A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee The global chip rout extended into Friday, with stocks in Taiwan and Japan bearing the brunt of the beating, while South Korean
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Donald Trump's renewed accusations that China
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Japan's core consumer inflation probably picked up in June from the previous month due to elevated energy prices, as well as technical factors including revisions to medical
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Andy Burnham is about to become Britain’s 59th prime minister, following the sudden downfall of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer
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To air or not to air
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Hong Kong’s top security official has urged booksellers to ensure their titles do not harm national security
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Torrential rains killed two people in Texas as floodwaters swept them away in their vehicles while the state braced for "record-shattering" rainfall over the next
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Australia summoned Laos' ambassador to Canberra on Friday, saying it was "deeply frustrated and bitterly disappointed" that Laos was not pursuing the most serious charges
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China's biggest airlines enter the peak summer travel season facing a more challenging outlook after warning of heavy first-half losses, with weakening
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A federal appeals court sided with President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday in a case brought by The New York Times over the Pentagon's
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The United States is expanding its airstrike campaign against Iran by increasingly hitting bridges
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U.S.
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President Donald Trump addressed the nation on topics that included elections and voting machines, revisiting long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden
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Video footage of ICE agents tackling a man at Las Vegas Airport has sparked public outrage and criticism from officials
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Authorities in Texas have rescued hundreds of stranded drivers and people trapped in homes and at least two people have died due to catastrophic flooding
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson on Thursday suggested he would be open to raising interest rates if there is no near-term
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The Philippines condemned as racist a video posted by the state-run China Daily depicting Filipinos as monkeys, saying on Friday it had lodged a diplomatic protest with
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If President Donald Trump repeats claims in a national address on Thursday that the 2020 election was stolen from him, as many experts
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The family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a man fatally shot by a federal immigration agent in Houston, is holding a public vigil for him
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Severe storms have dumped over 20 inches of rain in parts of Texas, causing significant flooding
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SpaceX's next Starship test flight is off until at least next week after a last-second abort on the pad
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Todd Blanche holds tense meeting with Epstein survivors after key GOP senator’s ultimatum
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U.S. aviation safety investigators have taken over the investigation into what caused a window to dislodge on a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany on July 10
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A junior lawyer at the International Criminal Court on Thursday repeated her allegations that prosecutor Karim Khan had non-consensual sexual contact with her, in a CNN
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A federal judge has ruled the U.S. government violated the constitutional rights of Palestinian American Osama Abu Irshaid when customs agents seized
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The Trump administration's removal of more than 100 immigration judges is undermining the independence of the courts and the U.S. justice system, a panel
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks with China's fourth-highest-ranked official, Wang Huning, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported on Friday, the latest
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Trump Media & Technology Group has unveiled a paid-for, licensed data feed that will give banks and trading firms "the fastest" access
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Russian and Ukrainian attacks on civilian areas in towns and cities, many on the front line of the more than four-year-old war, killed at least 13 people on Thursday, local
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President Donald Trump has ramped up U.S. air strikes on Iran and threatened broader escalation, but there is little sign that a military strategy
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China can stabilise economic growth this year by accelerating already-budgeted national infrastructure investment projects, economists and one government adviser said, reducing the
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As Estonia's Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur prepared to fly to the NATO summit in Ankara this month, he revealed to local journalists that several hundred U.S. troops
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Brazil's government convened top ministers on Thursday to prepare retaliatory measures against Washington's latest tariffs, with options including
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Heavy smoke from wildfires is darkening skies from the U.S. Midwest to the East Coast
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President Donald Trump's media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets
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New York City FC wants to bring Christian Pulisic to Major League Soccer, but AC Milan isn't interested in selling him
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is supporting low-altitude military flyovers as the maneuvers have faced scrutiny
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President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to the nation’s capital is being extended by more than two years and will last until the end of his term
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Republicans in the U.S.
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U.S. refiner margins registered a fresh record high for the third consecutive session on Thursday, as low stockpiles and worsening tensions in the Middle
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Brazil's ethanol and sugar producers on Thursday despaired at the imposition of new 25% tariffs on Brazilian goods by the U.S.
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The dollar clung to gains against major peers on
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth backed the U.S.
