7+ hour, 16+ 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…...

10+ hour, 50+ 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…...

11+ hour, 12+ min ago   (406+ words) Sweden began voting in a general election on Sept. 13 after a tight race. The results will see either the far-right enter government for the first time or the left-wing opposition reclaim power. Opposition leader Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats…...

14+ hour, 11+ min ago   (185+ words) One person was killed and more than 100 were rescued on Sept. 13 after a ferry sailing between the Indonesian islands of Java and Borneo was hit by bad weather, rescue officials said. Search and rescue units carried out efforts to the…...

10+ hour, 42+ 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…...

14+ hour, 39+ min ago   (191+ words) A ship was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Sept. 13, killing one person and injuring three, local Iranian authorities said. The incident occurred as Tehran and Washington clash over the strategic waterway. A merchant vessel was struck around 5:00 a.m. off…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (366+ words) The group captured the port city of Mokha from Saudi-backed government forces on Sept. 10. Yemeni government sources told Reuters that Mayun Island, also known as Perim, fell to the Houthis the following day. Zuqar Island in the Red Sea was…...

3+ day, 5+ 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, 11+ 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, 10+ hour ago   (422+ words) French police on Sept. 8 hunted for two thieves who escaped with two Renoir paintings from a museum, after abandoning two others as they fled, in a burglary that reignited concerns about the protection of France’s cultural heritage. The heist is…...