French troops are starting to withdraw from Niger and junta leaders give UN head 72 hours to leave

The French military says it's begun withdrawing from Niger following the July coup when mutinous soldiers toppled the country’s democratically elected president

2023-10-11 20:18

Chip designer Arm targets $52 bn valuation in year's largest IPO

British chip designer Arm is targeting a valuation of more than $52 billion for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq exchange on Thursday, according...

2023-09-14 09:15

Biden admits using sleep apnoea treatment device

The president uses a CPAP machine, the White House said after reporters spotted marks on his face.

2023-06-29 07:50

Crises from Ukraine to banking await G7 finance ministers

Support for war-torn Ukraine will top the agenda at G7 finance talks on Thursday, but ministers and central bankers will also weigh concerns ranging from banking...

2023-05-11 10:23

Singapore holds first LGBTQ rally since gay sex decriminalised

Hundreds of people wearing pink attended Singapore's annual "Pink Dot" LGBTQ rally on Saturday, the first to be held since the city-state...

2023-06-25 03:47

California's Newsom pushes constitutional amendment to tighten gun access amid 2024 campaign

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that would enshrine into law regulations on guns, including implementing universal background checks and raising the minimum age to buy a firearm to 21

2023-06-09 06:15

'SNL' staffers open up on why workplace is 'unsafe' for women after Horatio Sanz sexual assault scandal

Multiple former female 'SNL' staffers from the early 2000s have described the work atmosphere as consistently uncomfortable and, at times, unsafe

2023-06-08 16:15

Ukrainian officials say civilians were killed and wounded in Russian overnight attacks

Ukrainian officials say at least two civilians were killed and others wounded across Ukraine in the past 24 hours as Russian forces continued to shell front-line areas and other parts of the country

2023-10-21 19:17

Clashes in Dublin after children injured in suspected stabbing

Protesters in Dublin on Thursday torched a car and fought police, an AFP journalist reported, after three children were injured in a suspected school stabbing that social media...

2023-11-24 04:26

Record-breaking heat bakes US, Europe, China

Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration...

2023-07-14 09:49

US Republicans upbeat on debt deal as budget hawks dig in

Top US Republican Kevin McCarthy said Thursday he saw "the path" to a breakthrough in talks to avert a looming debt default, despite signals from his party's hard right that they would not soften...

2023-05-19 05:27

Futures fall on Middle East worries; earnings, data in focus

By Ankika Biswas and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -Futures for Wall Street's main indexes fell on Tuesday as investors assessed diplomatic

2023-10-17 19:51