The first Kentucky Derby since the death of trainer D. Wayne Lukas has a different vibe
New court filing details timeline and suspect’s extensive arsenal in White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting
Potapova tops Pliskova in Madrid to become 1st 'lucky loser' in semifinals at a WTA 1000-level event
Russia plans to stay in OPEC+ despite a decision by the United Arab Emirates to leave, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, voicing hopes the alliance of oil producers would
April 29, 2026
Slovakia's Supreme Court upheld on Wednesday a 21-year jail sentence for a man who shot at Prime Minister Robert Fico two years ago, rejecting his appeal against terrorism charges
April 29, 2026
EU regulators will seek feedback starting Thursday from interested parties to the first proposal to overhaul merger rules in more than two decades, which
April 29, 2026
The United Arab Emirates is reassessing its role and contributions across multilateral organisations but is not considering any further withdrawals at this time, a UAE
April 29, 2026
A South African court on Wednesday ordered the youngest son of Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe to pay a large fine and said he would be deported for
April 29, 2026
President Donald Trump has suffered a string of courtroom setbacks in his battles with the American media, but the rulings have done little to blunt a
April 29, 2026
AbbVie on Wednesday reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit, fueled by demand for newer immunology drugs Skyrizi and
April 29, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration proposes cutting the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget by roughly half, sparking heated congressional hearings this week
April 29, 2026
Tornado devastates Texas town on sixth straight day of severe storms
April 29, 2026
The White House is warning Congress that funds to pay Department of Homeland Security personnel will “soon run out.”
April 29, 2026
Iran’s national rial currency has hit a record low of 1.8 to the dollar as a shaky ceasefire with the U.S. and Israel holds
April 29, 2026
Ukraine is claiming responsibility for a drone attack on a distant Russian oil facility
April 29, 2026
The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday cut its economic growth forecast for the region to 4.7% this year and 4.8% next year, down from earlier projections of 5.1% for
April 29, 2026
Spot premiums for physical crude have slipped from record highs reached earlier during the Iran war as refiners are
April 29, 2026
The dollar rose on Wednesday as investors awaited a closely watched Federal Reserve rate decision - likely to be Chair Jerome
April 29, 2026
GKN Aerospace owner Melrose Industries reported an 11% jump in first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, supported by the strong performance of wide-body jets, engines, and its repairs
April 29, 2026
For 23 million Taiwanese, the most consequential diplomatic meeting of 2026 may be one to which they are not invited.
April 29, 2026
U.S.
April 29, 2026
Taiwanese chipmaker UMC said on Wednesday that it continues to see resilient market demand despite headwinds from memory chip supply shortages and the impact of the Iran
April 29, 2026
The war in Ukraine has turned Sweden's defence industry into one of Europe's fastest-growing weapons hubs, a shift visible
April 29, 2026
European stocks fell on Wednesday but Wall Street futures were up, as markets struggled for direction ahead of earnings from major U.S. technology
April 29, 2026
Federal Reserve officials last met just over two weeks into the U.S.-led war on Iran and then had little data at their disposal beyond surging gasoline prices to
April 29, 2026
The European Commission on Wednesday urged member states to quickly adopt its new age verification app to protect minors from harmful content online,
April 29, 2026
Oil prices rose almost 4% on Wednesday, with the Brent contract hitting a one-month high, after a media report said that the U.S. will
April 29, 2026
The Bank of Canada is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate at 2.25% on Wednesday and update its inflation and growth forecasts after the oil
April 29, 2026
The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says the majority of Iran’s highly enriched uranium is still believed to be at its Isfahan nuclear complex
April 29, 2026
A barge carrying a stranded humpback whale nicknamed Timmy has begun its journey toward the North Sea
April 29, 2026
Trump budget officials urge House Republicans to concede in DHS standoff
April 29, 2026
A lifeline for Haiti could soon be severed by the US Supreme Court
April 29, 2026
Will Jerome Powell stick around at the Fed? Here’s what insiders told us
April 29, 2026
Kenya's economy grew 4.6% last year, little changed from 2024's 4.7% growth and below a finance ministry estimate, official data showed on Wednesday.
April 29, 2026
A slim majority of Swiss are backing an upcoming referendum proposal to limit Switzerland's population to 10 million, and support for it is growing, an opinion poll showed
April 29, 2026
Demand for Huawei's Ascend 950 AI chips has surged following the release of DeepSeek's V4 artificial intelligence model that runs on the Shenzhen-based tech firm's chips,
April 29, 2026
Britain's housing minister Steve Reed said the government was not looking at rent controls, following a report that a one-year freeze on rent increases was being
April 29, 2026
Kenya's economy grew 4.6% in 2025, compared with 4.7% growth a year earlier, the statistics office said on Wednesday.
