Fed expected to hold rates as Iran war fuels inflation fears
Federal Reserve policymakers will gather in Washington this week in what may be Jerome Powell’s last meeting as head of the US central bank, with energy prices still elevated ...
Trump demands ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel over Melania “widow” joke
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel said on Monday his joke about U.S. first lady Melania Trump had been misconstrued and was not a “call to assassination.”
Kimmel used the opening ...
Germany’s Merz says Iran is humiliating US as talks stall
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday Iran’s leadership was humiliating the United Statesand getting U.S. officials to travel to Pakistan and then leave without results, in an ...
Mediators still seek to bridge US, Iran gaps despite failure of face-to-face talks
Work has not halted to bridge gaps between the United States and Iran, sources from mediator Pakistan said, despite the failure of face-to-face diplomacy after President Donald Trump called off ...
King Charles’ visit to US to proceed after Washington shooting
King Charles’ state visit to the U.S. will go ahead as planned on Monday despite a shooting at a White House dinner attended by President Donald Trump, Buckingham Palace ...
Trump safe after shooting at White House correspondents dinner, suspect in custody
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner by Secret Service agents on Saturday night after a man opened fire ...
Iran’s foreign minister arrives in Pakistan, raising hopes for US peace talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals for restarting peace talks with the United States, amid conflicting signals on whether he ...
Sovereignty of Falklands rests with the UK, Britain tells the US
The sovereignty of the Falkland Islands rests with Britain, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday after an internal Pentagon email suggested reviewing the U.S. position ...
US says people with ties to IRGC won’t be allowed at World Cup
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington had no objections to Iranian players participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup but he added the players will not be allowed to ...
US reclassifies certain marijuana products as a less-dangerous drug
The U.S. Department of Justice is reclassifying FDA-approved and state-licensed marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Thursday.
The announcement does not legalize marijuana ...
King on US mission to bolster UK’s special relationship with royalist Trump
Britain’s King Charles heads to the United States next week for the most high-profile trip of his reign so far, on a mission to shore up the future of ...
Attacks in south Lebanon strain ceasefire on eve of Washington talks
An Israeli strike killed two people in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, Lebanon’s state news agency reported, and Hezbollah said it launched an attack drone at Israeli forces in the ...
Iran seizes ships in Strait of Hormuz after Trump calls off attacks
Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, tightening its grip on the strategic waterway after U.S. President Donald Trump called off attacks indefinitely with no ...
Trump says he does not want to extend Iran truce as expiry nears
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he did not want to extend a rapidly expiring ceasefire in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and that the U.S. ...
New testimony raises pressure on Starmer over choice of envoy to US
A former top foreign ministry official said on Tuesday he had faced “constant pressure” from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office to speed up the appointment of his pick as ...
Trump: Israel never talked me into war with Iran
President Donald Trump said on Monday that Israel did not persuade him to attack Iran, after news reports that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu influenced the U.S. president’s decision ...
US warship passes through Malacca Strait, Indonesian Navy says
A United States warship passed through the Strait of Malacca over the weekend, the Indonesian Navy said on Monday, adding that the transit through the major sea route was in ...
Eight children killed at home in Louisiana domestic violence, police say
A gunman killed seven of his children and an eighth minor in a domestic violence incident on Sunday in Shreveport, Louisiana, before police fatally shot him during a vehicle chase, ...
New Jersey’s $150 transit fare will have ‘chilling effect’, FIFA warns
New Jersey’s decision to charge $150 for round-trip transit to World Cup games will have a “chilling effect” on fans, FIFA have warned as the fare represents a 10-fold increase ...
Artemis II astronauts made most of professional photography training
The two professional photography instructors who trained Artemis II astronauts to take pictures of the moon and Earth during their historic lunar flyby said they were as impressed as the ...
The Iran war revisited: what if America loses?
The 2026 Iran War marks a turning point in modern geopolitics and shows how the West’s attempts to maintain dominance through military intervention destabilise the region, hastening the rise of ...
Iran says Hormuz Strait open after Lebanon deal, Trump expects Iran deal ‘soon’
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the Strait of Hormuz was open following a ceasefire accord agreed in Lebanon, while U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed a deal ...
US treasury secretary expects slower economic growth amid Iran war
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that the economy will be slower this quarter amid the Iran war, but it is in good shape and will rebound, adding ...
Trump turns on Meloni, says he is ‘shocked’ by Italian leader
U.S. President Donald Trump told an Italian newspaper on Tuesday he was “shocked” by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and had expected her to be more courageous, delivering a blunt ...