US corporate debt binge could be hard to sustain
Large US companies have been on a bond issuance binge but this rapid pace in supply may be hard to sustain ahead of expected volatility related to extending the US ...
Biden trips and falls during graduation ceremony, recovers quickly (video)
President Joe Biden tripped and fell after handing out the last diploma at a graduation ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Thursday, but got up quickly and ...
BRICS ministers put on show of strength as Putin arrest warrant looms large
BRICS foreign ministers on Thursday asserted their bloc’s ambition to rival Western powers but their talks in South Africa were overshadowed by questions over whether Russia’s president would ...
Kosovo, Serbia presidents meet under EU pressure to defuse crisis
The presidents of Kosovo and Serbia held talks on Thursday on resolving a political crisis that has spiralled into violence, with the leaders of France and Germany pressing them to ...
Biden says Sweden will ‘soon’ join Nato at US Air Force address
U.S. President Joe Biden predicted on Thursday Sweden will join NATO “soon”, speaking at the U.S. Air Force Academy days after he hinted at a possible deal to ...
Stoltenberg to travel to Turkey to discuss Sweden’s Nato membership
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday he would soon travel to Turkey to discuss Sweden’s NATO membership, in a bid to close a process that has been delayed ...
Oath Keeper convicted of sedition in US Capitol attack sentenced to 4.5 years
Far-right Oath Keepers militant group member Roberto Minuta was sentenced to four and a half years in prison on Thursday after he was convicted of seditious conspiracy and other crimes ...
Israeli professor who escaped Cyprus resurfaces
Gal Luft, the Israeli professor who skipped bail in Cyprus while facing extradition to the United States where he is wanted for arms trafficking, has resurfaced, telling the New York ...
Ukrainian-Cypriot friendship community seeks end to pro-Russia support in Cyprus
A group representing the Ukrainian community in Cyprus on Thursday boldly urged the president and authorities on the island to crack-down and shutdown any pro-Russia support and rallies organised on ...
Russia says US accessed thousands of Apple phones in spy plot
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it had uncovered a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) plot using previously unknown malware to access specially made so-called backdoor ...
‘That 70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson convicted on two rape counts
“That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson was convicted on Wednesday of raping two women at his Hollywood Hills home.
A jury deadlocked on another charge that Masterson raped a third ...
South Africa mulls options on ICC arrest warrant for potential visitor Putin
South Africa is mulling its options over an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin should he accept an invitation to a BRICS summit in August, ...
Zelenskiy presses NATO case at Moldova summit close to Ukraine’s border
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pressed his case for Ukraine to be part of the NATO military alliance as he joined European leaders on Thursday in Moldova close to his nation’s ...
Remaining Western firms face tricky Russian exits
After months of negotiations, Finland’s Nokian Tyres (TYRES.HE) was on the cusp late last year of finalising a 400-million-euro ($440.32 million) sale of its Russian business. Then Moscow changed ...
Top Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case
Members of an independent NASA panel studying UFOs, or what the U.S. government now terms UAP for “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” said in their first public meeting on Wednesday that ...
NASA UFO panel in first public meeting says better data needed
Members of an independent NASA panel studying UFOs, or what the U.S. government now terms UAP for “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” said in their first public meeting on Wednesday that ...
Belgorod governor says eight wounded by Ukrainian strikes, Russian Kyiv shelling continues
Eight people were wounded by overnight shelling that continued into the morning in the Russian town of Shebekino that damaged multiple buildings, the governor of the local Belgorod region said ...
UN tries to save Black Sea grain deal with ‘mutually beneficial’ proposal
The U.N. has proposed that Kyiv, Moscow and Ankara start preparatory work for the transit of Russian ammonia through Ukraine as it tries to salvage a deal allowing safe ...
Russian clothing brands plug gap left by Western rivals
Russian designers and brands are helping the retail sector gradually recover from a turbulent 15 months of store closures and slumping demand, with new labels plugging the gap left by foreign ...
US debt ceiling bill passes House with broad bipartisan support
A divided U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Wednesday, with majority support from both Democrats and Republicans to overcome opposition led ...
Dollar hits highest since mid-March as European inflation cools
The US dollar rose strongly on Wednesday to a more than two-month high after data showed European inflation is cooling quicker than expected and China’s recovery is sputtering.
The ...
NATO launches Arctic manoeuvres, vowing to protect newest member Finland
NATO countries are in the middle of Arctic military manoeuvres, vowing on Tuesday to defend their newest member, Finland, which is hosting its first joint NATO exercise in the region ...
Former US VP Mike Pence plans 2024 campaign launch next week
Former Republican Vice President Mike Pence, who incurred Donald Trump’s wrath by refusing to support his effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election, is set to enter the 2024 ...
Exxon, Chevron shareholders soundly reject climate-related petitions
Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Chevron Corp CVX.N shareholders on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected calls for stronger measures to mitigate climate change, dismissing more than a dozen climate-related proposals ...