Final Stretch of Central-Bank Hiking Will Be Toughest, BIS Says
The unprecedented cycle of global interest-rate increases is entering its most challenging stretch as inflation threatens to become
2023-06-25 17:24
Rebel Russian mercenaries return to base under deal ending advance on Moscow
ROSTOV-ON-DON/VORONEZH, Russia (Reuters) -Heavily armed Russian mercenaries pulled out of the southern Russian city of Rostov overnight after halting their
2023-06-25 17:20
Black maternal deaths keep rising. These doulas want to reverse that grim trend
"Sixteen years ago, I almost died giving birth," Ebonie Karma Tudor said, recalling the birth of her son. "It was just a really traumatic experience."
2023-06-25 16:25
Twitter hack: Joseph O'Connor jailed for celebrity cyber attack
Joseph O'Connor, 24, targeted some of the most popular accounts as part of a Bitcoin scam.
2023-06-25 15:22
That's not how you make frozen yogurt: US customs officers seize large cocaine stash hidden in ice cream maker
US customs officers in Texas discovered several pounds of a white substance hiding in a commercial ice cream maker, authorities say -- and it wasn't salt or sugar.
2023-06-25 15:20
On Deck for Fed, ECB — Another Dose of Inflation Data
Fresh inflation readouts this week will probably feed into expectations of further policy tightening by Federal Reserve and
2023-06-25 14:52
Russia pulls back from brink of crisis after deal reached to end Wagner insurrection
In the end, the uprising was short-lived. But for a brief and chaotic 36 hours, Russian President Vladimir Putin's grip on power appeared to be under serious threat, as thousands of Wagner fighters led by warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin closed in on the country's capital.
2023-06-25 14:28
Horse 'left to die' is now prize-winning show pony
Irish police found Woody lying, exhausted, across a pavement in County Tipperary last year.
2023-06-25 14:17
Russia urges Moscow residents to avoid key highway until 0700 GMT
(Reuters) -Russia's Federal Road Agency urged residents of the Moscow region on Sunday to refrain from travelling along the M-4
2023-06-25 13:47
Moscow has stepped back from civil war with Wagner. But the danger's not over, experts warn
Within a remarkable day and a half, Russia faced the very real threat of an armed insurrection, with President Vladimir Putin vowing to punish Wagner fighters marching toward Moscow and occupying cities along the way -- before a sudden deal with Belarus seemed to defuse the crisis as rapidly as it emerged.
2023-06-25 12:26
From 'brain death' to innovator, the Ukraine war has transformed NATO
Ever since President Vladimir Putin gave the order for Russian troops to invade Ukraine, the international response has understandably focused on how best to end the land war. That has meant sending conventional military hardware -- tanks, missile systems, artillery -- and training Ukrainian soldiers.
2023-06-25 12:17
Ukraine: Chaos in Russia works to our advantage
By Lidia Kelly Chaos in Russia works to Kyiv's advantage, Ukraine officials said on Saturday, but it remains
2023-06-25 11:45