Rising exports lower US goods trade deficit in April
The U.S. trade deficit in goods contracted more than expected in April as a surge in exports blunted rising imports, but economists cautioned the trend
May 29, 2026The U.S. trade deficit in goods contracted more than expected in April as a surge in exports blunted rising imports, but economists cautioned the trend
May 29, 2026
A team of specialist divers said they pulled one man from a flooded cave in central Laos on Friday, as four more people remained trapped with two others still missing.
May 29, 2026
Poland's president said on Friday he wanted a state body to discuss stripping Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Poland's top honour,
May 29, 2026
Global investors returned to equity funds in the week to May 27 after a week of outflows, as a rally in AI-linked stocks revived demand, though caution over U.S.-Iran peace
May 29, 2026
Canada's economy posted a surprise contraction in the first quarter versus the year before, making it two straight quarters of annualized decline - which
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The mummy of a child from the Inca period, discovered frozen in 1905 on a mountain in northwestern Argentina, has been returned to an indigenous
May 29, 2026
The world is beset with multiple risks and uncertainty that countries must confront squarely, To
May 29, 2026
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Washington on Friday for talks with U.S.
May 29, 2026
Contrary to the belief that an immigration crackdown would lead to more jobs for US-born workers, ICE enforcement hasn’t produced economic gains for Americans.
May 29, 2026
Polycystic ovary syndrome is an inaccurate name for a condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Its new name can help address missed diagnoses and fragmented care.
May 29, 2026
Search crews are expected to navigate treacherous circumstances as they continue efforts to recover nine people, who are presumed dead, a day after a deadly chemical tank rupture at a paper plant in Washington state killed at least two people and injured others.
May 28, 2026
The Trump administration says it's setting up a "state-of-the-art facility” in Kenya for Americans who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus but who do not have symptoms.
May 29, 2026
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has cast Pope Leo XIV as a global ally on social justice, migration and reparations after meeting the Chicago-born pontiff at the Vatican
May 29, 2026
US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya suspended as opposition to containment center grows
May 29, 2026
The World Health Organization said on Friday that there are 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 223 suspected
May 29, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Friday he would conclude a political agreement on the release of frozen European Union funds at a meeting with European
May 29, 2026
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European shares edged higher on Friday, wrapping up the month with gains as investors clung to hopes that a proposed deal to extend a Middle
May 29, 2026
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said on Friday his economic reforms stabilised the country and revived investor confidence, despite a steep cost-of-
May 29, 2026
Spain's ruling Socialist Workers' Party faces several court cases involving allegations of graft, influence-peddling and other crimes that have implicated members of Prime
May 29, 2026
Japanese authorities spent 11.7 trillion yen ($73.5 billion) intervening in foreign exchange markets over the past month to support the yen, but with only
May 29, 2026
New Zealand is aiming for "smooth and steady" rises in defence expenditure to meet its target of spending 2% of GDP on the military within 8 years, its new
May 29, 2026
The EU's trade and investment relationship with China is "not sustainable", the European Commission said on Friday, vowing a stronger response as
May 29, 2026
Japan's Nomura Holdings is looking for acquisition targets for its investment management business in the U.S. to build on last year's $1.8 billion buyout of
May 29, 2026
Eleven children have been killed or injured on average every 24 hours in Lebanon over the last week, the U.N.'s children's agency said on Friday, as
May 29, 2026
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China said on Friday it firmly opposes any attempt by any country to undermine its sovereignty and security "under the pretext of freedom of navigation", in response to a
May 29, 2026
Pregnant woman and son from Ghana have been detained for more than a week at Dulles Airport, attorneys say
May 29, 2026
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that allowing inflation to run above the central bank's 2% target is justified given the uncertainty about the impact of the
May 29, 2026
U.S. rapper Kanye West, who has been barred from performing in several countries due to past antisemitic comments, is set to hold concerts in the Netherlands next month,
May 29, 2026
The World Health Organization said on Friday that there were 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 223 suspected
May 29, 2026
Before every match at this year's World Cup, viewers across the globe will watch as cameras linger on a familiar ritual: players
May 29, 2026
Italy's economy grew by 0.3% in the first quarter from the previous three months, boosted by strong exports, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, revising up a
May 29, 2026
Iran promises ‘utter ruin’ if war restarts. Here’s what could happen if diplomacy fails
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NATO members condemn Russia after drone slams into Romania apartment building, wounding two
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How do US arms sales to Taiwan work and why are they such a sore point for China?