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Heavy smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada enveloped a swath of the U.S. from the Midwest to the Northeast on Thursday, prompting warnings
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England hired a German coach to end 60 years of hurt but will exit the World Cup in the most English of ways
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With the sun obstructed by haze, Spain’s players practiced ahead of the World Cup final outside in northern New Jersey while air conditions are hazardous because of smoke from Canadian wildfires
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The National Transportation Safety Board says the remains of several geese were found on the wreckage of a New York City sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last year and killed 6 people
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Lionel Messi has a message for Argentina’s detractors: “Nothing was handed to us.”
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So much focus was on the new Royal Birkdale
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Drops for computer chipmakers and other AI winners dragged down stock markets worldwide
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Missouri 19-year-old uses toy drive to help Missourians impacted by historic floods
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Truth Social will sell Wall Street quicker access to posts
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Nicaragua severed diplomatic relations with Italy on Thursday over Rome's long-running demand to extradite a former Red Brigades militant convicted for his role in the 1978
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Ontario requested federal assistance to evacuate people from remote northern Canadian communities ravaged by wildfires on Thursday, as smoke brought poor air quality to
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Oil prices settled about 1% lower on Thursday but remained near their highest level since mid-June as the Iran war escalated, with Tehran asking Yemen's
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The White House is closely monitoring the food-borne cyclospora outbreak and is committed to providing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with all necessary
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The U.S. government is reviving a rule that could deny permanent residency to immigrants who use public benefits such as food stamps and Medicaid, the Department of Homeland
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The U.S. will hit Brazil with new 25% duties on its furniture, ethanol, machinery, footwear,
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Iran and the United States exchanged intensifying fire on Thursday in a week-long escalation that has largely
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The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and more
July 16, 2026
The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the U.S. for more than four years unless they seek and obtain government approval, a departure from long-standing practice
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Brazil has criticized a new U.S. tariff on certain Brazilian imports and says it plans to impose reciprocal tariffs
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‘Let’s get back to work’: Karoline Leavitt returns to the briefing room podium for the first time since maternity leave
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Fighting between the U.S. and Iran has intensified
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The state of Florida is set to execute two death row inmates on the same day for the first time in more than 60 years, now that a stay has been lifted for a former police officer who had been scheduled to die earlier his year
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Markwayne Mullin is facing his first major test as Homeland Security secretary after three people were killed in encounters with ICE officers in less than a week
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Exclusive: Lawyer goes public with sexual misconduct claims against ICC chief prosecutor. He denies the allegations
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Fetterman lays out ‘red line’ over leaving Democratic Party: Israel
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Equity indexes around the world fell on Thursday as investors offloaded heavy-weight chip stocks while the U.S. dollar and Treasury
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Nigeria has completed the voluntary evacuation of 1,490 citizens from South Africa following a series of xenophobic attacks, its foreign ministry
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The Dutch government, which hosts the International Criminal Court on its territory, said on Thursday that it plans to vote for the removal of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan
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France and Germany will discuss deepening cooperation on nuclear deterrence, missile defence, long-range strike capabilities and
July 16, 2026
The British government said on Thursday it would ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s in England beginning in April next year, saying the move would
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Inflation is proving persistent across a broad range of goods and services, and remains the focus of monetary policy given a stable labor market,
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to divided Cyprus at the end of July to discuss peacebuilding efforts between the Greek and Turkish
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Latvia has increased security around a hydroelectric dam upstream from its capital Riga and at a huge underground gas storage facility due to intelligence
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Myles Garrett has been the NFL’s dominant defensive player for years, leading to his record-setting campaign with 23 sacks last season before being traded from Cleveland to the Los Angeles Rams
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has convened leaders from over 60 countries to take part in the Trump administration’s latest effort to quell what it calls “left-wing” political terrorism
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The most expansive season in NHL history gets underway Sept. 29 and runs through April 10 before the playoffs begin a couple of days later
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shook up his wartime government, drawing thousands into the streets across Ukraine to protest the dismissal of his youthful defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov
