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Egypt's Sisi, Blinken discuss ways to move forward in Gaza ceasefire negotiations

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S.

August 20, 2024

Egypt's Sisi, Blinken discuss ways to move forward in Gaza ceasefire negotiations

Election|News|Opinion|US

The Latest: Day 2 of the DNC features the Obamas and second gentleman Doug Emhoff

Day two of the Democratic National Convention has begun

August 20, 2024

The Latest: Day 2 of the DNC features the Obamas and second gentleman Doug Emhoff

News|US

J&J's chemotherapy-free treatment for lung cancer gets US approval

The U.S.

August 20, 2024

J&J's chemotherapy-free treatment for lung cancer gets US approval

Asia|MidEast|News|World

Taliban morality police dismiss over 280 men without beards from security forces

The Taliban's morality ministry dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for "immoral

August 20, 2024

Taliban morality police dismiss over 280 men without beards from security forces

Americas|News|Sports|US

Cincinnati Open: Aryna Sabalenka defeats Jessica Pegula to win her last tournament before the US Open

August 20, 2024

Africa|Health|News

Mpox surge in Central Africa exposes the most vulnerable

Justine Munguiko could not recall the name of the disease she had been warned about.

August 20, 2024

Mpox surge in Central Africa exposes the most vulnerable

Election|News|US

Trump heads to battleground Michigan for first time since Harris shook up presidential race

August 20, 2024

Europe|News|Uncategorized|World

Mike Lynch and Morgan Stanley’s Jonathan Bloomer missing after luxury yacht sinks off Sicily

August 20, 2024

Africa|Crime|News

Kenyan man being held over the discovery of dismembered female bodies escapes from police custody

Police officials in Kenya say a suspect who confessed to killing 42 women and was being detained over the discovery of dismembered bodies has escaped from police custody

August 20, 2024

Kenyan man being held over the discovery of dismembered female bodies escapes from police custody

Business|Economy|News|World

Ukraine gives final approval for minimum grain export prices

Ukraine has approved the final details of a new system of minimum export prices for the country's key grains and oilseeds shipments, the government said on Tuesday, a plan that grains

August 20, 2024

Ukraine gives final approval for minimum grain export prices

News|Sports|US|World

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner gears up for US Open with Cincinnati Open win

August 20, 2024

Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

Obamas close DNC's second night with rousing Harris endorsement and pointed warnings about Trump

Warning of a difficult fight ahead, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have called on the nation to embrace Kamala Harris in urgent messages to the Democratic National Convention that were at times both hopeful and ominous

August 20, 2024

Obamas close DNC's second night with rousing Harris endorsement and pointed warnings about Trump

Business|Economy|Finance|News|US

Fed officials uneasy about job market as they get ready for Jackson Hole

Federal Reserve officials gathering at the annual central banking conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this week can take some satisfaction that the U.S.

August 20, 2024

Fed officials uneasy about job market as they get ready for Jackson Hole

Business|Election|News|US

Tech donor network co-founded by JD Vance seeks to push America to the right

Before JD Vance began his rapid rise to vice presidential candidate, he co-founded a Silicon Valley-backed donor organization to finance right-wing news stories, voter turnout operations and election

August 20, 2024

Tech donor network co-founded by JD Vance seeks to push America to the right

Business|Economy|Environment|News

US West Coast refiners still waiting for TMX margin boost

Canada's expanded Trans Mountain (TMX) oil pipeline, which commenced commercial operations in May, so far has had little impact on crude costs at refineries on the

August 20, 2024

US West Coast refiners still waiting for TMX margin boost

Business|Economy|News|Stock Markets|US

S&P 500 hunting cloud nine

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Alun John, EMEA breaking news correspondent, finance and markets.

August 20, 2024

Election|News|US

Next up at the Democratic convention: Republican speakers

August 20, 2024

Asia|Business|Finance|News

India flags cricket rights concerns with Disney-Reliance $8.5 billion merger

India's antitrust body has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5 billion India merger of Reliance and Walt Disney media assets harms competition due to their

August 20, 2024

India flags cricket rights concerns with Disney-Reliance $8.5 billion merger

MidEast|News|World

10 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school, civil defence says

At least 10 Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced families west of Gaza City, the enclave's civil defence authorities said.

