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Golden swords, Arabian horses: Trump gets a royal welcome in Saudi Arabia

Although Trump recently attended the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, Saudi Arabia was originally intended to be his initial overseas destination, just like in his first term

Trump's pardon attorney to review Joe Biden's end-of-term mercy decisions

On his last day in office, Biden pardoned his siblings, their spouses, Dr Fauci, Gen Milley, and members of the House panel that probed the January 6 Capitol attack

Canadian PM Carney names Indian-origin Anita Anand as foreign minister

Carney, who replaced Justin Trudeau earlier this year and won election last month, named Anand foreign minister, replacing Mlanie Joly, who becomes the minister of industry

Harvard hit with new $450 mn grant cut amid growing clash with Trump admin

The letter said Harvard has become a breeding ground for virtue signalling and discrimination and faces a steep, uphill battle to reclaim its legacy as a place of academic excellence

Saudi crown prince welcomes Trump as he begins four-day Mideast tour

Trump, as he did in his first term, is paying an early visit to the kingdom after the crown prince promised to pump hundreds of billions of dollars in new investments in the United States

Ancelotti focused on finishing season with Real Madrid before Brazil job

Carlo Ancelotti wants to remain fully focused on his job with Real Madrid before taking over Brazil's national team in two weeks.

UnitedHealth CEO steps down; suspends 2025 outlook on higher medical costs

Hemsley was UnitedHealth Group CEO from 2006 to 2017. He will remain chairman of the company's board. Witty will serve as a senior adviser to Hemsley

Russia responsible for downing MH17 in 2014, global aviation body finds

The Netherlands and Australian governments brought the case against Moscow before the Montreal-based global aviation agency in 2022, and on Tuesday welcomed the verdict

Nissan cuts 15% of global work force as Japan automaker sinks into losses

The Yokohama-based automaker said US President Donald Trump's tariffs on auto imports also hurt its results

Most powerful Americans: Trump, Pope Leo lead in different roles, realms

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn't be more stark politically, personally or in their world views

Honda forecasts 24.5% profit drop as China sales dip, Trump tariffs loom

Research and development costs hurt, despite Honda's record global motorcycle sales for the fiscal year, which topped 21 million motorcycles

German govt bans largest 'Reich citizen' group, arrests 4 leaders

Since early Tuesday morning, hundreds of security forces in several states have been searching the association's properties and the homes of leading members

Cannes to open with 3 film salute to Ukraine, De Niro's honorary Palme d'Or

Cannes is coming off a 2024 festival that produced a number of eventual Oscar contenders, including Emilia Perez, The Substance, Flow and the best picture winner, Anora

Campus protests flare on smaller scale but with higher stakes this time

Compared with last spring, when more than 2,100 people were arrested in campus protests nationwide, the demonstrations have been smaller and more scattered

Global free trade is in 'crisis', says WTO chief during Japan visit

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation, told Ishiba that she has high expectations for Japan as a champion of open markets

Trump starts his Mideast trip with visit to Saudi amid crush of problems

The crown prince will fete Trump with a formal dinner and host a gathering of members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which is made up of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Trump tariffs may have pushed up inflation in April, US govt report to show

Consumer prices are forecast to have risen 2.4 per cent in April compared with a year earlier, according to data provider FactSet, the same as in March

Judge won't block IRS from sharing tax data to identify, deport US migrants

In a win for the Trump administration, US District Judge Dabney Friedrich denied a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by nonprofit groups

Civil rights agency moves to fire judge fighting Trump's directives

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in response to Trump's order has moved to drop at least seven of its own pending cases representing transgender workers

Trump's ally from hush money trial named acting librarian of Congress

Since returning to office in January, Trump has purged officials he regards as opposed to him and to his Republican agenda