Americas

There is about a 40 per cent chance of a US recession this year and a risk of lasting damage to the country’s standing as an investment destination if the ...

The Girl Scouts have been sued by consumers over the alleged presence of “heavy metals” and pesticides in its popular Thin Mints and other cookies. A proposed class action lawsuit ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s bulked-up tariffs on steel and aluminum due to launch within hours will hit nearly $150 billion worth of derivative products made from the metals for ...

US President Donald Trump has not treated Greenlanders with respect since expressing his renewed interest in acquiring the vast, mineral-rich Arctic island, Greenland’s prime minister was quoted on Monday ...

Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister, official results showed on Sunday. ...

The Trump administration rescinded a waiver on Saturday that had allowed Iraq to pay Iran for electricity, as part of President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran, a ...

The US Secret Service shot an armed man outside the White House early on Sunday after a confrontation, and the man is now in an area hospital, it said in ...

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Saudi Arabia between March 10 and March 12 for talks with Ukrainian counterparts, a statement from the US state department said. Rubio will ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is “strongly considering” imposing sanctions, including ones on banking, and tariffs on Russia until a ceasefire and peace agreement is ...

U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt on on his willingness to defend Washington’s NATO allies, saying he would not do so if they are not paying enough for ...

South Carolina plans to execute a man convicted of two murders by firing squad on Friday, the first use of the method in the U.S. in 15 years. Brad Sigmon, 67, ...

Russian forces damaged Ukrainian energy and gas infrastructure overnight in their first major missile attack since the U.S. paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine, piling pressure on Kyiv as President ...

U.S. President Donald Trump suspended tariffs of 25% he had imposed this week on most goods from Canada and Mexico, the latest twist in a fluctuating trade policy that has ...

SpaceX’s massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas, prompting the FAA to halt air traffic in parts of Florida, in the second ...

The Central Intelligence Agency fired a slew of recent hires this week, three people familiar with the matter said, cuts that current and former U.S. intelligence officers warned would ...

Lesotho’s foreign minister said he was shocked and insulted by U.S. President Donald Trump saying nobody has heard of the African country, and invited him to come visit. ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday there had been “positive movement” in cooperation with the United States that could lead to another meeting between the two sides soon. Kyiv ...

The U.S. has paused intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday, piling pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to cooperate with U.S. President Donald Trump ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday received high marks from a group of voters who backed the president in November’s election, saying in interviews ...

China on Tuesday swiftly retaliated against fresh U.S. tariffs, announcing hikes to import levies covering $21 billion worth of American agricultural and food products, moving the world’s top two ...

Britain said on Monday that several proposals had been made for a truce in fighting between Ukraine and Russia, after France floated a plan for a one-month pause leading to ...

The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was becoming contentious on Friday when Vice President JD Vance, sitting on a couch across from Trump ...

 Donald Trump accepted an invitation from King Charles on Thursday to visit Britain, making the U.S. president the first elected political leader in modern times to be hosted for ...

Russia reacted with glee to the bitter clash between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the White House, saying the Ukrainian leader got what he deserved. The acrimonious shouting match ...