Oil prices have steadied and Asian stocks are mostly trading lower, as signs of a de-escalation of the Iran war remain mixed. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 is down 1.2%, and South Korea's Kospi has lost 3.4%. …
Haiti’s government says it is implementing new austerity measures as the war in Iran disrupts critical oil supplies and drives up prices worldwide. Officials in the troubled Caribbean country …
Cubans accustomed to shopping with wads of bills stuffed into bags because of skyrocketing inflation will get some relief Wednesday when two new high-denomination banknotes go into circulation. …
Colombia’s army says it rescued six siblings who had been hiding in the rainforest for three days to avoid being seized and recruited by a rebel group. Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez said on X …
A lawyer of Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says she may have suffered a heart attack in prison. Mohammadi's French lawyer, Chirinne Ardakani, says her legal team in …
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will once again have his past rival and current Vice President Geraldo Alckmin as his running mate for his reelection bid. The leftist leader …
Iran players and officials have posed with pictures of children allegedly killed by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes before their World Cup warmup against Costa Rica in Turkey. The players and staff …
Afghan authorities say that flooding in many parts of the country has killed a further 14 people in the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of deaths over the past five days to 42, according …
Brazil is finding protection in a decades-old buffer against shocks that is both cheap and environmentally friendly as global oil markets tremble amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Tens …
Supporters say Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi may have suffered a heart attack.
Top European diplomats are visiting Ukraine to mark the anniversary of atrocities committed in a town near Kyiv by Russia’s invading forces four years ago. With U.S.-led efforts to end the war on …
Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran on Feb. 28, the Trump administration claims to have all but “obliterated” the Islamic Republic’s military capabilities. But …
A humpback whale that got stranded in shallow coastal waters in the Baltic Sea has swum free again. Experts hope that they won’t have to gear up for another rescue attempt. The roughly 12-15 meter …
Eleven toddlers from Gaza are reuniting with their families after doctors evacuated them as premature newborns during blackouts at Shifa Hospital. The children returned Monday from Egypt through the …
Europe’s inflation rate rose to 2.5% in March, according to official figures released Tuesday, as the Iran war sent energy prices sharply higher. The annual rate for the 21 countries using the euro …
Russian ship carrying 730,000 barrels of oil arrives in Cuba, the first such shipment following the US energy blockade.
Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will undertake a state visit to the United States and Bermuda in late April.
Mongolia’s parliament has confirmed Uchral Nyam-Osor as prime minister to break a political deadlock and try to calm economic fears. On Monday night, lawmakers approved him by a wide margin. Uchral …
The Eurovision music spectacle is expanding to Asia. Organizers said artists from at least 10 countries are confirmed for the Asian edition of the singing competition to be held in Bangkok later this …
Czech police say they have arrested a foreign man who claims he threw Molotov cocktails at a Russian cultural center in Prague last week. Police say the man turned himself in on Monday. They said the …