17+ hour, 29+ min ago   (781+ words) The US Federal Reserve goes into a key rate-setting meeting this week with markets expecting policymakers to pull the trigger on a rate hike to tackle persistently high inflation -- and analysts say central bank chief Kevin Warsh's credibility is on…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (326+ words) NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday that the alliance would remain "strong" whoever wins next year's presidential election in member state France. Polls show that far-right leader Marine Le Pen -- who has questioned France's role in NATO and support for…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (365+ words) IAEA head Rafael Grossi on Monday said giving the UN nuclear agency access to key nuclear facilities in Iran would have "positive repercussions" for the Islamic republic as a draft resolution seen by AFP proposes referring Tehran to the UN…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (380+ words) A senior official in French presidential contender Marine Le Pen's far-right party sparked a furore Friday with a comment that France would "turn off the tap" to Ukraine if it came to power. Le Pen is currently riding high in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (329+ words) Hamas called on Arab and Muslim countries on Friday to oppose a proposal from two Israeli ministers to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and send them abroad. "Escalating statements by ministers in the Israeli government regarding the continued adoption…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (299+ words) The US military has sunk a third boat belonging to the Ecuadoran gang Los Choneros in the Pacific Ocean, US Southern Command said. Thursday's operation is part of a broader campaign that has also included strikes on alleged drug-running boats…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (563+ words) Stocks fell and bond yields held at multi-decade highs as investors ramp up rate hike bets amid a fresh flare-up in Middle East tensions that has sparked another surge in oil prices. Crude jumped more than two percent and has…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (678+ words) Alejandro Betancourt, who made his fortune through murky dealings with Venezuela's bygone Chavista administrations, is now rubbing shoulders with US President Donald Trump under Washington's massive oil deal with Caracas. The multibillion-dollar pact hands about one-fifth of Venezuelan reserves over…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (288+ words) Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro was acquitted Tuesday of a possible violation of electoral law after he broadcast a deepfake video of his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro. A left-wing coalition supporting the re-election of President Luiz Inacio Lula da…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (619+ words) Oil prices extended gains Tuesday amid fears of a fresh bout of military exchanges between the United States and Iran following a flare-up at the weekend and Donald Trump's warning that he will hit the country "hard". The latest bout…...