Analysis and commentary on current events around the world.
The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates this week for the first time this year. So how does it actually work? And what does it mean for the economy — and the rest of us? Here are some answers.
The ban is the latest attack by Trump on media outlets that he perceives as unfavourable to his administration.
The Iranian lender has faced years of Western sanctions over alleged ties to Tehran's nuclear programme.
Israeli soldiers' Gaza testimony causes backlash across much of the country's political establishment.
The US-Denmark Greenland security deal gives Trump an agreement without delivering his ambition to annex the territory.
Ugo Ugochukwu has become the first American driver to win the FIA Formula 3 Championship.
For the Kremlin, parliamentary elections remain a mechanism for political participation, feedback and legitimacy.
Russia's parliamentary election for the first time is being held in Ukraine's regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the start of its full-scale invasion more than 4 1/2 years ago.
US Pentagon is reportedly considering proposals for reducing military footprint across the Atlantic.
Chelsea left with one point from their last three Premier League games after a 3-0 defeat at neighbours Brentford.
Protestors gathered outside Washington’s Kennedy Center after President Trump’s plans to close the arts venue.
Brazilian police say they will reopen dozens of cases after they arrested a self-confessed serial killer.
Bad weather has pushed authorities to begin operations to right the capsized ferry.
Italian health authorities see evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year.
The boat lacked safety gear and took on water before interception by UK Border Force, authorities say.
President Donald Trump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland. The announcement comes after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO
Fewer births and worsening labour shortages are placing mounting pressure on Japan’s social care system.
Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, accusing them of ‘fake news.’