August 20, 2024

10 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school, civil defence says

Business|Europe|News|Technology

Germany's Scholz paints nationalism as threat to industry at new chip plant

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned against nationalism in the country's east at the groundbreaking ceremony for a semiconductor plant in Dresden on Tuesday, warning that such

August 20, 2024

Germany's Scholz paints nationalism as threat to industry at new chip plant

Asia|Lifestyle|News|World

Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ activists rally in Nepal's capital during the annual Pride parade

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their supporters have rallied in Nepal’s capital during the annual Pride parade, the first one since gay couples were able to register same-sex marriages officially in the Himalayan nation

August 20, 2024

Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ activists rally in Nepal's capital during the annual Pride parade

Crime|Europe|News|World

Court upholds 99-year-old Nazi camp worker's murder conviction

The German Federal Court upheld a 99-year-old woman's conviction for accessory to murder over her role as a typist at a Nazi concentration camp in the last two years of World War

August 20, 2024

Court upholds 99-year-old Nazi camp worker's murder conviction

Africa|Business|Economy|News

Ghana begins construction of $12 billion petroleum hub

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has broken ground on the construction of a 300,000 barrel-per-day oil refinery that the government hopes will turn the

August 20, 2024

Ghana begins construction of $12 billion petroleum hub

Europe|News|World

Ukraine adopts 'historic' law to ban Russia-linked minority church

Ukrainian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law envisaging a ban on the activities of a Russia-linked branch of the Orthodox church, paving the way for a

August 20, 2024

Ukraine adopts 'historic' law to ban Russia-linked minority church

Europe|News|World

Ukraine has destroyed or damaged all 3 bridges over Russia's Seym River, Russian sources say

Russian sources say Ukrainian forces have either destroyed or damaged all three of the bridges over the Seym River in western Russia as Kyiv’s incursion enters its third week

August 20, 2024

Ukraine has destroyed or damaged all 3 bridges over Russia's Seym River, Russian sources say

Business|Economy|News

Fertilizer Canada says rail stoppage to cost industry up to C$63 million a day

Fertilizer Canada warned on Tuesday disruptions impacting all rail services across the country

August 20, 2024

Fertilizer Canada says rail stoppage to cost industry up to C$63 million a day

Health|News|Science|World

Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO official

A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to control its

August 20, 2024

Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO official

Election|News|US

After two decades of crossing paths, Obama will deliver a ‘forceful affirmation’ for Harris at the DNC

August 20, 2024

Economy|Europe|News|World

Czechs will buy ammunition for Ukraine with income from frozen Russian assets

The Czech Republic will use some of the interest earned on Russian assets frozen in the European Union to buy hundreds of thousands more artillery shells for Ukraine, the Czech

August 20, 2024

Czechs will buy ammunition for Ukraine with income from frozen Russian assets

MidEast|News|World

Bodies of six Israeli hostages retrieved from Gaza, Israel says

August 20, 2024

MidEast|News|World

Israeli military retrieves bodies of six hostages from Gaza

Israel retrieved the bodies of six hostages from the Gaza Strip, the military said on Tuesday, as negotiations continued in an effort to bring back more than 100

August 20, 2024

Israeli military retrieves bodies of six hostages from Gaza

Europe|News|World

People in Ukraine's Ternopil urged to stay inside after large fire breaks out

People were urged to stay inside their homes in Ukraine's Ternopil after a large fire broke out overnight during air raid alerts, the military administration of the western Ukrainian

August 20, 2024

People in Ukraine's Ternopil urged to stay inside after large fire breaks out

FTSE 100 dips 1% as energy stocks slip and BT hits bottom

The UK's FTSE 100 ended 1% lower on Tuesday, as a third straight day of falling crude prices weighed on energy stocks, and BT dropped to the bottom of FTSE