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The only Argentine golfer in the British Open field was playfully jeered by some spectators on the first tee the morning after his national soccer team’s epic comeback win over England at the World Cup
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An Italian court has convicted the former CEO of Italy's main highway operator and 31 others in the Genoa Morandi bridge collapse in 2018
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Mortgage rates hit highest level since the start of the war with Iran
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Tractor-trailer goes off road, slams into homes
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Belgian rider Tim Merlier maintained his strong form with a victory on the 12th stage of the Tour de France while several riders fell as they sprinted to the line
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The U.S. Treasury last year swelled with revenue from President Donald Trump’s double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country on earth
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Most Gulf economies will contract more sharply this year than expected three months ago before rebounding in 2027, a Reuters poll found, as crumbling
July 16, 2026
An extraordinary outburst by outgoing Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov laid bare a rift at the heart of Ukraine's war effort on
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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy moved to extinguish a political crisis on Thursday sparked by his dismissal of a reformist defence
July 16, 2026
Armenia has seized control of a cement company owned by an arrested opposition leader, state media said on Thursday, as critics accuse Prime Minister Nikol
July 16, 2026
Rubio and Miller warn of the ‘mortal threat’ of ‘far-left terror’ in speech to 67 countries
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Hungary's government said on Thursday it sent a report to police about the suspected misuse of public funds during purchases of educational software made by the previous
July 16, 2026
Alphabet unit Google is not immune from liability for videos uploaded to YouTube by commercial partners, Europe's top court said on Thursday, a ruling
July 16, 2026
Lebanon and Syria will in the coming months begin revising decades-old trade agreements to revive their economic relationship following the ouster of Syrian
July 16, 2026
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday said it was denying a 2024 petition filed by Tesla to avoid a recall fix for nearly
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July 16 - Uber will buy Delivery Hero in a deal valuing the German firm at $14.8 billion to create the largest food-delivery group outside China and stave off intensifying competition.
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Twenty-nine countries on Thursday signed an agreement to establish the World AI Cooperation Organization, an intergovernmental body China says aims to promote
July 16, 2026
Yemen's Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said on Thursday that all Saudi oil and other vital facilities would be targets for the group's missiles and drones if Riyadh escalated
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There is now a yawning gap between the preliminary deal signed between the United States and Iran less than a month ago and the situation on the ground
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The U.S. government has designated two new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
July 16, 2026
The tariffs the Trump administration imposed on Brazilian goods on Wednesday thrust Washington into Brazil's October presidential election, reviving
July 16, 2026
Chinese luggage maker Anhui Korrun said on Thursday a fund it invested in deployed 2.9 billion yuan for an indirect 0.8265% stake in DeepSeek, implying
July 16, 2026
The Trump administration moved on Thursday to tighten the duration of visas for foreign students, cultural exchange visitors and
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The British government has urged FIFA to investigate Argentina's soccer team after players posed with a banner claiming sovereignty over the Falkland Islands
July 16, 2026
Officials debated White House push to declassify documents amid Trump campaign to sow election mistrust, sources say
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Everything you need to know about the World Cup final
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Maine mayor calls for independent investigation into deadly ICE-involved shooting
July 16, 2026
Health officials serving under President Donald Trump want to make it easier for men to get a prescription for testosterone
July 16, 2026
Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, as a U.S.-based research group
July 16, 2026
Italy's ruling parties on Thursday called for a presidential pardon for a 72-year-old jeweller who killed two robbers after a raid on his shop, saying any
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French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to replant the historic Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on Thursday after wildfires scorched at least 10% of the 20,000-hectare
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The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to continued labor market stability.
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Matthew Baldwin has had the honor of hitting the opening tee shot of the British Open at a Royal Birkdale course where the locally born Englishman has been a member for 23 years
July 16, 2026
The wife of Spain's prime minister will stand trial before a jury on charges of influence peddling and embezzlement, a court ruled on Thursday, in a further setback for the
July 16, 2026
The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that its staff team had concluded a visit to Bangladesh at the government's request and that discussions on the parameters
July 16, 2026
The former head of Italian motorway operator Autostrade per l'Italia was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday for his role in a disaster that
July 16, 2026
Europe's leading human rights watchdog urged five EU nations on Thursday to fully protect the rights under international law of rejected asylum seekers they aim to deport
July 16, 2026
Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes fell more than expected in June as higher mortgages and house prices pushed prospective buyers to the sidelines.
