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Wall Street sell-off spirals, briefly sends US stocks 10% below its record

Such head-spinning moves are becoming routine following a scary ride for investors where the S&P 500 has swung by at least 1 per cent, up or down, seven times in the last eight days

Will keep tariffs until US commits to free trade, says Canada's new PM

Mark Carney, who will be sworn in as Justin Trudeau's replacement in the coming days, said Trump's latest tariffs are an attack on Canadian workers, families, and businesses

US resumes military aid as Ukraine says it is open to 30-day ceasefire

The Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing for Ukraine, and Kyiv signaled that it was open to a 30-day ceasefire, pending Moscow's agreement

EU chief asks member nations to use European, not American defence systems

At a summit last week, the EU's 27 leaders weighed a European Commission proposal for a new loan plan worth $163 bn. It would be used to buy air defence systems, drones and strategic enablers

FBI joins search for missing Indian-origin student in Dominican Republic

The hotel said in a statement that Konanki's disappearance coincided with a power outage that prompted multiple guests to head to the beach where she was last seen

Trump calls to buy Tesla as sales drop amid protests, political backlash

Tesla owners, perhaps in a bid to avoid being targeted, have placed bumper stickers on their cars with messages like, I bought it before Elon went nuts

Ukraine-US talks on ending war begin as Russia downs 337 Ukrainian drones

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister was on hand for the talks as American, Saudi and Ukrainian flags stood in the background. Officials did not answer any of the shouted questions

Fans fume as injured Neymar misses Santos semi after carnival celebration

Neymar's justification for missing a semifinal with Santos was criticized because he was seen at Carnival last week

Ronaldo's heroics propel Al-Nassr into AFC Champions League quarterfinals

After 26 minutes in the return match, the 40-year-old scored his seventh goal of the tournament

Inter Milan's Piotr Zielinski facing weeks on sidelines with calf injury

Zielinski came on as a substitute in the 70th minute but had to be helped off the field just three minutes later

Japan's trade minister fails to get assurances from US on tariff exemptions

Japan depends heavily on exports and the auto tariffs would hurt, because vehicles are its biggest export and the United States is their top destination

Arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be 'first of many': Trump

Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful US resident who was a graduate student at Columbia until December, was detained Saturday by federal immigration agents in New York

What to expect as South Korea's court rules on President Yoon's impeachment

If the Constitutional Court rules against him, he will be officially thrown out of office and a national election will be held for a successor within two months

New York State fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return after strike

Guards upset over working conditions began illegally walking off the job Feb. 17 at many state prisons, forcing Gov. Kathy Hochul to send National Guard troops in to maintain operations

Purge of USAID programmes complete with 83% cut, says Marco Rubio

Rubio in the post thanked DOGE and the hardworking staff who worked very long hours to achieve this overdue and historic reform in foreign aid

All 3 onboard killed as medical helicopter crashes in US' Mississippi

The AirCare copter was not carrying any patients when it crashed in Madison County, north of the capital of Jackson

US Senate confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Trump's labour secretary

Chavez-DeRemer will oversee the Department of Labour, one of several executive departments named in lawsuits challenging the authority of billionaire Elon Musk

Ontario raises 25% tax on electricity exports to US over Trump trade war

Trump later said he has postponed 25 per cent tariffs on many goods from Canada and Mexico for a month, amid widespread fears of a broader trade war

Trump admin halts funding for 2 cybersecurity projects, including elections

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, known as CISA, has ended about $10 million in annual funding to the nonprofit Center for Internet Security

Pope Francis no longer in danger due to pneumonia, remains hospitalised

In a late update, the doctors said the 88-year-old pope remains stable and has consolidated improvements in recent days