August 20, 2024

FTSE 100 dips 1% as energy stocks slip and BT hits bottom

Africa|Economy|Finance|News

Kenya's top court suspends judgment nullifying 2023 finance law

Kenya's top court on Tuesday suspended a lower court's ruling that the 2023 finance law was unconstitutional, saying it was important to preserve stability in

August 20, 2024

Kenya's top court suspends judgment nullifying 2023 finance law

News|US

Hear Biden speak on first night of DNC

President Joe Biden spoke before an energetic crowd on the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

August 20, 2024

News|Opinion|US

Biden tells America ‘I gave my best to you’ as he places his legacy in Harris’ hands

August 20, 2024

MidEast|News|US|World

Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning 'time is of the essence'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has ended his latest visit to the Middle East without securing a cease-fire in Gaza

August 20, 2024

Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning 'time is of the essence'

Crime|Europe|News|Travel

Deep seas and tight spaces impede search for 6 missing after yacht sinks off Sicily

Police divers have resumed searching for six people believed trapped in the hull of a superyacht that sank off Sicily

August 20, 2024

Deep seas and tight spaces impede search for 6 missing after yacht sinks off Sicily

Health|News

India's top court creates task force on workplace safety after doctor was raped and killed

India’s top court has set up of a task force of doctors who will make recommendations on safety of health care workers at their workplaces

August 20, 2024

India's top court creates task force on workplace safety after doctor was raped and killed

Europe|News|Technology

Mike Lynch and daughter among six missing after yacht sinks; divers struggle to enter wreck

Divers scoured the wreck of a luxury yacht off Sicily's coast on Tuesday to find six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and

August 20, 2024

Mike Lynch and daughter among six missing after yacht sinks; divers struggle to enter wreck

MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Blinken visits Gaza mediators in pursuit of cease-fire deal

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has visited fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar as he presses ahead with the latest diplomatic mission to secure a cease-fire in the war in Gaza, even as Hamas and Israel signal that challenges remain

August 20, 2024

Israel-Hamas war latest: Blinken visits Gaza mediators in pursuit of cease-fire deal

Election|News|Political|US|Videos

‘We have him on the run now’: Hillary Clinton slams Trump during DNC speech

In her speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received a standing ovation, praised Vice President Kamala Harris and slammed former President Donald Trump.

August 20, 2024

‘We have him on the run now’: Hillary Clinton slams Trump during DNC speech

Election|News|Political|US

Takeaways from the first night of the Democratic National Convention

August 20, 2024

Election|News|Opinion|US

Van Jones: This was the most powerful part of Biden's speech

CNN senior political commentator Van Jones joins Anderson Cooper to share his reaction to President Biden’s speech and the events of day one at the Democratic National Convention.

August 20, 2024

Van Jones: This was the most powerful part of Biden's speech

Asia|Business|Economy|News|World

Japan looks to boost seafood exports to new markets after Chinese ban, trade body says

Japan is ramping up promotional efforts to boost seafood exports to more destinations in Asia, the U.S., and Europe as it seeks to fill a sales

August 20, 2024

Japan looks to boost seafood exports to new markets after Chinese ban, trade body says

Health|News|World

India's top court sets up safety task force after doctor's rape and murder

India's Supreme Court created a hospital safety task force on Tuesday to recommend steps to ensure medical workers' safety, days after the rape and murder of a

August 20, 2024

India's top court sets up safety task force after doctor's rape and murder

Election|News|US

How Obama boosted Harris and continues to shape the Democratic Party

After Kamala Harris secured the Democratic presidential nomination in an unprecedented party upheaval, she got some advice from former President Barack Obama: Tap the

August 20, 2024

How Obama boosted Harris and continues to shape the Democratic Party

News|US

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian merger clears US Justice Department review

The U.S.