April 29, 2026
European shares dipped on Wednesday, as investors turned their focus to a packed day of corporate earnings, while a continuing U.S.-Iran impasse also kept risk
April 29, 2026
Taiwan's economy would gain see unprecedented opportunities if it unites with China, Beijing said on Wednesday, stepping up a campaign to persuade Taipei to accept
April 29, 2026
The Philippine House justice committee on Wednesday found probable cause to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, moving a step closer to a process that
April 29, 2026
Big Four firm KPMG is exiting its federal government audit business and will redeploy staff, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.
April 29, 2026
Goldman Sachs has removed access to Anthropic's Claude for its bankers in Hong Kong, a source with direct knowledge of the situation said, as banks step up scrutiny of
April 29, 2026
JAKARTA, April 29 - Indonesian military prosecutors charged four officers on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in an acid attack on an activist known for campaigning against the expanding public
April 29, 2026
Inflation rose in three key German states in April, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, suggesting Germany's national inflation rate could increase
April 29, 2026
Mercedes-Benz reported a sharp drop in operating profit at the start of 2026, a year set to bring higher raw material costs and further
April 29, 2026
Morale among Italian consumers and businesses fell steeply in April, data showed on Wednesday, boding ill for the prospects of the euro zone's third largest economy, among
April 29, 2026
Investors have built the biggest short yen position in nearly two years, selling the currency against the euro, Swiss franc,
April 29, 2026
A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday increased the jail term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges linked to his short-lived 2024
April 29, 2026
Euro zone economic sentiment plunged to a three-and-a-half-year low this month as the Iran war hit the services sector hard and inflation continued to
April 29, 2026
Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram were charged on Wednesday with breaching landmark EU tech rules and must do more to block children under 13 from
April 29, 2026
Ukraine is rolling out a new line of defence to protect businesses and critical infrastructure from hundreds of Russian drones darkening its skies night after
April 29, 2026
Russia has attacked port infrastructure in Ukraine's southern Odesa region with drones in overnight strikes that also damaged residential buildings and a hospital and left two
April 29, 2026
A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to seven years in prison for resisting arrest and bypassing a legitimate Cabinet meeting before his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024
April 29, 2026
A local council in New Zealand has rejected a proposal to erect a statue honouring women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops in World War Two after Japan's ambassador
April 29, 2026
How traffic through the Strait of Hormuz shrank to a trickle – a visual deep dive
April 29, 2026
The European Union says Meta is failing to keep underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram
April 29, 2026
Four critically endangered mountain bongos arrived in Kenya on their way to their native forests after years in the care of a zoo in the Czech Republic
April 29, 2026
Virginia's top court on Tuesday left in place a county judge's order temporarily blocking the state from certifying the results of last week's referendum, when voters
April 29, 2026
Chile's central bank on Tuesday held its benchmark interest rate at 4.5% in a unanimous decision, in line with expectations and marking its third consecutive decision to
April 29, 2026
British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Tuesday the government needs to make targeted interventions to shield the economy from the impact of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran
April 29, 2026
The White House has hit back at critics of Donald Trump being awarded the FIFA Peace Prize, saying there is none more deserving than the U.S. president.
April 29, 2026
If the ancestors of Donald Trump and King Charles could see them today, the U.S. president mused Tuesday, they "would surely be filled with awe and
April 29, 2026
The Republican-led U.S.
April 29, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration has mandated what it calls "enhanced" security checks for immigration applicants, according to
April 29, 2026
Brazil's antitrust watchdog CADE opened an administrative proceeding to investigate possible price alignment between airlines LATAM and Gol in the domestic passenger
April 29, 2026
Vale, one of the world's largest iron ore producers, on Tuesday posted a 36% increase in its first-quarter net profit as it boosted sales volumes and benefited from
April 29, 2026
A U.S. advisory committee appointed by Health Secretary Robert F.