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Iran’s nuclear stockpile — a key part of negotiations to end the war and a focus of Trump’s — explained
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Mullin plan to punish sanctuary jurisdictions by targeting their airports faces fierce headwinds
May 29, 2026
The Iran war rocked global bond markets again in May, sending yields to multi-decade highs as traders priced in central bank rate hikes
May 29, 2026
OpenAI has given some Japanese financial institutions access to its GPT-5.5 model to help prevent cyberattacks, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama
May 29, 2026
The European Central Bank will act in a "timely and measured manner" to prevent the current energy shock from turning into persistent inflation, governing council member Fabio
May 29, 2026
At Taiwan's annual Computex trade show next week, the spotlight is likely to be dominated, as usual, by Nvidia and its products, but also by the island's
May 29, 2026
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said he would consider calling for snap polls if tensions within his ruling alliance got worse.
May 29, 2026
Indonesia's annual inflation rate likely accelerated in May to 2.97%, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, closer to the upper end of the central bank's target range amid
May 29, 2026
NATO member Romania said on Friday that a drone injured two people in a southeastern city during an overnight Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine, an incident likely to increase
May 29, 2026
The number of unemployed people in Germany fell unexpectedly in May, labour office figures showed on Friday, but the office warned
May 29, 2026
Russian drones attacked three foreign-flagged merchant vessels late on Thursday and overnight as they sailed along Ukraine's maritime export corridor in the Black Sea, Deputy Prime
May 29, 2026
Russia has intensified covert efforts to undermine the leader of Armenia’s bid for re-
May 29, 2026
Tangled cobwebs dangle from the ceiling in dim light and a pleasant, musky sweetness pervades the air in this repository of a precious wine collection,
May 29, 2026
Kenyan authorities have arrested eight students on suspicion of arson over a fire at a girls' boarding school that killed 16 students, police said on
May 29, 2026
Bulgaria will allow U.S. military aircraft to stay in the NATO member country only until the end of June, after the United States failed to approve a visa-free system for
May 29, 2026
Stop-start efforts by Tehran and Washington to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz dominate the market outlook, while U.S. and euro zone data should shed more
May 29, 2026
Italy's unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.1% in April and a net 123,000 jobs were created during the month, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Friday.
May 29, 2026
Taiwan's tech-driven economy is expected to grow at its fastest pace in 16 years in 2026, the government statistics agency said on Friday,
May 29, 2026
China's decision to send only academics to Asia's biggest defence forum is a missed opportunity at a moment when countries need more "strategic
May 29, 2026
Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) rose by 0.4% in May from the month before, with the annual inflation rate surging to 3.3% from 2.8% in April amid increasing
May 29, 2026
A Sudanese medical group says attacks in central Sudan have killed 27 people, including elderly individuals
May 29, 2026
Romanian authorities say a Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania
May 29, 2026
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo denies an agreement with the U.S. for anti-drug trafficking operations in Guatemala
May 29, 2026
French inflation rose in May at the fastest pace in more than two years on surging energy prices, though slightly less than expected, preliminary data from statistics agency INSEE
May 29, 2026
France's economy shrank slightly in the first quarter, final data from statistics office INSEE showed on Friday, missing the preliminary reading of 0.0% for the euro zone's second-
May 29, 2026
Police in Brisbane made five arrests on Friday as they cleared a protest camp from the city park where the main stadium for the 2032 Olympics will be built.