August 20, 2024

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian merger clears US Justice Department review

Business|Economy|News|Travel|US

Weeks after floods, Vermont businesses struggling to get visitors to return

Two bouts of flooding in July has hampered businesses and destinations in an economically depressed section of northeastern Vermont, with some still closed as they continue to repair damage and others urging visitors, who were deterred by the weather, to make the trip

August 20, 2024

Weeks after floods, Vermont businesses struggling to get visitors to return

Education|News|US

‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’: Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools

Illinois will soon become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools

August 20, 2024

‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’: Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools

Election|News|US|World

Hillary Clinton casts Harris in the lineage of female political firsts

August 20, 2024

MidEast|News|World

She says Israeli military killed her husband and daughter. Then soldiers brought her to an Israeli hospital

August 20, 2024

MidEast|News|Videos|World

A heartbreaking story of survival: A mother’s tragic tale from war-torn Gaza

Five-year-old Shams and her mother, Sanaa, share their heartbreaking story of loss and survival in war-torn Gaza, facing the trauma of violence and the death of family members. CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports.

August 20, 2024

A heartbreaking story of survival: A mother’s tragic tale from war-torn Gaza

Health|News|US

US fertility rate dropped to record low in 2023, CDC data shows

August 20, 2024

News|World

Why is Israel demanding control over 2 Gaza corridors in the cease-fire talks?

Israel wants lasting control over two strategic corridors in Gaza, which Hamas has long rejected

August 20, 2024

Why is Israel demanding control over 2 Gaza corridors in the cease-fire talks?

Election|News|US

Obama made his DNC debut 20 years ago. He's returning to make the case for Kamala Harris

Barack Obama is returning to the Democratic National Convention stage two decades after his memorable debut

August 20, 2024

Obama made his DNC debut 20 years ago. He's returning to make the case for Kamala Harris

Asia|News

'We're going nowhere' - Thai opposition figure says court interventions must stop

Politicians in Thailand must reform the judiciary to prevent interventions that have the country "going around in circles", a recently banned opposition

August 20, 2024

'We're going nowhere' - Thai opposition figure says court interventions must stop

Election|News|Opinion|US

What to watch on the Democratic National Convention's second day in Chicago

Democrats say they will lay out the 2024 election as “a choice between two very different visions of America” on the Democratic National Convention’s second night

August 20, 2024

What to watch on the Democratic National Convention's second day in Chicago

Europe|News|World

Russia hits energy infrastructure in airstrikes on Ukraine

Russia hit energy infrastructure in northern Ukraine in an overnight missile and drone attack and caused a huge fire in the west of the country, resulting in an increase in chlorine

August 20, 2024

Russia hits energy infrastructure in airstrikes on Ukraine

PwC loses major client Bank of China amid regulatory probe

Auditor PwC has lost its largest mainland China-listed client, Bank of China, to rival EY, adding to an exodus of clientele amid a regulatory investigation into its

August 20, 2024

PwC loses major client Bank of China amid regulatory probe

Crime|News|US

Final report outlines missed opportunities to stop Maine's deadliest shooting

A special commission says the Army Reserve and local police missed opportunities to intervene and seize weapons from a spiraling reservist responsible for the deadliest shootings in Maine history

August 20, 2024

Final report outlines missed opportunities to stop Maine's deadliest shooting

Crime|Europe|News

A German court upholds the conviction of a former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp, age 99

A German court has rejected an appeal by a 99-year-old woman who was convicted of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders for her role as a secretary to the SS commander of the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp during World War II

August 20, 2024

A German court upholds the conviction of a former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp, age 99

Celebrity|Entertainment|News

Phil Donahue, who ruled daytime talk for years until Oprah overtook him, left a lasting imprint

Phil Donahue, the talk show host who roamed his audience with a microphone and ruled daytime TV for decades, has died at age 88

August 20, 2024

Phil Donahue, who ruled daytime talk for years until Oprah overtook him, left a lasting imprint

Asia|Economy|Finance|News|World

China plans 'bigger, stronger' social security fund to aid ageing society

China will beef up its 2.88 trillion yuan ($406 billion) social security fund, making it "bigger and stronger" to help support its rapidly ageing population as the number of new

August 20, 2024

China plans 'bigger, stronger' social security fund to aid ageing society

Election|News|US

Donald Trump says Kamala Harris will not do Fox News debate on Sept. 4

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social late on Monday that Democratic U.S.

