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US inflation rises in August as fuel, food, air travel costs increases

Consumer prices rose 2.9 per cent in August from a year earlier, the Labour Department said Tuesday, up from 2.7 per cent the previous month and the biggest increase since January

Authorities still looking for Charlie Kirk's killer, rifle recovered

Kirk's killer appears to be of college age and blended in with the college population on the Utah campus where the shooting occurred

Netanyahu killed hostage deal hopes with strike on Hamas in Doha: Qatar

There was no immediate acknowledgment of the remarks from Netanyahu, whose government has engaged in wars across the region since Hamas' October 7, 2023 assault on Israel

UK fires ambassador to US Peter Mandelson over his links to Jeffrey Epstein

On Wednesday, The Sun newspaper published emails that it said showed Mandelson telling Epstein to fight for early release shortly before he was sentenced to 18 months in prison

US inflation likely rose last month as Trump tariffs drive up prices

Economists forecast that consumer prices rose 2.9% in August from a year earlier, according to a survey of economists by data provider FactSet

Another full blackout hits Cuba as island's energy crisis worsens

It was the second island-wide outage this year, with three other blackouts reported late last year

Firms may hesitate to invest in US without visa reforms: S Korean President

President Lee Jae Myung said the Korean workers are set to be brought home on Friday aboard a charter plane

Mexico's new tariffs on Asian imports aim to counter US trade pressures

President Claudia Sheinbaum said the tariffs revealed a day earlier in her administration's budget proposal are intended to counter the effects of US tariffs on some products from Mexico

Some National Guard to stay in DC till Nov as Trump's order set to expire

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said in a statement that he had approved a request from the Secretary of the Army for 150 military police to carry out patrols in Washington through November 30

Trump gives ambiguous response to Russian drone incursion into Poland

What's with Russia violating Poland's airspace with drones? Here we go! Trump posted on his Truth Social platform late Wednesday morning

Brazil SC judge breaks with two peers, votes to absolve Bolsonaro

Despite Wednesday's vote by Justice Luiz Fux, the ex-leader could still be found guilty in the coming days, with two justices remaining to vote and a simple majority of three sufficient to convict

French police detain 295 in clashes as Macron appoints new prime minister

Although falling short of its self-declared intention to Block Everything, the protest movement that started online over the summer caused widespread hot spots of disruption

EU Commission President seeks sanctions against Israel over war in Gaza

Von der Leyen added that the commission will set up a Palestine donor group next month, part of which will focus on Gaza's future reconstruction

Protests erupt across France as new PM faces 'baptism of fire'; 200 held

The movement, which began online and gained momentum over summer, fell short of its "Block Everything" goal but caused widespread disruption

Civilians in Ukraine's eastern strongholds struggle as Russia advances

Once the industrial heart of Ukraine, Donetsk is being steadily reduced to rubble

South Korean plane heads to US to bring workers detained during ICE raid

A total of 475 workers, more than 300 of them South Koreans, were rounded up in the Sept 4 raid at the battery factory under construction at Hyundai's sprawling auto plant west of Savannah

US court rules Lisa Cook can stay Fed Guv while fighting Trump's firing bid

Cook is accused of saying two properties were primary residences, which could have resulted in lower down payments and mortgage rates than if either was designated a second home or investment property

Trump's tariffs seen cutting into China sales of US companies, survey finds

Nearly two-thirds of the 254 companies who responded said the new tariffs have reduced expected revenues for their China operations in 2025

Mexico proposes new import taxes on 1,400 products to boost production

The tariffs will be within the guidelines of the World Trade Organisation and the Mexican government would be sensitive to any impacts on production or prices

US Chief Justice Roberts keeps in place Trump's $5 bn foreign aid freeze

President Donald Trump said last month that he would not spend the money, invoking disputed authority that was last used by a president roughly 50 years ago