil and gas, must be toll-free,
April 09, 2026
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday real interest rates are clearly negative and keeping the country's financial conditions accommodative.
April 09, 2026
Goldman Sachs trimmed its second‑quarter 2026 forecasts for Brent and U.S. crude to $90 and $87 a barrel, respectively, late on Wednesday, after the U.S. and Iran agreed on a two-
April 09, 2026
The ceasefire agreed by Iran and the United States must also cover military actions in Lebanon, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Thursday, adding France
April 09, 2026
BERLIN, April 9 - German exports rose more than expected in February, increasing by 3.6% compared with the previous month, data from the federal statistics office showed on Thursday.
April 09, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It's the day after and reality is intruding into market hopes of peace and prosperity in the Middle East.
April 09, 2026
Israel pounded Lebanon with its heaviest strikes yet on Wednesday, killing
April 08, 2026
Chinese banks likely extended significantly more new loans in March than in February, according to a Reuters poll on Thursday, driven by improved
April 09, 2026
(Corrects headline and paragraph 2 in news item dated April 8 to say STOXX 600 posts biggest one-day gain in more than four years, not in a year.)
April 08, 2026
Vietnam's top leader To Lam will visit China next week, Chinese state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday, as ties between the two nations continue to warm.
April 09, 2026
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said on Thursday that Israel's pounding of Lebanon was "deeply damaging" and risked destabilising the ceasefire between the United
April 09, 2026
Seven & i Holdings said on Thursday it has pushed back the timing of the listing of its North American operations to the financial year starting April 2027 or later, rather
April 09, 2026
Newly released video shows a high school principal in Oklahoma tackling and disarming a former student who entered the lobby of the school and began firing a pistol
April 15, 2026
German industrial production fell unexpectedly in February, with economists saying the weakness pointed to disappointing first quarter for Europe's
April 09, 2026
Millions of Indians queued to vote in local elections in two states on Thursday, kicking off four key contests this month amid a war in the Middle East that has
April 09, 2026
Four astronauts traveling back to Earth from the far side of the moon on NASA's Artemis II mission spoke of their emotions as they wrapped up the
April 09, 2026
British American Tobacco named Dragos Constantinescu as its chief financial officer on Thursday, bringing back a former executive who had spent 16 years at the tobacco giant before
April 09, 2026
Commodities trader Glencore and Taiwan's state refiner CPC have chartered a tanker each to load Middle Eastern crude
April 09, 2026
Lebanon has spent the last 24 hours advocating for a temporary ceasefire to allow for broader talks with Israel, a senior Lebanese official told Reuters, saying it would be
April 09, 2026
European Union authorities should consider a temporary suspension of budget deficit rules if the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran flares up again, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
April 09, 2026
Pope Leo leaves on Monday for a visit to four countries in Africa, in an ambitious tour to urge world leaders to address the needs of the continent.
April 09, 2026
Birds not missiles should fly in the skies, Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun said on Thursday in Shanghai in a plea for peace, as government lawmakers in Taipei
April 09, 2026
North Korea tested a new cluster-bomb warhead on a ballistic missile and an electromagnetic weapon this week, state media KCNA reported on
April 09, 2026
Japan's consumer confidence worsened in March at a pace unseen since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a government survey showed, swelling the toll on a
April 09, 2026
Romania's centrist President Nicusor Dan appointed seven chief prosecutors and deputies late on Wednesday despite opposition from civil society and the country's top
April 09, 2026
China's foreign ministry said it hoped the "relevant parties can grasp this chance at peace and bring the region back to stability as soon as possible" after the U.S. and
April 09, 2026
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Amanda Cooper Wednesday’s relief rally looked fragile heading into Thursday, as the recently agreed two‑week
April 09, 2026
Mercedes-Benz reported a sales slump at the start of 2026 as the tough Chinese market continued to pressure the German premium carmaker during an overhaul of its model
April 09, 2026
The ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran should extend to Lebanon, EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Thursday, adding that Iran-backed Lebanese
April 09, 2026
India's expected economic growth of 6.6% for fiscal 2027 could face significant risks as the Iran war fans inflation
April 09, 2026
Nearly six weeks of war in Iran have ended, for now, with President Donald Trump claiming victory, but the U.S.-Iran ceasefire locks in a harsh reality: an
April 08, 2026
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday that restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz was of vital interest
April 09, 2026
U.S.