August 20, 2024

Donald Trump says Kamala Harris will not do Fox News debate on Sept. 4

Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

As his campaign sharpens attacks on Harris, Trump remains fixated on Biden

August 20, 2024

News|US

Some protesters tear down security fence as thousands march outside Democratic National Convention

August 20, 2024

Asia|News|World

Philippine says China coast guard are hindering confidence-building

The Philippines on Tuesday said China's coast guard was not helping efforts to build confidence in the South China Sea, after accusing it of ramming and damaging its vessels in the

August 20, 2024

Philippine says China coast guard are hindering confidence-building

Asia|News|US|World

US and South Korea hold joint air drills to counter North Korea threat

More than 200 South Korean and U.S. fighter jets are due to fly around the clock for five days this week in what would mark the largest number of sorties flown in training by the

August 20, 2024

US and South Korea hold joint air drills to counter North Korea threat

Crime|News|US

Judge knocks down Hunter Biden's bid to use Trump ruling to get his federal tax case dismissed

A federal judge has denied Hunter Biden’s latest bid to dismiss the tax charges against him, setting the stage for his trial to begin next month in California

August 20, 2024

Judge knocks down Hunter Biden's bid to use Trump ruling to get his federal tax case dismissed

Crime|News|US

Jury hears ex-politician on trial for murder amassed photos, ID records about slain Vegas reporter

A Nevada jury heard testimony that Las Vegas police found hundreds of photos of a slain investigative journalist’s home and neighborhood, along with screen shots of his identification records, on the cellphone and computer of a Democratic politician accused of killing him in September 2022

August 20, 2024

Jury hears ex-politician on trial for murder amassed photos, ID records about slain Vegas reporter

Asia|News|World

Taiwan shows off missile firepower on rare trip to sensitive test site

Taiwan showed off its missile firepower on Tuesday, launching a battery of surface-to-air missiles in front of reporters during a visit to a

August 20, 2024

Taiwan shows off missile firepower on rare trip to sensitive test site

News|Sports

Alvarez's homer in 9th inning gives Mets 4-3 win over Orioles

Francisco Alvarez hit a solo home run with one out in the ninth inning to give the New York Mets a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles

August 20, 2024

Alvarez's homer in 9th inning gives Mets 4-3 win over Orioles

Business|News|Technology

1979 Ford Probe I Ghia concept car worth $1,000,000 destroyed in trailer fire

August 20, 2024

Asia|News|US|World

Philippines to host a US visa processing center for up to 300 Afghans resettling in America

The Philippines has agreed to temporarily host a U.S. immigrant visa processing center for a limited number of Afghan nationals aspiring to resettle in America

August 20, 2024

Philippines to host a US visa processing center for up to 300 Afghans resettling in America

Crime|News|US

Judge shuts down Hunter Biden’s attempt to use dismissal of Trump’s documents case to get his own tax case dismissed

August 20, 2024

Crime|News|US

Four arrested after fence breach at DNC, Chicago police says

August 20, 2024

Business|Economy|Finance|News|US

Powell may use Jackson Hole speech to hint at how fast and how far the Fed could cut rates

Federal Reserve officials have said they’re increasingly confident that they’ve nearly tamed inflation

August 20, 2024

Powell may use Jackson Hole speech to hint at how fast and how far the Fed could cut rates

Crime|News

Settlement reached between Hyatt Hotel and D'Vontaye Mitchell's family; jury trial to take place

August 20, 2024

Education|MidEast|News|US|World

Suspension of most Columbia students disciplined over Gaza protests is removed

Most students at Columbia University who faced disciplinary action, suspension or arrest for participating in pro-Palestinian protests opposing Israel's war in

August 20, 2024

Suspension of most Columbia students disciplined over Gaza protests is removed

Environment|News|Science|Technology|World

Radioactive waste from the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II heading to Michigan

August 20, 2024

Europe|News|World

Belarus says it sends more troops, aircraft, armoury to border with Ukraine

Belarus said on Monday it had sent aircraft, air defence forces and armoury to its border with Ukraine, a day after President Alexander Lukashenko said he had deployed nearly a third of