July 16, 2026
The European Union should consider raising tariffs on cars made in China to increase pressure on Chinese automakers to partner with European manufacturers such as
July 16, 2026
U.S. homebuilder sentiment unexpectedly fell in July, weighed down by economic uncertainty and high mortgage rates amid conflict in the Middle East, a survey showed on
July 16, 2026
Brazil's instant coffee is exempt from a new 25% U.S. tariff on Brazilian imports, a move eagerly awaited by the industry, which had previously been the only segment of
July 16, 2026
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Thursday as chip stocks weakened again, while investors parsed fresh economic data for clues on the health of the economy.
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Gas is nearly $4 again and diesel just topped $5. It’s not what you think
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Triathlon is taking action to try to boost its popularity in hopes of bringing it closer to the level of tennis and golf
July 16, 2026
Attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis this week have frustrated Pakistan and threaten to draw
July 16, 2026
Two more of Brad Pitt’s kids want to ditch his surname
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Zelensky faces protests over ousting of Ukraine’s defense minister despite military gains
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I’ve spent years studying economic data. These Americans taught me what ‘affordability’ really means
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Flash flood emergency issued for Camp Mystic disaster area as rivers rise in southern Texas
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There have been three recent contamination events inside the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, South Africa’s nuclear regulator said
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Nike's swoosh will be notably absent from the World Cup final.
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Another early World Cup exit underscores a fractured youth sports culture in the United States, as the nation hopes to catch up
July 16, 2026
Israel's economy shrank an annualised 3.8% in the first quarter, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday, in its third estimate in which growth was hurt by
July 16, 2026
Ukraine's parliament voted on Thursday to appoint energy executive Sergii Koretskyi as prime minister, the third since the start of Russia's invasion in 2022.
July 16, 2026
Shein's ambitions for a valuation of up to $50 billion in its long-awaited Hong Kong IPO are likely to face a tough test from
July 16, 2026
France's government plans to sharply restrain most public spending growth in 2027 as rising defence outlays and borrowing costs consume an increasing share of the budget,
July 16, 2026
Nigeria plans to publish indicators tracking poverty, incomes and inequality as President Bola Tinubu's government seeks to show that economic reforms are
July 16, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Another day, another test for chip stocks.
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Global hedge funds bet heavily against manufacturing stocks in June, data from Hazeltree shows, as investors grew more concerned about
July 16, 2026
The European Central Bank will hold interest rates on July 23 but will hike for the second time this year in September as a renewed energy price surge
July 16, 2026
Citizens Financial Group posted a higher second-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher net interest income and fee growth in wealth and capital markets businesses.
July 16, 2026
BMW has appointed Dorothea von Boxberg as its new board member for human resources, the German carmaker said in a statement on Thursday, outlining her experience in "
July 16, 2026
Alphabet's Google will have to help OpenAI and other AI rivals as well as online search engine competitors access its services to comply with EU rules
July 16, 2026
The gap between German and U.S. 10-year borrowing costs sat near its narrowest in a month on Thursday as the escalation of fighting in the Gulf sent euro zone
July 16, 2026
Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the United States strikes Iranian
July 16, 2026
GE Aerospace raised its 2026 profit forecast on Thursday as demand for engine repairs and spare parts held up despite high fuel prices and
July 16, 2026
Higher global beef prices and new trade deals under President Javier Milei are encouraging Argentina's ranchers to
July 16, 2026
Hawaii Health Department's enforcement of hemp retailers is helping compliance
July 16, 2026
Kilauea ends episode 51 after over 8 hours of volcanic activity
July 16, 2026
The best way to watch the World Cup is in Spanish
July 16, 2026
Putin’s false claim of the capture of one Ukrainian town exposes the slow pace of Russia’s bloody advance
July 16, 2026
The European Union has issued new rules for Google, requiring it to share search data and open its Android system to rival AI companies
July 16, 2026
Pluto flyby mission wakes up after long sleep nearly 6 billion miles from Earth
July 16, 2026
The U.K. government has nationalized British Steel to protect the nation’s steelmaking capacity
July 16, 2026
A study shows major artificial intelligence models are likely to refuse to criticize restrictive leaders worldwide
July 16, 2026
An activist's hunger strike has become a rallying point for India’s new Cockroach Janta Party, a youth-led movement that emerged in response to exam paper leaks and student suicides
July 16, 2026
China has asked Thailand to promptly extradite a Chinese journalist who rights groups say faces political persecution and torture back home because of his
July 16, 2026
The sacking of Ukraine's popular defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, only six months after his appointment, prompted rare wartime protests in cities across the country on
July 16, 2026
Argentina players held up a political banner declaring "Las Malvinas Son Argentinas" ("The Falklands are Argentine") after their 2-1 World Cup semifinal victory over
July 16, 2026
A disputed Spanish law granting an amnesty to those involved in Catalonia's separatist drive does not violate European Union rules, the bloc's top court
July 16, 2026
European stocks posted slim gains for the third straight session on Thursday, as caution over the Middle East war kept
July 16, 2026
AI models from leading labs including Anthropic and OpenAI are much less likely to criticize governments known for restricting free speech, Meta's Oversight Board said on Thursday.