April 29, 2026
The United States, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago released a joint statement in support of Panama's sovereignty on Tuesday, saying recent actions
April 29, 2026
The Panama Canal Authority, an autonomous agency that runs the major freight channel through Central America, on Tuesday said the U.S.-Iran war in the Middle East
April 29, 2026
Britain's economy faces a sharp slowdown this year and in 2027 due to the Iran war, and inflation will stay above the Bank of England's target until 2028,
April 29, 2026
Britain's King Charles met with U.S. tech leaders on Tuesday as part of his four-day state visit, discussing challenges for early-stage startups as
April 29, 2026
A Ukrainian drone attack caused a major fire at a Russian oil refinery in the city of Tuapse on Tuesday, officials said, in what President Vladimir Putin described as
April 28, 2026
Destruction of the world's tropical forests eased in 2025 from a record high, a report showed on Wednesday, underscoring how decisive policy can
April 29, 2026
Travel demand in China is expected to remain strong during the five‑day Labour Day holiday from May 1, with travellers
April 29, 2026
Australian consumer prices surged in the first quarter as war in the Middle East drove up energy costs, while core inflation stayed uncomfortably high for
April 29, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Britain's King Charles did not want Iran to have a nuclear weapon, introducing the fraught
April 29, 2026
The White House is developing guidance that could allow federal agencies to sidestep Anthropic's supply-chain risk designation and onboard new artificial intelligence models,
April 29, 2026
New Zealand's top central banker on Wednesday said that measures of core inflation in the first quarter had remained stable within its target band of 1% to 3%, adding
April 29, 2026
Russia will mark victory over Nazi Germany next month with a military parade on Moscow's Red Square, but with no military equipment displayed in view of the operational situation
April 29, 2026
China's factory activity likely grew at a slower pace in April as rising cost pressures stemming from the Middle East conflict test Beijing's reliance on manufacturing to
April 29, 2026
In a foggy field in northeast Ukraine, four soldiers stare at red and yellow dots on a screen in the back of a van, armed with interceptor
April 29, 2026
South Korean exports likely rose in April for an 11th straight month, with a surge in chip demand driven by artificial intelligence investment more than
April 29, 2026
Spirit Airlines' discussions over a potential $500 million U.S. government rescue financing have hit an impasse, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
April 29, 2026
Kosovo is set for another snap election after parliament failed to elect a new president on Tuesday, pitching Europe's youngest nation back into the thick of a political
April 29, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter It's Fed Day, and it looks increasingly certain that it will be Jerome Powell's curtain call as chair.
April 29, 2026
The Taiwanese minister in charge of the Coast Guard visited a second Taiwan-controlled islet deep in the South China Sea, she said on Wednesday, adding that complaints by
April 29, 2026
The leader of Mali's military government, Assimi Goita, on Tuesday made his first public appearance since insurgents launched coordinated attacks over the weekend, vowing
April 28, 2026
El Jardinero: What to know about ‘The Gardener,’ the Mexican cartel figure arrested in a ditch
April 29, 2026
The Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case about the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for migrants fleeing war and natural disaster
April 29, 2026
The California city of Oakland has driven homicides to historic lows by offering services including life coaches to people most likely to get pulled into gang-related shootings
April 29, 2026
Wednesday will likely be a momentous day for the future of the Federal Reserve as Chair Jerome Powell could signal he will stay with the Fed even as a Senate panel is expected to confirm his replacement
April 29, 2026
David Pastrnak scored on a breakaway 9:14 into overtime, and the Boston Bruins avoided elimination with a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series
April 29, 2026
The United States has set specific conditions for the release of billions of dollars it owes to the United Nations, such as more cost-cutting and moves to
April 29, 2026
King Charles III has marked the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain with gratitude that the two countries united to build “one of the most consequential alliances in human history.”
April 28, 2026
Indian billionaire heir offers to save 80 of Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ from Colombian cull
April 29, 2026
Australia is proposing to tax digital giants Meta, Google and TikTok on a part of their revenue to pay for news reporters
April 28, 2026
The United Arab Emirates has announced it will leave OPEC and the OPEC+ group, effective May 1
April 28, 2026
Rules for showing red cards to players at the World Cup have been updated because of two controversies in international soccer this year
April 29, 2026
Young Palestinian artists in Gaza have staged an impromptu exhibit to show the world the impact of war and the fragile ceasefire
April 28, 2026
A Mexican man in the United States has pleaded guilty to impersonating a Border Patrol agent and following federal immigration officers to divert them while they were out on immigration enforcement missions in Southern California
April 29, 2026
Deadly severe storm outbreak enters sixth day as threat shifts east
April 27, 2026
Tree slices through Arkansas woman's home during storm
Mother of 3 rescued from rushing flood waters in North Texas; Rescue caught on video
Supreme Court signals it will side with Trump to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian migrants
Elon Musk gets an apology from California regulators as a SpaceX lawsuit is settled
Vehicle tracking devices being installed at NYC area airports after plane collided with fire truck