Defence, social spending and interest payments are limiting the scope for other investments in the German budget, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Wednesday.
June 06, 2024
India's election panel on Wednesday ordered the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and opposition Congress to exercise restraint in their campaigns, after both had reported the other
July 02, 2024
The leading candidate for Germany's far-right party in the European election stepped back from campaigning on Wednesday to try to quell the
June 06, 2024
Argentine laborer Pablo Vazquez was finishing a day's shift laying track for a train line near La Plata on the outskirts of Buenos Aires when the
June 07, 2024
North Korean media have published photographs showing leader Kim Jong Un's portrait hanging prominently next to those of his father and grandfather, in an apparent push to solidify
June 06, 2024
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House would require presidents and vice presidents to publicly disclose tax returns before, during and after their time in the White House
May 22, 2024
U.S.
June 07, 2024
Ecuador's attorney general's office is investigating eight extrajudicial killings reported to have taken place during the country's most
June 06, 2024
Argentina's black market peso weakened 3.91% against the dollar in the informal parallel market on Wednesday, hitting a record low of 1,280 per greenback as a
June 06, 2024
A U.S. judge temporarily blocked part of a Florida law on Wednesday that imposes criminal penalties for willfully transporting people who lack
June 07, 2024
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party will focus on the economy as they ramp up their campaigning for a July 4 national election.
June 07, 2024
U.S. congressional Republicans would aim to pass a slew of tax, border and economic policies through a legislative maneuver that would bypass Democratic
June 06, 2024
Britain’s political party leaders are crisscrossing the country on the first day of a six-week election campaign
May 23, 2024
Argentina's economic activity fell 8.4% in March from a year earlier, the country's official statistics agency said on Wednesday, its fifth monthly drop in a row and the
June 07, 2024
The Democratic Republic of Congo's national assembly elected Vital Kamerhe, whose home was violently attacked on Sunday, as speaker in a delayed vote, a key step towards
June 07, 2024
A book presentation about neoclassical economic theory may not sound like a crowd-pleaser
May 23, 2024
U.S.
June 07, 2024
The man detained over the shooting of Robert Fico said he had wanted to hurt the Slovak prime minister because he disagreed with government policies and used
July 02, 2024
Britain's proposed law to ban smoking for younger generations could be shelved after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a surprise election, putting one of his flagship policies in
June 09, 2024
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said his country does not have a “China-phobia” policy and wants to engage both Beijing and Washington, expressing hopes for both powers to resolve their differences
May 23, 2024
In Nelson Mandela's hometown of Qunu there has been no running water since 2016, jobs are scarce and crime is on the rise as
June 07, 2024
Norway will further curb access for Russian tourist travellers due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, blocking almost all entry from May 29, the Nordic country's justice ministry said on
June 07, 2024
Claudia Sheinbaum, front-runner in Mexico's presidential race, aims to overhaul water governance in the agriculture sector, the top
June 09, 2024
Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel on Thursday replaced his minister of foreign commerce, Ricardo Cabrisas, a key cabinet member who has long spearheaded thorny debt negotiations
June 09, 2024
South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma said on Thursday that he will fight for his rights, after the country's top court ruled that he was not eligible
June 08, 2024
Intrigue in Singapore as ex-minister prepares for rare corruption trial
Trump says Zelenskiy wants Democrats to win US elections
Asia stocks steady ahead of RBA decision, Ueda speech
Investors react to China's broad rate cuts
West must boost aid to stop Russia plunging Ukraine into the dark, Borrell says
Miner backed by Canada province vows to compete with China in rare earths
Philadelphia Phillies clinch 1st NL East title since 2011
Outfielder Charlie Blackmon will retire at the end of year after spending 14 seasons with Rockies
Melania Trump questions media's choice to 'scrutinize' her past as a nude model in new memoir