U.S. retail sales rebounded sharply in August as households boosted purchases of a range of goods while also spending more at restaurants and bars,
September 16, 2026European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she wanted to open the door to Canada becoming the EU's first "
September 16, 2026An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit released this month reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services
September 16, 2026Consumers may be griping about higher prices at the pump and elsewhere, but they keep spending, helping to power the economy, according to the latest government snapshot
September 16, 2026US officials met representatives of Yemen's Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the
September 16, 2026China's Huawei expects autonomous agents to account for more than 90% of global AI token traffic by 2035, requiring huge increases in computing power
September 16, 2026Ukrainian drone forces killed a Russian general in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, a little over two weeks after he received a Hero of Russia award for his wartime service,
September 16, 2026Ukraine is proposing record defence spending for 2027 as the cost of the war with Russia, now in its fifth year, rises and the country needs more financial
September 16, 2026By Michael Georgy, Jana Choukeir and Maha El Dahan DUBAI, Sept 16 - Abdul Malik al-Houthi, an elusive figure who commands a battle-hardened force, scored his biggest military victory in years when his
September 16, 2026France recorded at least 817 excess deaths between July 27 and August 20, when the country was hit by exceptionally high temperatures, the national health agency said on
September 16, 2026Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday he would invite Myanmar's junta chief-turned-President Min Aung Hlaing for an official visit in return for
September 16, 2026DAMASCUS, Sept 16 - Syria's parliament voted on Wednesday to abolish an Assad-era terrorism court and nullify the legal effects of its rulings, state-run Al-Ikhbariya TV reported, in one of the first
September 16, 2026Gaza building collapse kills more than 20, dozens remain trapped under rubble
September 16, 2026Tiny English village votes to split from UK in spat over migrant center
September 16, 2026Minnesota farmers grapple with rising fuel costs ahead of fall harvest
September 16, 2026Trump sees three new GOP defections in House vote to end Iran war
September 16, 2026South Africa on Wednesday criticised new U.S. visa restrictions, saying the measures were driven by fringe groups that falsely claim to represent the country's white
September 16, 2026The drone shot down in Lithuania by an Italian NATO fighter jet on Tuesday was of a type used by Russia and was most likely targeted at Ukraine,
September 16, 2026Gaza rescuers on Wednesday searched through the wreckage of a bombed-out apartment building that collapsed overnight, killing
September 16, 2026Economic activity in Brazil fell by a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in July from the previous month, a central bank index showed on Wednesday, compared with expectations for
September 16, 2026A small English village has voted to leave the U.K. in a symbolic independence referendum
September 16, 2026Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci was found guilty of war crimes by the Kosovo war crimes tribunal on Wednesday.
September 16, 2026Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado faces a growing dilemma over when to return home from abroad to rally support amid reticence from the Trump administration about
September 16, 2026The 2027 Honda HR-V and 2027 Kia Seltos are two small SUVs that are easy to live with, offer enough room for everyday duties, keep fuel costs in check, and are versatile enough to be useful for a range of needs
September 16, 2026Fiji declares HIV emergency. One in 60 people now have the virus as drug crisis fuels outbreak
September 16, 2026The Trump administration has announced that it will impose travel bans on officials it claims are responsible for discrimination against whites and other minority groups in South Africa
September 16, 2026South African inflation expectations stabilised in the third quarter, a survey showed on Wednesday, after a steep rise in the previous quarter because of the oil
September 16, 2026With Republican control of the U.S. Senate in doubt, President Donald Trump's White House is pushing to confirm a raft of new federal judges before the year's end.
September 16, 2026A string of agreements is expected to be announced next week by U.S. and Vietnamese corporations involving energy, tech, aviation
September 16, 2026Poland reinforces border with Ukraine amid growing security concerns across Europe
September 16, 2026Candidates from two rival parties linked to a former rebel group have led the first elections in a predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines
September 16, 2026Hong Kong leader John Lee unveiled the city's first five-year plan on Wednesday, aiming to boost residents' livelihoods and cement its
September 16, 2026The U.S.
