Six member states of the European Union have called for the bloc to temporarily suspend sanctions on Syria in areas such as transport, energy and banking, according to a paper seen by
January 13, 2025
The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an attempt to balance national security concerns about the technology with the economic interests of producers and other countries
January 13, 2025
A Ukrainian official says Russian forces are bypassing a key stronghold in eastern Ukraine that they have fought for months to capture and are focusing instead on cutting supply lines to it
January 13, 2025
Incoming senior Trump officials have begun questioning career civil servants serving on the White House National Security Council about who they voted for, their political contributions in the 2024 election and whether they've made social media posts that could be considered incriminating by the Trump team
January 13, 2025
AerCap, the world's largest aircraft leasing company, said on Monday that potential new trade tariffs floated by U.S.
January 13, 2025
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wall Street's S&P 500 index has all but wiped out its post-election gains, weighed by bond markets fearful of an
January 13, 2025
Officials say Israel and Hamas appear to be inching closer to a phased ceasefire agreement
January 13, 2025
Healthcare dealmakers gathering in San Francisco for the industry's premier annual conference this week say they expect a resurgence of deals exceeding $10 billion
January 13, 2025
The European Union announced on Monday a new humanitarian aid package of 140 million euros ($142.8 million) for Ukraine and a further 8 million euros worth of aid for Moldova.
January 13, 2025
Investors are souring on the U.S. oil refining sector, citing forecasts for softer fuel demand and worries that President-elect Donald Trump may slap tariffs on
January 13, 2025
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January 13, 2025
The U.S. government said on Monday it would issue a new regulation designed to control access to U.S.-designed artificial intelligence chips and technology by other
January 13, 2025
The U.S. government said on Monday it would further restrict artificial intelligence chip and technology exports, divvying up the world to keep advanced computing
January 13, 2025
On the morning after Donald Trump's first inauguration in January 2017, acting National Park Service director Mike Reynolds was at home preparing breakfast when he
January 13, 2025
Biden unveils last round of AI chip curbs aimed at China, Russia
January 13, 2025
The Russian rouble eased against the U.S. dollar and China's yuan on Monday as rising oil prices and increased forex sales by the state cushioned the impact of new U.S. sanctions
January 13, 2025
Denmark recognises that the United States has security interests in the Arctic and is ready to discuss these with the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump,
January 13, 2025
Israel and Hamas have been holding indirect talks for more than a year aimed at ending the war in Gaza and returning scores of militant-held hostages in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel
January 13, 2025
US officials say Gaza ceasefire deal is in sight, the first sign of serious optimism in months
January 13, 2025
Taiwan sees threefold surge in suspected Chinese espionage cases
January 13, 2025
Nvidia faces a significant revenue threat due to the latest U.S. export restrictions on artificial intelligence chips, designed to limit the global
January 13, 2025
Laura Petrillo still remembers a 2002 day on the Princeton campus when she got into a heated argument with Pete Hegseth, President-
January 13, 2025
Pete Hegseth says US military bases should restore names of Confederate generals
January 13, 2025
Israel has not received a draft proposal for a deal to halt the fighting in Gaza and return its hostages, an Israeli official said on Monday.
January 13, 2025
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun summoned Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court of Justice, to designate him prime minister after most
January 13, 2025
NATO's newest member Sweden will test new drone swarm technology developed by defence equipment group Saab and the Nordic country's armed forces, Defence Minister Pal Jonson said
January 13, 2025
Mediators gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal on Monday to end the war in Gaza, an official briefed on the negotiations said,
January 13, 2025
A nationwide strike in protest against possible pension reforms crippled air and rail traffic in Belgium on Monday and many schools remained shut.
