US president Donald Trump appears to have dialed back threats of an imminent strike on Iran. Despite the shift in rhetoric, the airspace over the Islamic Republic has closed to commercial flights. Sto...
Screens at the White House display AI-modified videos of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that were shared on social media by President...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday criticised what he called the EU’s lack of “political will” towards his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at Davos. Meanwhile, Denmark said NATO chi...
Details remains murky regarding the "Board of Peace" on Gaza that US President Donald Trump has invited world leaders to join. "The understanding is that Trump is attempting single-handedly to put int...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he met with his Chinese counterpart, Vice-Premier He Lifeng, on Monday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The two men have been the primary...
Dimon said at Davos that the cap would cause a "disaster." Denis Balibouse/Reuters Jamie Dimon said Trump's proposed cap on credit card interest rates could hurt 80% of Americans. Speaking at ...
Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden, France, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland to face a 10% tariff beginning February 1. Trump said tariffs will be in place until "a deal is reached" on Greenland....
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni holds a strong lead in early results, while his challenger Bobi Wine says security forces have effectively confined him to his home....
Europe faces waning influence amid wars, trade tensions, climate inaction and a US administration quick to hurl insults at its oldest allies. In Davos, leaders discuss how Europe can regain its mojo....
The US President Donald Trump is on his way to the Davos World Economic Forum. He is not expecting a warm reception from many of his European allies who are in attendance, who are opposing his attempt...
In 2025, India approved a number of major defence packages, together worth US$30 billion. Such rapid procurement approvals are relatively rare by Indian standards. However, what they signal to the reg...
US President Donald Trump’s latest moves to acquire Greenland are rattling Nuuk and Copenhagen....
The Department of Homeland Security says the shooting happened after the agent came under attack. Protestors have taken to the streets in Minneapolis, clashing with federal agents, after Renee Macklin...
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The region’s vast holdings of US government debt give it leverage with the Trump administration...
US and Israeli officials who will shepherd fragile ceasefire were linked with contentious Gaza Humanitarian Foundation...
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who needs to have a graft conviction overturned to seize her best chance at the French presidency, risks seeing her life's work upended if she loses her appeal. It come...
Bezalel Smotrich calls for the closure of a US base set up to monitor the ceasefire...
The 27-nation bloc struck a trade deal with Trump in July....
The US trade chief also explicitly warned the EU against activating its anti-coercion instrument, an emergency mechanism that would restrict US companies' ability to operate in European markets, calli...