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Storm dumps 18 months' rain on parts of UAE, flooding roads, airport

Fujairah, an emirate on the UAE's eastern coast, saw the heaviest rainfall on Tuesday with 145 millimetres (5.7 inches) falling there

Japan records trade deficit for 3rd fiscal year despite recovering exports

The deficit was 5.89 trillion yen ($38 billion) for the fiscal year that ended in March, according to Finance Ministry data released on Wednesday

Trudeau's govt raises taxes on wealthiest Canadians in federal Budget

The budget proposes to increase the capital gains inclusion rate, which refers to the taxable share of profit made on the sale of assets

US court rejects request by tribes to block $10 bn project in Arizona

Pattern Energy lawyers argued that more than 90% of the project had been completed and that there were no inadvertent discoveries of cultural sites in the valley

Trump to meet Duda as Nato leaders call for additional support for Ukraine

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday in New York.

Iran's actions may cause economic spillovers as WH vows sanctions: Yellen

As the IMF and its fellow lending agency, the World Bank, hold their spring meetings this week, high on the agenda are the fast-rising tensions between Iran and Israel and what escalation could spell

First 7 jurors chosen for Trump's hush money criminal trial; 11 more needed

Over two days, dozens of potential jurors have been excused after saying they could not be impartial or because they had other commitments

Trump goes from court to campaign at bodega in heavily Democratic hometown

The visit would be Trump's first campaign appearance since his criminal hush money trial began, making the presumptive GOP nominee the first former president in US history to stand criminal trial

Parts of Central US hit by storms, tornadoes strike in Kansas, Iowa

An EF-1 tornado touched down shortly after 6 am near the northeastern Kansas town of Richland, the National Weather Service said

US house committee accuses China of fuelling fentanyl crisis in country

The Chinese government not only subsidises the manufacturing of precursor chemicals, but the report says it has also thwarted investigations into illicit manufacturers

Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens global security: Olaf Scholz in China

Russia's actions "violate a principle of the United Nations Charter and the principle of the inviolability of national borders, Scholz was quoted as saying by German media

Trump returns to court after first day of trial ended with no jurors picked

The first day of Trump's history-making hush money trial in Manhattan ended Monday with no one yet chosen to be on the panel of 12 jurors and six alternates

US Presidential polls: Biden returns to hometown Scranton to pitch tax plan

Biden's pitch on taxes is a key part of his effort to blunt Trump's populist allure

Paris 2024: Things to know about the flame-lighting ceremony in Greece

It will then be carried through Greece for more than 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles) before being handed over to French organizers at the Athens venue used for the first modern Olympics in 1896

Heavy rains: UAE grapples with flood damage, death toll in Oman rises to 18

Police and emergency personnel drove slowly through the flooded streets, their emergency lights flashing across the darkened morning

China's Q1 GDP grows faster than expected on back of policy support: Data

On a quarter-by-quarter basis, GDP grew 1.6 per cent in the first quarter, above the forecast for growth of 1.4 per cent

Likely to make next-generation EV batteries by early 2029: Nissan

Rivals like Volkswagen and Toyota have also announced efforts to produce solid-state EVs, with Toyota setting a date of 2027-28 to begin bringing them to market

Maui fire dept to release after-action report on deadly Hawaii wildfires

The reports could help officials understand exactly what happened when the wind-whipped fire overtook the historic Maui town of Lahaina, destroying roughly 3,000 properties

Democrats hope to win back deadlocked Michigan House in special elections

If both Democratic candidates win Tuesday, the party will regain control through the end of the year, with each seat in the House up for reelection in November

White House rejects House Republican effort to get Prez Biden to testify

The committee has asserted for the past year that the Bidens traded on the family name, by trying to link a handful of phone calls or dinner meetings between Joe Biden