September 16, 2026Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun urged nations on Wednesday to avoid provocative acts and curb the resurgence of regressive historical trends in remarks
September 16, 2026The Milwaukee Brewers have clinched their fourth straight NL Central title
September 16, 2026Saudi warplanes pounded Yemen, the Houthis said on Wednesday, as the Iran-backed fighters solidified their gains after a lightning advance that
September 16, 2026Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun urged nations on Wednesday to avoid provocative acts and curb
September 16, 2026Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is seeking backing from the president of Egypt, his ally across the Red Sea, as the kingdom faces increased attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
September 16, 2026Police in Congo have broken up opposition protests using tear gas against hundreds of demonstrators
September 16, 2026Japan’s trade deficit totaled $7 billion last month, as surging oil prices sent the cost of imports soaring
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September 16, 2026A Seoul court on Wednesday ordered North Korea to pay 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) in damages over its 2020 demolition of an inter-Korean
September 16, 2026AI is not a "monopoly of great powers" and the U.S. should work with China to manage risk to create a non-discriminatory development environment, China's top newspaper,
September 16, 2026South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is travelling to the U.S. this week for talks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday, the ministry said on Wednesday.
September 16, 2026Japan posted its largest increase in imports in nearly four years in August as higher oil prices lifted energy costs, while exports rose for a 12th month
September 16, 2026New Zealand's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation to implement a free trade agreement with India, under which tariffs on about 95% of New Zealand exports to India would be
September 16, 2026British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to meet United States President Donald Trump for the first time next week in New York, The Times reported on Tuesday, citing a source.
September 16, 2026Democrats in the U.S.
September 16, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview broadcast on Tuesday that Russian drones attacked Moldovan airspace twice while he was in the country aboard his
September 16, 2026Saudi Arabia issued security alerts over a range of territory on Tuesday, including in the holy city of Mecca and second-largest
September 15, 2026Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday the U.S. was announcing a new visa restriction policy targeting some foreign
September 16, 2026Lionel Messi might have one last dance with Argentina after all
September 16, 2026President Donald Trump's administration is planning to sell to Israel a munitions package worth $2.8 billion, which will include tens of thousands of
September 16, 2026U.S.
September 15, 2026The 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games could generate as much as $40.6 billion in economic output and support up to 224,000 jobs across the Greater Los
September 16, 2026Iran war expected to cause a spike in US inflation, according to budget watchdog
September 16, 2026Trump-Epstein bookmobile rolls into Omaha with more than 3 million pages of Epstein files
September 16, 2026The war against Iran has cost the U.S. more than $38 billion through Aug. 1 and will continue to cost up to $3 billion a month or more
September 16, 2026British fintech Revolut has secured a banking license in Colombia and plans to begin operations in 2027, a company executive said on Tuesday, as it
September 15, 2026German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will not travel to New York as planned next week because his presence is required in Berlin, a government source said on Tuesday.
September 15, 2026Crude oil should be flowing through Saudi Arabia's vital East-West Pipeline within days, U.S.
September 15, 2026German wholesale prices rose at their fastest rate in more than three years in August, as the conflict in Iran and the Middle East drives up costs for energy products and
September 15, 2026For the first time, Japan has more than 100,000 centenarians
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September 15, 2026Government borrowing costs hit their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis on Tuesday, with 10-year U.S.