August 20, 2024

Belarus says it sends more troops, aircraft, armoury to border with Ukraine

Dollar hits 7-month low before Powell, Swedish crown volatile after rate cut

The dollar hit a fresh seven-month low on Tuesday with traders bracing for comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell due on Friday, which could provide clues about the speed of the

August 20, 2024

Dollar hits 7-month low before Powell, Swedish crown volatile after rate cut

Environment|News|Science|World

Groups say they're shut out of global treaty talks on plastics pollution in Bangkok

Experts meet in Bangkok this week to advance what would be the first international treaty to tackle the surging problem of plastic pollution

August 19, 2024

Groups say they're shut out of global treaty talks on plastics pollution in Bangkok

Crime|News|US

Parents of Texas high school shooter found not liable for negligence in civil trial

August 19, 2024

Economy|MidEast|News|World

Oil settles down 1% as Middle East tensions ease, China data weak

Oil prices fell about 1% to a two-week low on Tuesday as Middle East supply concerns eased after Israel accepted a proposal to tackle disagreements blocking a ceasefire deal in Gaza, and

August 19, 2024

Oil settles down 1% as Middle East tensions ease, China data weak

Asia|News|World

North Korean soldier defects to the South, Yonhap reports

A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea early on Tuesday crossing the militarized border in the eastern part of the Korean peninsula, Yonhap news agency reported, citing the

August 19, 2024

North Korean soldier defects to the South, Yonhap reports

Election|News|US

Kamala Harris begins standard planning for presidential transition

August 19, 2024

Lifestyle|News|Political|US

Missouri now requires proof of surgery or court order for gender changes on IDs

Missouri residents now will need proof of surgery or a court order to change their gender on driver's licenses

August 19, 2024

Missouri now requires proof of surgery or court order for gender changes on IDs

Crime|News|US

Hunter Biden loses bid to toss tax evasion case

A judge on Monday denied a bid by U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, to dismiss a federal tax evasion case brought against him in California.

August 19, 2024

Hunter Biden loses bid to toss tax evasion case

Crime|News|US

Texas jury finds school shooter's parents not liable for violence

A Galveston, Texas, jury on Monday found the parents of a teenager who shot and killed 10 classmates at Santa Fe High School in 2018 not liable for the violence, ending an

August 19, 2024

Texas jury finds school shooter's parents not liable for violence

Crime|News|US

East Palestine residents want more time and information before deciding to accept $600M settlement

Some East Palestine residents want more time and more information before they have to decide by a deadline this week whether to accept their share of a $600 million class-action settlement with Norfolk Southern over last year's disastrous train derailment

August 19, 2024

East Palestine residents want more time and information before deciding to accept $600M settlement

Election|News|Technology|US|World

U.S. says Iran cyber operations targeted Trump, Harris campaigns

The United States on Monday accused Iran of launching cyber operations against the campaigns of both U.S. presidential candidates and targeting the American public with

August 19, 2024

U.S. says Iran cyber operations targeted Trump, Harris campaigns

Celebrity|Crime|News

Two 18-year-olds charged with murder of former 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor

Two 18-year-old men have been charged with the murder of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor

August 19, 2024

Two 18-year-olds charged with murder of former 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor

Americas|News|World

Nicaragua forces 1,500 church and civil society groups to close

August 19, 2024

MidEast|News|US|World

DNC panelists discuss war in Gaza as Harris tries to ease tension with pro-Palestinian activists

The Democratic Party has been riven for months by the war in Gaza, giving rise to a protest movement that threatened President Joe Biden’s electoral coalition

August 19, 2024

DNC panelists discuss war in Gaza as Harris tries to ease tension with pro-Palestinian activists

Economy|Europe|Finance|News

ECB may need to cut rates again in Sept, Rehn says

The European Central Bank may need to cut interest rates again in September given persistent economic weakness, Finnish central bank chief Olli Rehn said on Monday.

August 19, 2024