Things just keep getting worse for United States stock markets. Coming off the heels of its worst week since the opening days of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, the SP 500 fell further at the open of trading in New York on Monday, as […]
A Libyan parliament committee has said the chamber should choose a new interim prime minister, a move that could set major factions against each other in the wake of a failed election. The committee, set up to chart a political path forward after a national […]
Sudanese security forces have killed three protesters during demonstrations calling for civilian rule, almost three months after a military coup, medics said. Two protesters were killed on Monday in the capital Khartoum – one was shot in the chest and the other in the head, […]
A stock selloff that at one point rivaled any of the last two years was all but wiped out as dip buyers emerged by Monday’s close, the latest breathtaking reversal in markets rattled by geopolitical tensions and the Federal Reserve’s campaign against inflation. Retail, industrial […]
Shale-oil companies are using almost all of the fracking equipment and crews available as exploration expands, accelerating cost inflation and pointing to worsening supply-chain disruptions across the industry. North American oil drillers appear likely to expand spending by more than 25% this year while overseas […]
Mask mandates in schools have turned into the latest political battleground in the United States’ fight against COVID-19, after seven school boards in the state of Virginia sued the governor over an executive order allowing parents to opt out of masking requirements. Virginia’s Governor Glenn […]
Texas and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location tracking practices that invade United States users’ privacy. Two other state attorneys general plan to file lawsuits as well as part of a bipartisan effort to hold […]
Tunisia’s chief of staff and closest adviser to the country’s president, Nadia Akacha, has resigned because of “fundamental differences in opinion” over the country’s interests, she has announced on social media. “I decided to resign after two years … I am faced with fundamental differences […]
Tehran is willing to engage in direct talks with Washington if negotiations to revive the Iranian nuclear deal reach an advanced stage that requires such dialogue, Iran’s foreign minister has said. Hossein Amirabdollahian’s remarks on Monday came as United States officials have been urging direct […]
NATO said it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing Eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, and could also send additional troops to its southeast flank, in what Russia denounced as an escalation of tensions over Ukraine. Welcoming a series of deployments announced […]
