US Fed holds rates, three members dissent on ease bias
The US central bank is leaving its interest rate unchanged for the third straight meeting but signalling it could still cut rates in the coming months.
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‘No more Mr Nice Guy’: Trump signals prolonged blockade
President Donald Trump says the United States will continue its naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz until a nuclear deal is reached with Iran.
King commemorates 9/11 victims in New York visit
King Charles and Queen Camilla have remembered the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks by laying a floral bouquet at a memorial in New York.
Trump says he discussed a Ukraine ceasefire with Putin
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken on the phone as a Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil pumping station in Russia.
NZ court rejects mosque gunman’s appeal on pleas
New Zealand's Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt by Brenton Tarrant to withdraw his guilty pleas for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks.
UK vows to tackle state-backed threats after stabbings
Britain's government is fast-tracking laws to pursue people who carry out threats for state-sponsored groups following the latest anti-Semitic attack in London.
Iran threatens painful response if US resumes attacks
Tehran is warning Washington it faces a lengthy conflict if it attacks again, following reports the US has planned a "short and powerful" wave of strikes.
Zelenskiy seeks details of Putin’s ceasefire proposal
Ukraine wants clarification from US President Donald Trump's team on details of Russia's short-term ceasefire proposal, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says.
King bids farewell to Trump as US state visit ends
The King and Queen have said farewell to the US president and first lady as they near the end of a four-day state visit.
Legal team to meet Myanmar’s detained Suu Kyi soon
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred to house arrest, and her lawyers intend to visit her within days to discuss her next legal steps.
UK raises terror threat level after London stabbings
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Jewish people are living in fear in the United Kingdom as authorities raised the country's terrorism threat level.
Iran ‘can’t be trusted’ over Hormuz, as talks stalled
Efforts to end the Iran war remain stuck as Tehran braces for US strikes and a Gulf ally of Washington warns against believing Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.
Musk testifies he didn’t read ‘fine print’ about OpenAI
Elon Musk has sparred with a lawyer for OpenAI during his third day of testimony in a trial over the firm's pivot away from its non-profit status.
Ukrainian drones strike Russian oil facilities and port
Ukrainian drones have again hit oil infrastructure in the city of Perm in central Russia and the Black Sea port of Tuapse.
Video released of correspondents’ dinner shooting
US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has released a new video of the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner attack.
Fourth strike on Russia port deepens environment crisis
The Russian port of Tuapse has been struck for the fourth time in just over two weeks, with toxic black smoke and spilled oil doing untold damage.
Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents call on Malians to rise up
Insurgents have established checkpoints across Mali's capital city of Bamako and is calling on people to rise up against the country's military-led government.
Israel strikes in southern Lebanon kill 10, IDF hurt
Israel has carried out air strikes on southern Lebanon, killing at least 10 people, officials say.
New Iran plan ‘disjointed’, US won’t leave early: Trump
President Donald Trump says the United States will not exit its confrontation with Iran early "and then have the problem arise in three more years".
US withdrawing 5000 troops from Germany: Pentagon
The Pentagon says the United States will withdraw about 5000 troops from Germany in the next six to 12 months.
Russian port hit in wave of Ukrainian drone strikes
Russia has downed dozens of drones amid a Ukrainian barrage on oil targets across the country, including Baltic Sea port Primorsk, a local official says.
US to reduce troops in Germany ‘a lot further’, Trump
President Donald Trump has flagged he intends to withdraw more US troops from Germany than the 5000 already announced.
Israeli air strikes kill seven in Lebanon
Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon have killed at least seven people and wounded others.
US could restart Iran strikes ‘if they misbehave’
Donald Trump is reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war but has cast doubt on hopes it will lead to a deal on opening the Strait of Hormuz.
Israel warns residents in southern Lebanon to evacuate
People in nearly a dozen towns and villages in Lebanon's south have been warned to evacuate as Israel conducts operations against Hezbollah.
Iran says US warships blocked in Strait of Hormuz
Iran's navy says it has prevented the entry of enemy warships into the Strait of Hormuz by issuing a "swift and decisive warning", according to state TV.
UK to enter talks to join the EU’s massive Ukraine loan
Keir Starmer is set to tell a European summit that Britain wants to work with the EU to help Ukraine get vital military equipment.
NY ex-mayor Giuliani hospitalised in critical condition
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is in a critical condition in hospital, with his spokesman asking people to pray for the 81-year-old.
Ukraine police raid draft officers over suspected graft
Ukrainian police say they have filed more than 150 charges against draft officials suspected of corruption-related offences.
Two killed, several hurt as car hits crowd in Germany
A car has driven into a crowd in central Leipzig, leaving two people dead and several injured, German police say.
Fresh attacks as US and Iran wrestle over Gulf waters
Iran has attacked a UAE oil port while US forces say they have destroyed six Iranian military boats as the nations fight for control over the Strait of Hormuz.