TOKYO -- The U.S. dollar weakened sharply Monday against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s finance minister confirmed both sides had intervened in markets. Before late last week, the dollar was trading above 1...
LONDON -- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked southern Japan on Tuesday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami advisory for the coasts of the Ariake Sea and the Yatsushiro Sea. The earthquake occurred in Kumamoto Prefecture...
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites. Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in...
President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and other dignitaries are safe after ashooting incidentoutside the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner Saturday night at the Washington, D.C., Hilton hotel. The incident took p...
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GENEVA -- Swiss food giant Nestlé says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy earlier this week for Poland. The company, based in Vevey, Switzerland, sai...
Speed skaters train ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy, February 4, 2026. Great Britain's Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds compete during a curling mixed doubles match against Nor...
LONDON -- A row erupted Sunday within Britain's governing Labour Party after the ambitious mayor of Manchester was prevented from trying to re-enter Parliament at a special election in the city in the coming weeks, with critics claiming that Prime Mi...
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The Senate on Monday passed a short-term government funding bill and sent it to the House, where a vote could come as early as Wednesday. A key House committee voted 8-4 to advance the legislation early on Wednesday, sending it to the House floor fo...
Mass firings of federal workers begin on day 10 of government shutdownThe administration has argued they have to fire workers to keep essential government services running. The stalemate on Capitol Hill continues, with Democratic and Republican ...
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TOKYO -- Nissan is closing its flagship factory in Oppama, Japan, to cut costs and moving all its production there to another plant in southwestern Japan. Vehicle production at the Oppama plant in Kanagawa Prefecture south of Tokyo, will end at...
Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate backgrounds and faiths, has died at 88, the Vatican said. The pontiff's funeral is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, accordin...
President Donald Trump's severe tariffs against virtually all U.S. trading partners are set to take effect on Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. ET. Among his sweeping new trade moves is a hefty 104% tariff rate on China. Trump has described the tariffs as &...
Explore how seawater desalination methods transform saltwater into potable freshwater, and what drawbacks this technology has....