September 15, 2026Belarusian state institutions have worked together to repress critics of President Alexander Lukashenko's government through every stage of the
September 15, 2026A potential tie-up between Toyota's two main Chinese partners could be a sign the long-standing foreign joint-venture model in China is entering a new phase as a
September 15, 2026The recovery of hundreds of bodies from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes in Gaza during the war that began nearly three years ago
September 15, 2026U.N. officials said on Tuesday that efforts to curb Ebola in eastern Congo were beginning to show results but stressed that the epidemic remained "massive" and would take
September 15, 2026Ukrainian forces have launched an offensive operation in the north of the eastern Donetsk region, the focal point of intense battles during more than four years of the war, a
September 15, 2026China has introduced new border control rules that could ban citizens from leaving the country if they engage in illegal activities threatening national or industrial security
September 15, 2026As a bustling tourist hub on the Volga River whose town centre and roads are being rebuilt with state funding, the picturesque medieval city of
September 15, 2026The Kremlin said on Tuesday it welcomed a U.S. proposal for a Russia-Ukraine moratorium on attacking each other's energy infrastructure, while saying it was also necessary
September 15, 2026Hungary's foreign minister said on Tuesday that she had filed a criminal complaint against former minister Peter Szijjarto and his team for regularly using costly private
September 15, 2026South Korea and Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy as their leaders met on Tuesday and pledged to work
September 15, 2026An Israeli documentary about the civilian death toll from the war in Gaza has sparked a fierce backlash in Israel after being awarded the special jury prize at the Venice International Film Festival
September 15, 2026Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has met with a U.S. envoy to push for the lifting of the remaining U.S. sanctions against his country
September 15, 2026Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) has bought millions of barrels of discounted crude from Iraq's state oil firm, three people
September 15, 2026Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stressed the need to ensure freedom and security of navigation in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
September 15, 2026The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday that over 100,000 people have been internally displaced by the renewed Yemen conflict and thousands more have fled by sea to
September 15, 2026Police have detained dozens of demonstrators outside a courthouse in Istanbul
September 15, 2026Democratic Republic of Congo has approved a task force to speed up implementation of its strategic minerals partnership with the United States, according
September 15, 2026The Italian cruise ship Costa Serena will house up to 5,000 officials and athletes for the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan
September 15, 2026The World Athletics Championships are heading to Africa for the first time as Kenya’s capital Nairobi has been confirmed host of the 2029 edition
September 15, 2026U.S.
September 15, 2026After a drone strike sent shrapnel flying into his wife's chest, killing her, Muhammad Aiyash and his three children fled with no belongings to a new makeshift camp for the
September 15, 2026A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has pleaded guilty to bribing officials to secure contracts for importing food during Venezuela's crisis
September 15, 2026This country is paying its people to read. Can it stop brain rot?
September 15, 2026Military drones straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine is spilling over into NATO's northern borders with
May 27, 2026The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lift its short-term interest rate for the first time in three years to fight stubbornly high inflation
September 15, 2026China's industrial sector showed renewed strength in August as the AI-driven tech boom fuelled factory output, though sluggish consumption and
September 15, 2026Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities
September 15, 2026A crucial Saudi oil pipeline that was struck in an attack will mostly be out of service for weeks as the damage is repaired
September 14, 202610-year Treasury yield hits 5%, critical threshold for US economy and markets
September 14, 2026President Donald Trump has nominated the wife of “God Bless the USA” singer Lee Greenwood to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
September 15, 2026Jason Eaton insisted he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad when he shot three Palestinian college students who were walking past his home a few days after Thanksgiving
September 15, 2026AI stocks slid worldwide after leaders of the industry warned a slowdown is needed for the safety of humanity
September 14, 2026Mexico’s National Antitrust Commission has launched an investigation into potential monopolistic practices in domestic soccer
September 15, 2026President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready to stop strikes on Russian territory if allies secure a Russian commitment not to hit Ukraine’s infrastructure
September 14, 2026Sweden faces a potentially long wait for a new government as preliminary election results show a thin and still-uncertain lead for the left-leaning opposition, while a hard-right anti-immigration party saw its support slip
September 14, 2026Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is suing Columbia University, alleging it failed to address harassment against him and other members of a pro-Palestinian campus group
September 14, 2026Alex Saab, a close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is expected to plead guilty Tuesday in a federal case
September 14, 2026Vadim Ghirda is a Bucharest, Romania-based Associated Press photographer who has documented major news, conflict and humanitarian stories for more than 35 years
September 14, 2026A selloff in U.S. government bonds is pushing up borrowing costs, which could squeeze households, companies, financial markets and the federal budget
August 19, 2026Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, is opening a portion of his refinery to public ownership in Africa's biggest initial public offering
September 14, 2026Some Russians have left the country this year amid rumors of a new mobilization of troops for the war in Ukraine as well as a crackdown on their personal freedoms
September 14, 2026The names may change, but the results are the same for the U.S. women’s basketball team — another FIBA World Cup title
September 14, 2026New warnings from the artificial-intelligence industry have revived debate over whether advanced AI models could escape human control and threaten humanity
September 14, 2026European leaders are highlighting growing competition in the Arctic as global warming opens new shipping routes
September 14, 2026A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has issued a new order freezing President Donald Trump's attempt to limit mail voting for the midterm elections
September 14, 2026North Korea says it has conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones that it claimed demonstrated “the huge destructive power of concentrated fire.”