January 13, 2025
Russia said on Monday it had downed nine Ukrainian drones that tried to attack part of the infrastructure of the TurkStream gas pipeline, through which Russian gas flows to Turkey
January 13, 2025
Officials say U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of scores of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, but a deal has not been reached yet
January 13, 2025
Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest
January 13, 2025
A prominent Tanzanian activist has been released after being "kidnapped" on Sunday by three armed men on the streets of Kenya's capital Nairobi, her husband said, accusing
January 13, 2025
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January 13, 2025
The Congolese army says several towns that fell to armed groups in the eastern North Kivu and South Kivu provinces have been recaptured by government forces
January 13, 2025
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January 13, 2025
The value of China's imports and exports with Russia reached 1.74 trillion yuan ($237 billion) in 2024, a record high, Chinese customs data showed on Monday, as the two countries'
January 13, 2025
A thousand new drones were delivered to Iran's army on Monday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, as the country braces for more friction with arch-enemy Israel and the
January 13, 2025
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January 13, 2025
Drops for Nvidia and other tech stocks are pulling Wall Street lower
January 13, 2025
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January 13, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Why bother engineering a soft landing, when you can just keep flying?
January 13, 2025
South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region haven’t expressed a desire to seek asylum in South Korea
January 13, 2025
China is ready to deepen its comprehensive cooperative partnership with Caribbean nations, President Xi Jinping said on Monday during a meeting in Beijing with Prime Minister Dickon
January 13, 2025
Representatives from China's military will visit Japan in mid-January as agreed by both countries, to enhance mutual "understanding and trust", the Chinese defence ministry said on
January 13, 2025
India may record a fiscal deficit for the current fiscal year at 4.7%-4.8% of gross domestic product (GDP), lower than the government's estimate of 4.9%, primarily driven by lower
January 13, 2025
As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office next week, he remains insistent that his one-term presidency has made strides in restoring American credibility on the world stage and has proved that the U.S. remains an indispensable partner around the globe
January 13, 2025
Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs knows she is outnumbered this legislative session as Republicans expanded their statehouse majorities in the last election
January 13, 2025
Former West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a number of socially conservative laws during his two terms in office
January 13, 2025
Among his first actions in office, new Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe issued a volley of orders targeting crime
January 13, 2025
A fresh drive to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict has seen politicians from the pro-Kurdish party meet jailed leaders
January 13, 2025
One of the world’s greatest religious spectacles is underway and the numbers are staggering
January 13, 2025
Thailand's cabinet has approved a draft law that would legalise gambling and casinos, a move aimed at boosting tourism, jobs and investment, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra
January 13, 2025
U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday met virtually with his counterparts from Japan and the Philippines to advance cooperation among the three countries, the White House said.
January 13, 2025
Taiwanese charged with suspicion of spying on behalf of China rose by a third to 64 people last year, the island's National Security Bureau said, adding most were current or retired
January 13, 2025
China’s exports in December grew at a faster pace than expected, as factories rushed to fill orders to beat higher tariffs that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose once he takes office
January 13, 2025
China's exports gained momentum in December, with imports also showing recovery, though strength at the year-end was in part fuelled by
January 13, 2025
Foreign ministers from South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Monday to discuss strengthening their relations in the face of increasing security challenges in the region
January 13, 2025
Millions of Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on earth
January 13, 2025
Japan, the Philippines and the United States vowed to further deepen cooperation under a trilateral arrangement in the face of rising tensions in Asia's waters, the three countries
January 13, 2025
Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba asked U.S.
January 13, 2025
Jeff Bezos does not think SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will use his close ties with U.S.
