Australia’s former prime minister and a prominent China scholar, Kevin Rudd, will step down as ambassador to the United States a year ahead of schedule, a move some analysts say underscores a fundamen...
Legislation would prevent American forces from using congressional funds to annex Greenland...
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics published the December consumer price index data. Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The inflation rate remained at 2.7% in December, matching expectations...
The Verge CES ground crew posing for a group photo in the Linq Promenade during CES 2026. We spent last week running to meetings, demos, and the convention floors to see as much as we could at CES 202...
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielson said the Arctic territory was facing a "geopolitical crisis" as Trump threatens to take it over. Denmark's Mette Frederiksen condemned "unacceptable pr...
China’s exports defied a turbulent year of trade tensions to perform better than expected in 2025, cementing a record US$1.19 trillion annual surplus as manufacturers diversified markets to offset a s...
Last week, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum ordering the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organisations as they "no longer serve American interests," the White House sai...
Deal marks government’s first direct-to-supplier agreement but raises questions over conflict of interest...
The Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers will meet US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Wednesday....
US sanctions have damaged Iran's economy, which was the reason the protests broke out in the first place....
The BBC intends to ask a US federal court in Florida to dismiss a US$10 billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against the British broadcaster, according to newly filed court documents. ...
US President Donald Trump’s latest moves to acquire Greenland are rattling Nuuk and Copenhagen....
The Trump administration plans to replace the US ambassador to Vietnam with a nominee set on addressing “imbalanced” trade relations, as Hanoi’s goods trade surplus with Washington surpassed China’s...
The cab to a Ford all-electric F-150 Lightning truck prototype is seen on an automated guided vehicle (AGV) at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan back in 2021. Rebecca Cook/REUTER...
Taiwan has begun co-producing 155mm (6.1-inch) artillery shells with the US, as the island moves to strengthen wartime ammunition resilience amid Beijing’s escalating military pressure and concern ove...
A Republican congressman from Florida introduced a bill on Monday to annex Greenland and make it the 51st US state as President Donald Trump threatens to seize the autonomous Danish territory. Trump h...
Wireless phone chargers are now common in vehicles, but they're typically missing one very useful feature. Nissan announced last month that it will be the first automaker in the US to offer wireless c...
Changes to how customers tip on Uber Eats and DoorDash have led to lower earnings for gig workers, according to a report from New York City. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images Uber Eats and DoorDas...
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters rebuked the country’s new Reserve Bank governor, Anna Breman, for wading into US domestic politics after she signed a statement with other global ce...