September 14, 2026Melissa Jefferson-Wooden ran the fourth-fastest 200-meter time in history, 21.47 seconds, busting through the curve to wrap up a $300,000 weekend by completing the sprint double at Ultimate Championships
September 14, 2026Trinity Rodman made it from the soccer pitch to the tennis court in time to watch boyfriend Ben Shelton in the U.S. Open final
September 13, 2026Breanna Stewart scored 22 points, Jackie Young added 18 and the U.S. beat France 97-79 to win its fifth consecutive women’s FIBA World Cup championship
September 14, 2026Oyo Nyimba, a traditional monarch who ascended the throne of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom as an infant in 1995 and died last month at 34, was buried on Saturday amid an acrimonious succession dispute that rocked the royal family and gripped the entire nation
September 12, 2026President Donald Trump says he'll look into requests from families of Sept. 11 victims to release records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role in the attacks 25 years ago
September 14, 2026Home rider Enric Mas ended years of frustration by winning the Spanish Vuelta cycling race
September 13, 2026The conflict in Yemen is intensifying, as government forces launch attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fire into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government
September 13, 2026Somali businesses are seeking alternative shipping routes due to disruptions and security concerns around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Strait of Hormuz after Iran-backed Houthis captured a key port city and an island, sending thousands of Yemenis fleeing to neighboring Djibouti
September 13, 2026Indonesian rescuers say about 129 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea
September 13, 2026After 18 years in Baltimore, John Harbaugh faces his biggest challenge yet: Turning around the New York Giants
September 13, 2026Ugo Ugochukwu has finished second in the Spanish Grand Prix to become the first American driver to win the Formula 3 title
September 13, 2026Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, has called for a renewed commitment to peace as he marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in the U.S. Speaking from St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, he offered prayers for victims and those still affected by the tragedy
September 13, 2026Beijing is tightening its drone ban to include possession within city limits
September 13, 2026The U.S. and France will meet for the women's FIBA World Cup title Sunday in a rematch of the 2024 Paris Olympic final that the Americans won by a point
September 13, 2026Who was ‘El Piturris,’ the Mexican influencer killed in Sonora?