January 13, 2025
Oil prices climbed about 2% to a four-month high on Monday on expectations that wider U.S. sanctions on Russian oil would force buyers in India and China to seek
January 12, 2025
President Joe Biden has spoken with relatives of three Americans the U.S. government is looking to bring home from Afghanistan, but no agreement has been reached on a deal to get them back
January 12, 2025
California Democrats get an early taste of new clashes with Trump as wildfires rage on
January 12, 2025
Chicago to test new gunshot detection pilot system
January 12, 2025
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January 12, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has suggested that President-elect Donald Trump’s remarks about Canada becoming America’s “51st state” is distracting the public from the harm that steep tariffs would have on U.S. consumers
January 12, 2025
The Philadelphia 76ers have decided not to build a $1.3 billion downtown arena
January 12, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden have spoken in a phone call on the latest efforts to reach a ceasefire and hostage release in the Israel-Hamas war
January 12, 2025
Serbia’s striking university students have protested outside the Balkan country’s top court to draw their attention to what they say have been violations of their civil rights under the populist authorities, including pressure from the secret service
January 12, 2025
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday Kyiv is ready to hand over captured North Korean soldiers to their leader Kim Jong Un if he can facilitate
January 12, 2025
Netanyahu and Biden discuss progress in Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal talks
January 12, 2025
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in Belgrade on Sunday switched on the lights on their mobile phones and stood in silence for 15 minutes to commemorate victims of a
January 12, 2025
Tens of thousands of Romanians angered by the cancellation of a presidential election marched through Bucharest on Sunday to demand that the ballot should go ahead and that
January 12, 2025
Meta oversight co-chair says the company looks like it’s ‘buckling to political pressure’ by ending fact-checking program
January 12, 2025
Italy releases Iranian businessman wanted by US over drone attack that killed Americans
January 12, 2025
Vice President-elect JD Vance says people responsible for the violence during the Capitol riot “obviously” should not be pardoned
January 12, 2025
NYC is the first US city with congestion pricing. Surviving 2025 is the key test
January 12, 2025
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January 12, 2025
Israel plans to use tax revenue it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority to pay the PA's nearly 2 billion shekel ($544 million) debt to state-run Israel
January 12, 2025
Tens of thousands protested in Romania’s capital against a top court’s decision last month to annul the presidential election after an outsider candidate unexpectedly emerged as the frontrunner
January 12, 2025
A top level Israeli security delegation arrived in Qatar on Sunday for talks on a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister
January 12, 2025
Active duty U.S. military personnel stand ready to deploy to contain wildfires that have ripped through Los Angeles, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator
January 12, 2025
Sweden's government says the country will contribute up to three warships to a NATO effort to increase the alliance’s presence in the Baltic Sea as it tries to guard against sabotage of underwater infrastructure
January 12, 2025
Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini, who had been detained in Italy on a U.S. warrant, on Sunday left jail and returned to Iran after Rome's justice
January 12, 2025
Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) speaks to CNN's Jake Tapper about aims for the Laken Riley Act granting new power to dictate immigration enforcement — including whether to detain individual migrants.
January 12, 2025
Senate immigration bill aims to overturn Supreme Court precedent in a sea change for legal system, experts say
January 12, 2025
Firefighters raced to contain the frontiers of two Los Angeles wildfires that burned for the sixth straight day on Sunday, taking advantage
January 12, 2025
Start your week smart: LA fires, hush money sentencing, TikTok’s future, special counsel resigns, Rudy Giuliani in contempt
January 12, 2025
The Energy Department has a dual mission with a heavy science focus and manages large, expensive programs, many of which are behind schedule and over budget.
January 12, 2025
Senate hearings are set to begin for Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet
January 12, 2025
If President Joe Biden is looking for ideas for retirement, he need look no further than past presidents
January 12, 2025
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday to back efforts to make gender apartheid a crime under international law, and
January 12, 2025
Sharon Sprung, the Brooklyn artist who painted the iconic official portrait of former first lady Michelle Obama, has a new powerful female subject: U.S.
January 12, 2025
Hungary plans to hold talks with regional allies to counter the impact of higher oil prices resulting from a new round of US sanctions on Russia's oil and gas sector, Hungarian
January 12, 2025
Everyone is talking about Greenland. Here’s what it’s like to visit
January 12, 2025
Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on
January 12, 2025
Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and
January 12, 2025
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on allies on Sunday to honour all promises to supply Ukraine with weapons, including those to counter Russian air attacks.
January 12, 2025
Ryanair calls for alcoholic drink limit at EU airports amid legal action against unruly passenger
Lasers help archaeologists study ancient tattoos on Peruvian mummies
TikTok creator eyes possible ban now just a week away
‘God willing, it will end’: Gazans reflect on potential Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
IRS is sending out automatic stimulus payments. Who is getting them?
Boat sinks in lake: 3 people rescued, 1 dead, officials say