Top Federal Reserve official defends central bank’s independence in wake of Trump win
A Federal Reserve official gave a lengthy defense of the central bank’s political independence Thursday, just days after ...
Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate
A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected on Thursday when dramatic political theater ...
Mastermind of foiled Hong Kong bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years
The mastermind behind a foiled bomb plot during anti-government protests in Hong Kong in 2019 has been jailed for nearly 24 years in the city’s first case brought under a ...
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Gold is suddenly not so glittery after Trump’s White House victory
NEW YORK (AP) — After ripping higher for much of this year, the price of gold has suddenly become not so golden since Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. Gold fell more than 4% in the ...
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Head of UN’s nuclear watchdog visits Iran as Mideast wars and Trump’s return raise worries
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned Thursday that the “space for ...
For 3rd straight year, no improvement in Earth’s projected warming
For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to ...
Wembanyama shrugs off 50-point performance that leaves teammates in awe as Spurs top Wizards 139-130
Victor Wembanyama scored a career-high 50 points in a performance that left his San Antonio teammates and the opposition in ...
Trump issues early challenge to GOP Senate with defiant nominations
Just hours after Republican Sen. John Thune was elected as the incoming Senate majority leader on Wednesday, President-elect ...
Trump’s mainstream picks for top foreign policy posts could reassure allies — and worry China
President-elect Donald Trump is famously unconventional, but he made conventional picks for his two top foreign policy ...
Ukrainian soldiers focus on keeping Russian advances at bay and brace for storm to come from US
The four drones were designed to carry bombs, but instead the men of Ukraine’s Khartia brigade pack them with food, water and ...
An overwhelmed Philippines braces for another typhoon, the fifth major storm to hit in three weeks
The fifth major storm in three weeks approached the Philippines on Thursday, prompting more largescale evacuations and a ...
India’s Modi likely to find comfort in Trump’s return and a shared worldview
Donald Trump’s return to the White House has made many countries anxious and recalculating where they stand with the U.S., ...