5+ hour, 10+ min ago   (477+ words) The second act of the Middle East war is unfolding around the Bab al-Mandab Strait after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis seized control of the strategic waterway, while Yemeni army rosters were found to be riddled with “ghost names,” leaving forces in…...

8+ hour, 44+ min ago   (606+ words) The U.S. Federal Reserve goes into a key rate-setting meeting this week with markets expecting policymakers to pull the trigger on a rate hike to tackle persistently high inflation — and analysts say central bank chief Kevin Warsh's credibility is on the…...

6+ hour, 51+ min ago   (227+ words) "We do not rule out such a possibility; we are talking about the foreseeable future," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists. U.S. negotiators recently visited Kyiv and Moscow, while U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held discussions by telephone....

12+ hour, 13+ min ago   (177+ words) The scheduled release of Ilias Kasidiaris, the former leader of the outlawed Golden Dawn party, paves the way for the far-right's return to Greek politics. Authorities declared Golden Dawn a criminal organization in 2020. Kasidiaris is expected to be released from…...

7+ hour, 13+ min ago   (330+ words) The leaders of France and Canada will visit France's North Atlantic territory of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon to underscore their support for national borders, the French presidency said on Sept. 13. The joint trip follows U.S. President Donald Trump's social media post displaying territorial ambitions…...

8+ hour, 36+ min ago   (428+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump turned his focus to golf and promoting his business interests on Sept. 13 as he wrapped up a two-day visit to Ireland. His off-the-cuff diplomacy caused another stir during the trip. The U.S. leader caught his Irish hosts and…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (286+ words) The central bank for the 21 EU member countries that use the euro currency raised its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to 2.5 percent at a meeting held in Berlin, away from the bank’s Frankfurt headquarters. The bank last raised…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (363+ words) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met United States Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack and Congressman Darrell Issa at the Presidential Complex on Sept. 9. “Honored to meet with President Erdogan today at Beştepe. As we mark America’s 250th anniversary this year and look…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (308+ words) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended controversial strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats during a visit to Ecuador on Sept. 9, arguing Latin American cartels would “eat these countries alive” if left unchecked. Hailing a new generation of conservative leaders emerging across…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (366+ words) President Donald Trump has promised $5,000 to every adult American if Republicans retain control of Congress in November, coupling the extraordinary claim with a plea for his supporters to "pretend" he was on the ballot. "If the Republicans win, you win…...