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US govt shutdown means no inflation data next month for 1st time in decades

Some of the inflation data is collected electronically, but most is gathered in person by government employees who visit stores across the country

Afghanistan, Pakistan head to Turkey for second round of crisis talks

On Friday, the Taliban government's chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said Deputy Interior Minister Haji Najib was leading the delegation heading to Istanbul

US deploys aircraft carrier to Latin America, escalating military tensions

The pace of the strikes has quickened in recent days from one every few weeks when they first began to three this week, killing a total of at least 43 people since September

New York AG Letitia James pleads not guilty in Trump-backed mortgage case

On Thursday, James' lawyers asked for an order prohibiting prosecutors from disclosing to the news media information about the investigation, or materials from the case, outside of court

European Union accuses Meta, TikTok of breaching transparency rules

The inquiry found both companies had violated the Digital Services Act, the EU's trailblazing digital rule book that imposes a set of strict requirements designed to keep internet users safe online

US inflation stays elevated but prices rose less than feared last month

Consumer prices increased 3% in September from a year earlier, the Labour Department said Friday, up from 2.9% in August

Croatia reinstates military conscription as Europe worries over Ukraine war

This decision marks a return to conscription, which was suspended in 2008 when the country shifted to a volunteer system

Marco Rubio visits US-led coordination centre in Israel amid Gaza ceasefire

Rubio was the latest in a series of high-level US officials to visit the civilian military coordination centre and the country

Tech leaders, mayor changed mind about using troops in San Francisco: Trump

Outreach from billionaire CEOs clearly had a hand in the rare reprieve Trump handed a Democrat-led city

US flies supersonic B-1 bombers near Venezuela coast amid drugs crackdown

According to flight tracking data, a pair of B-1 Lancer bombers took off from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas on Thursday and flew through the Caribbean and up to the coast of Venezuela

Trump's turnaround sanctions target Russian oil firms that fund Ukraine war

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the move aimed to push Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to President Donald Trump's proposals for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine

Bangladesh outspin West Indies to claim long-awaited ODI series win

The dominant victory, its second-largest overall and biggest ever against the Caribbean side, helped Bangladesh claim its first ODI series triumph since March 2024

Messi inks new Inter Miami contract, to play on through 2026 season

The deal was announced Thursday, one day before Inter Miami's playoff opener against Nashville

Rubio to visit Israel after Vance, ensure fragile Gaza ceasefire holds

The US is seeking support from other allies, especially Gulf nations, to create an international stabilisation force to be deployed to Gaza and train a Palestinian force

Belgium urges EU partners to share risk of using frozen Russian assets

The biggest tranche of those assets some $225 billion worth is held in Belgium, and the Belgian government is wary of using the money without firm guarantees from other EU countries

American e-waste is causing 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia, report says

Electronic waste, or e-waste, includes discarded devices like phones and computers containing both valuable materials and toxic metals like lead, cadmium and mercury

IOC urges sports federations to halt events in Indonesia over Israel ban

An Indonesian government official declared earlier this month that Israeli athletes would be denied visas to participate in the world championships, which started last Sunday and run through this week

Saudi Arabia appoints Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan as new grand mufti

Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan became a prominent scholar, speaking to the faithful via the Noor ala al-Darb, or Light the Way, radio show and via multiple books he's authored and his television appearances

Canada aims to double non-US exports in a decade amid Trump tariff impact

Carney reiterated in an evening address to Canadians that the decades-long process of an ever-closer economic relationship between the Canadian and US economies is now over

Israel to resume ceasefire, aid after it launched deadly strikes in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed the military to take strong action against any ceasefire violations but didn't threaten to return to war