July 16, 2026
Ukraine and Russia launched missile and drone attacks on Thursday on vessels in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, stepping up hostilities in a zone vital for grain
July 16, 2026
Poland has charged an 18-year-old Ukrainian man with inciting ethnic tensions by desecrating memorials to Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists during World War Two, the
July 16, 2026
Italy's lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a highly contested government plan to overhaul the electoral law, a move opponents denounced as an
July 16, 2026
Debates are stirring over Thailand’s safety regulations after a deadly fire at a Bangkok music bar killed more than 30 people and injured over 70
July 16, 2026
Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings is in the final stages of talks to take a stake in Polish convenience store operator Zabka Group, the Nikkei business daily reported
July 16, 2026
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Ukraine's parliament approved top energy executive Sergii Koretskyi as the country's new prime minister, the third wartime head of the government appointed in a wider
July 16, 2026
Eleven people, including children, were killed and 19 injured in a fire at an orphanage close to the Algerian capital Algiers early on Thursday, authorities said.
July 16, 2026
US announces new 25% tariffs on Brazil for ‘unfair’ trade practices
July 16, 2026
For Britain's next prime minister, Andy Burnham, a sprawling car park in the centre of a former cotton-manufacturing town in
July 16, 2026
Uganda discharged its last remaining Ebola patient on Thursday, triggering a 42-day countdown after which it can be declared free of the virus, the East African nation's
July 16, 2026
Russia's federal budget spending and deficit could exceed official plans by more than 1 trillion roubles ($12.85 billion) in 2026, according to the data from the
July 16, 2026
India has ordered shipowners, ship managers and recruitment companies not to deploy the country's seafarers on vessels undertaking trips through the Strait of Hormuz
July 16, 2026
Washington's new policy that says American citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there is an Ebola outbreak, must spend
July 15, 2026
TSMC, the world's main producer of advanced AI chips and a major Nvidia supplier, pledged on Thursday to invest a further $100
July 16, 2026
Nvidia said on Thursday it was partnering with Japanese companies including Fanuc and Yaskawa Electric to advance the development of robotics and AI.
July 16, 2026
Exchange-traded funds have been a fixture of financial markets since the 1990s as a popular low-cost way for investors to buy baskets of stocks
July 16, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has called the release of a U.S. citizen held in Iran a "gesture of goodwill", even as conflict raged for a fifth night across the Middle East.
July 16, 2026
Major Taiwan computer chipmaker TSMC says it plans to spend another $100 billion on expanding its manufacturing capacity in the United States
July 16, 2026
ICE traffic stops were just halted, then swiftly reinstated, as feds try to curb shootings – and the inevitable backlash
July 16, 2026
Japanese communications company Fujitsu is leading a major push in artificial intelligence and robotics using Nvidia’s technology to develop “physical AI.”
July 16, 2026
Azerbaijan and Armenia are at "real peace" and rebuilding trade links after decades of conflict, a senior Azerbaijani official told Reuters,
July 16, 2026
As renewed conflict in the Gulf drives up oil prices, airline investors and industry executives see mounting signs
July 16, 2026
Shares in British technology and online grocery group Ocado tumbled to a 13-year low on Thursday after it failed to show tangible progress in talks to secure
July 16, 2026
Britain's economy eked out minimal growth in May as the services industry expanded but other sectors shrank, suggesting fragile
July 16, 2026
Britain's media regulator launched an investigation into TikTok on Thursday to understand whether its UK unit failed or is failing to protect children from harmful content.