May 29, 2026
Euro zone consumers, already scarred by the Ukraine war, have changed their attitudes more quickly as a result of the upheaval of the Iran war, European Central Bank
May 29, 2026
France will ask Russia's ambassador to explain what happened when he fulfills a summons after a drone struck an apartment building in Romania, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel
May 29, 2026
France has asked for the public prosecutor to investigate the treatment of French nationals who were part of a recent activist flotilla heading for Gaza, French Foreign
May 29, 2026
Spain's European Union-harmonised 12-month inflation rate rose to 3.6% in May, from 3.5% in the period through April, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute (INE)
May 29, 2026
Bond market volatility is boosting the case for Japan's central bank to pause the unwinding of its massive debt holdings next fiscal year, which would give
May 29, 2026
As Japan's yen drifts back to levels that prompted official intervention a month ago, markets are sizing up Tokyo's remaining financial firepower and
May 29, 2026
A Kenyan court has ordered the temporary suspension of a plan for the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in the country after a lawsuit
May 29, 2026
Australia's struggling opposition Liberal Party installed former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, a pugnacious social conservative and campaigner against
May 29, 2026
China's factory activity likely remained flat in May after expanding for two months, indicating that weak domestic demand and cost pressures stemming from the U.S.-Israeli
May 29, 2026
Chrysler-parent Stellantis is recalling 419,035 vehicles in the U.S. as a software error could delay the side air bags from deploying during a crash, the U.S.
May 29, 2026
The United Nations' Human Rights Office on Friday called for more robust regulation and oversight by governments to make online platforms safer for children.
May 29, 2026
U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program
May 28, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook A weekend wait looms over markets as sources have told Reuters that the U.S. and Iran have reached an agreement to extend
May 29, 2026
Hundreds of BHP electrical workers at Port Hedland in Western Australia will vote on a potential strike action, a union said on Friday,
May 29, 2026
China's home prices are expected to fall at a slower pace than forecast in a March survey and edge up in 2027, suggesting the sector remains
May 29, 2026
In a remote Chinese desert, a vast military complex is taking shape that some security scholars say appears built to ensure
May 29, 2026
An appeal against an Australian woman's murder conviction for killing three relatives with a meal laced with toxic mushrooms
May 29, 2026
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is under growing pressure from a wave of defections to a new party set up by a former protege, analysts and
May 29, 2026
Hawaii manhunt ends with arrest of suspect in killings of 3 elderly men, police say
May 29, 2026
President Vladimir Putin is facing a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine and growing war fatigue among Russians and appears ready to change the narrative around the conflict
May 29, 2026
Haiti heads to the World Cup, bringing rare unity to a country beset by crisis
May 29, 2026
Hantavirus-exposed cruise passengers may soon be allowed to return home but must remain under 24/7 watch
May 29, 2026
Electrical workers at BHP's Port Hedland bulk export port in Western Australia may take strike action by end of the financial year on June 30, a union group said on Friday.
May 29, 2026
Billions of dollars worth of gold is still being extracted illegally from Brazil's Amazon rainforest, a study by
May 29, 2026
Huawei's new chip design principle focused on boosting transmission speed rather than continuing to shrink semiconductors offers a path for
May 29, 2026
A man wanted in connection with the killings of three men has been apprehended after a massive search of Hawaii’s Big Island
May 28, 2026
President Donald Trump finds himself in a bind as he seeks to end the war against Iran: he is under pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and get
May 29, 2026
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Anna Breman said on Friday interest rates were likely to increase sooner and by more than previously signalled to combat inflation.
May 29, 2026
New Zealand shadow finance minister Barbara Edmonds said on Friday she backed efforts to return the government's books to surplus, but said Labour would make different
May 29, 2026
A minority labour union at Samsung Electronics representing its consumer electronics workers will ask a South Korean court to suspend the implementation of a pay deal that
May 29, 2026
Accounting firm KPMG Australia said on Friday its CEO and head of audit had resigned because of shortcomings in the handling of a
May 29, 2026
The Humanoids Summit Tokyo showcases advanced robotics, highlighting China's growing influence
May 28, 2026
They were trapped looking for gold in a flooded cave. How were they found and will they be rescued?
May 28, 2026
Protesters have clashed with armed federal immigration officers in front of a New Jersey detention center where advocates have asserted detainees are staging a hunger strike
May 29, 2026