September 13, 2026The CEO of Anthropic says the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up
September 12, 2026The U.S. women will play for another FIBA World Cup championship
September 13, 2026Thousands of people have gathered in Romania’s capital to set a Guinness World Record with a miles-long table made of recycled materials
September 13, 2026Breanna Stewart scored 16 points and Kahleah Copper added 13 to help the U.S. beat Spain 76-66, advancing to the championship game of the women’s FIBA World Cup
September 13, 2026Iraq says an attack on a key Saudi oil pipeline was launched from its territory, and U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran is “probably” behind it
September 12, 2026Michigan landscaping company demanding answers after 6 workers stopped by ICE agents
September 13, 2026Russian strikes have killed eight civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, according to local officials
September 12, 2026Leaders of the BRICS nations have expressed concern over rising tensions in the Middle East and condemned sanctions not authorized by the U.N. The leaders met in New Delhi on Saturday to strengthen their global position
September 12, 2026Canada might seem an unlikely target for a U.S. trade war
September 12, 2026Saudi oil pipeline shut down after attack triggers fires
September 11, 2026The Federal Reserve and its interest rate policy will be the main focus for Wall Street this week
September 11, 2026Ukraine is fighting Russia anywhere it can – even in the deserts of Africa
September 12, 2026Thirty charred bodies found inside a burned passenger ferry in the western Philippines have arrived at a port for identification after a ship fire that killed at least 35 people
September 12, 2026Garrett Mitchell hit the Brewers’ first grand slam of the season, one of four homers for Milwaukee in a 20-0 rout of the Cincinnati Reds that clinched a playoff spot for the majors’ best team
September 12, 2026The New York Yankees marked the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with a ceremony including former players and a special first pitch
September 12, 2026Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
September 11, 2026UK man pleads guilty to using online forum to encourage sexual assault of unconscious women
September 12, 2026Wholesale inflation picked up last month after cooling earlier this summer as higher oil and gas prices stemming from the Iran war are keeping costs elevated
September 10, 2026The House is expected to take up a punishing Russian sanctions package next week, though prospects of passage are uncertain despite the overwhelming support the bill received in the Senate
September 12, 2026The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to briefly extend the current arms embargo on Sudan’s western Darfur region while negotiations continue on a contentious U.S. proposal to expand the embargo throughout the country
September 12, 2026CIA declassifies intel warnings to White House prior to 9/11 attack
September 12, 2026Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity
September 11, 2026The price of diesel is hitting record highs just as many U.S. farmers are harvesting two of the nation’s largest commodities, soybeans and corn
September 11, 2026The Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a lifeline for the global economy, is in jeopardy
September 11, 2026The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has now spread to seven provinces in the country, local authorities said
September 11, 2026President Donald Trump is taking a break from the pressures of the Iran conflict and its economic fallout by heading to his golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland
September 11, 2026A Cuban man is fighting for a new life on his troubled island after the U.S. government expelled him as part of an immigration crackdown
September 11, 2026U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters as midterm elections near
September 11, 2026FIFA judges have imposed life bans on two former soccer federation presidents for financial misconduct
September 11, 2026U.K. lawmakers have voted down a bill allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives
September 11, 2026Dylan Larkin is expected to be on the ice for the start of Detroit Red Wings training camp next week
September 11, 2026Iranian allies captured a strategic Red Sea island in a vital waterway. Here’s what to know
September 10, 2026The Justice Department says an Afghan woman who was accused of supporting an Islamic State-inspired plot in the United States and whose case was the first for an obscure and long-dormant court has been deported
September 11, 2026The death toll from a ferry fire in the Philippines has risen to 35, with 54 still missing
September 11, 2026Residents of Mansouri in southern Lebanon are witnessing the destruction of their village by Israeli drones
September 11, 2026Six Nigerian nationals linked to a criminal network accused of swindling American women out of over $6 million through online romance scams will be extradited to the United States
September 11, 2026Nigeria's parliament is suspending official visits to South Africa indefinitely over anti-immigrant protests targeting Africans
September 11, 2026The U.S. put forth a dominant performance to reach the semifinals of the women’s FIBA World Cup again
September 11, 2026A Hong Kong court has sentenced three activists who for years organized vigils in remembrance of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown to prison terms of about five to seven years
September 11, 2026A report that one of Trump’s aides went a year without routine vetting raises a question a former CIA executive knows well: What is that process for?
September 11, 2026Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned of potential intensified Russian provocations at Ukraine's border crossings with Europe
September 11, 2026A senior British defense official says more than half a million Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022
September 11, 2026Emma Bonino, a prominent Italian politician known for her work with the Radical Party, has died at 78
September 11, 2026BRICS leaders are meeting in New Delhi this weekend as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and U.S.-China tensions test the group's unity
September 11, 2026Rich nations are handing Nepal a climate crisis bill it can’t afford
September 11, 2026The United States is increasing pressure on the International Criminal Court, leading to more countries leaving the institution
September 11, 2026As India’s capital prepares to host a summit of the BRICS grouping of countries this weekend, parts of one of the world’s busiest urban centers have been turned into tightly controlled security zones
September 11, 2026The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group has taken control of Yemen's strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha
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