July 16, 2026
More than 500 missing after two refugee boats vanish off Myanmar coast, UN agencies say
July 16, 2026
Hong Kong's national security police arrested five booksellers on suspected charges of "doing an act with seditious intention", the government said in a statement late
July 16, 2026
Americans are waiting longer for disaster aid under President Donald Trump, with delays often lasting weeks or months
July 16, 2026
The U.S. began conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran on Thursday at 2 p.m. ET (1800 GMT) to "further degrade Iranian military capabilities," U.S.
July 16, 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to outline an ambitious vision for China's role in global AI governance at a forum on Friday, as Huawei showcases
July 16, 2026
A former senior adviser to the U.S.
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Fewer vessels travelled through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the first day after the U.S. reimposed its naval blockade on Iranian ports with both countries
July 16, 2026
South Korea's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in three-and-a-half years on Thursday and flagged more to come
July 16, 2026
A flash flood watch was posted across a broad swath of Texas on Wednesday as heavy downpours turned rivers
July 16, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu The monstrous rally in Asian chipmakers this year is hitting a rocky patch.
July 16, 2026
Japanese households' inflation expectations crept up and the ratio of those expecting prices to rise a year from now hit a record high, a quarterly central
July 16, 2026
Jack Chen has never defaulted on a loan since he began borrowing to cover expenses during his internship days, but his credit report now carries a red flag because of his
July 16, 2026
The full implementation of China's rare earth export restrictions could put $6.5 trillion of downstream production outside the country at risk, the International Energy
July 16, 2026
Airbus said on Thursday it had signed a multi-year agreement with Iliad-owned Scaleway to provide cloud infrastructure for sensitive
July 16, 2026
U.N. agencies say more than 500 people are feared dead after reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal
July 16, 2026
Exclusive: US military hasn’t conducted standard review of intelligence tied to strike on school in Iran, sources say
July 16, 2026
A federal panel has given preliminary approval to an updated design for a new underground facility to screen visitors to the White House
July 16, 2026
The U.S. launched two waves of attacks on Iran's coastal defenses and missile sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval
July 15, 2026
Russian ballistic missiles struck at least two districts in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Thursday, triggering fires and killing two people, officials said.
July 16, 2026
New Zealand and Fiji signed a renewed five-year Duavata Partnership on Thursday, setting out cooperation priorities for 2026 to 2030 across trade, security, democracy,
July 16, 2026
A tragic flash fire at a Bangkok music bar has claimed at least 33 lives, including four members of the bar's band
July 15, 2026
The United States has intensified its strikes targeting Iran, hitting targets further north
July 15, 2026
More than half of House Democrats have voted to strip $3.3 billion in U.S. aid from Israel
July 16, 2026
New York Times fights Trump administration subpoenas for reporters’ testimony
July 16, 2026
Exclusive: Officials asked to turn over phones at the White House as Wiles, Patel lead intensifying leak probe
July 16, 2026
Elon Musk’s xAI sues user over allegedly creating child sexual abuse materials with Grok
July 16, 2026
The U.S. has implemented restrictions related to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo which prevent American citizens and nationals
July 16, 2026
The New York Times has filed a court motion to block federal grand jury subpoenas to three of its journalists over their reporting on President Donald Trump's new
July 16, 2026
The Bank of Japan may face political pressure to ramp up bond buying if the benchmark 10-year yield breaks above the key 3% threshold and puts Premier Sanae
July 16, 2026
Texas Hill Country floods test new warning systems after last year’s deadly disaster
Germany upgrades security stance to 'high threat level', interior minister tells paper
The US and Iran have blown past red lines as they lurch back toward all-out war
Massive fire becomes Norway's largest in modern times after destroying more than 100 homes
8 killed and more than 60 wounded in Ukrainian drone attack on Russian regions
Pop culture’s 'reverent irreverence': How artists blur irony, sincerity and religion
Mount Olympus, home of the ancient Greek gods, is a candidate for the UNESCO World Heritage List
Caitlin Clark bounces into record books with 45 points and 10 assists