April 08, 2026
U.S. container import volumes fell 1.1% in March from last year, supply chain technology provider Descartes Systems Group said on Thursday.
April 09, 2026
Car exports, an increasingly important source of growth for China's hyper-competitive auto sector, picked up pace in March despite shipment disruptions from the crisis in
April 09, 2026
The West African affiliates of al Qaeda and Islamic State have clashed in Niger for the first time, according to a statement from one of the groups, a
April 09, 2026
Italy's government moved on Thursday to limit disruption from a major landslide that cut rail and motorway links along a key north-south transport corridor, declaring a state
April 09, 2026
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise and Blackstone Credit and Insurance have agreed to launch a joint aircraft leasing investment programme targeting annual deployment
April 09, 2026
Gulf states including Saudi Arabia and the UAE are exploring a $2,500 Ukrainian-designed interceptor drone as a cheaper way to counter Iranian
April 08, 2026
Small defense industry artificial intelligence startups are suddenly fielding calls from generals, combatant commanders and deep-pocketed investors, after
April 09, 2026
U.S.
April 08, 2026
By Bianca Flowers and Nolan D.
April 09, 2026
The International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level pact with Sri Lanka, which will unlock financing of about $700 million once approved, the lender said on
April 09, 2026
More than a million Sudanese refugees face drastic cuts in life-saving aid such as food and water unless donors fill a funding shortfall of over $400 million,
April 09, 2026
The Japanese owner of clothing brand Uniqlo raised its full-year forecast on Thursday, flagging another record year, as international growth produced a
April 09, 2026
A U.S. court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez and ordered a prior judgment to be vacated, a court document showed, following his
April 09, 2026
A U.S.
April 09, 2026
Russia will see revenue from its biggest single oil tax double to $9 billion in April due to the oil and gas crisis triggered by the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran,
April 09, 2026
Corona beer maker Constellation Brands posted a smaller-than-expected drop in fourth-quarter sales on
April 09, 2026
Russia's Supreme Court designated human rights group Memorial as an "extremist" movement on Thursday, a move the group said marked
April 09, 2026
Pope Leo XIV is again emphasizing the need for peace and dialogue despite criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump
April 15, 2026
The Swedish government says a pro-Russian actor was behind a cyberattack on a heating plant in western Sweden last year
April 15, 2026
Home purchases in Spain by U.S. citizens rose 3% last year, even as total foreign purchases dipped, with real estate agents citing concerns over President
April 09, 2026
The World Health Organization says vaccination programs across Africa have saved more than 50 million lives over the past five decades, but progress is slowing in some countries
April 15, 2026
Bahamian authorities have arrested a Michigan man whose wife went missing at sea over the weekend, police in the Caribbean nation told Reuters on
April 09, 2026
European Union regulators plan to order Meta to reverse a move that limits AI chatbots from rival companies accessing WhatsApp
April 15, 2026
Japan's financial regulator has been conducting checks on private credit exposure at major financial institutions, a source told Reuters
April 09, 2026
South African inflation picks up to 3.1% y/y in March, as expected
China unveils plan to make cities more youth, child friendly
Italy to cut growth forecasts as Eurostat delivers deficit verdict
Germany unveils military strategy but sticks to troop target
Mexico pledges World Cup safety after shooting at ancient pyramids
Road teams pushing back in early days of NBA playoffs, stealing away the home-court advantages
Nicolas Roy scores on rebound 7:44 into OT, Avs rally for 2-1 win over Kings to take 2-0 series lead