Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, trims workforce
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday reduced its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to a range of 4–4.25%, responding to slowing economic growth and persistently high inflation.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday reduced its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to a range of 4–4.25%, responding to slowing economic growth and persistently high inflation.
The Trump administration has approved its first U.S. weapons aid packages for Ukraine under a new mechanism that allows arms from U.S. stockpiles to be funded by NATO allies, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
A New York judge has dismissed terrorism-related charges against Luigi Mangione in the killing of health executive Brian Thompson, though he still faces murder charges and a federal case seeking the death penalty.
FBI director Kash Patel will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday on the Kirk murder case, Epstein records, and his leadership of the bureau.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday visited a disputed archaeological site beneath Jerusalem, lending Washington’s support to a settler-led project that critics argue jeopardises prospects for a future Palestinian state.
Bangladesh’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, said the country will expand imports from the U.S. to further reduce tariffs on Bangladeshi goods, particularly textiles.
A framework deal has been reached between the U.S. and China over the ownership of social media platform TikTok, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said following trade talks in Madrid.
Senior officials from the United States and China are holding talks in Madrid this week, covering trade disputes, export controls, and the future of TikTok’s US operations. The discussions come as both sides navigate a fragile economic relationship defined by rivalry as much as interdependence.
Five U.S. F-35 fighter jets landed in Puerto Rico following President Trump's order to bolster Caribbean military presence amid rising tensions with Venezuela.
At least 13 Americans have been punished for speaking out after Charlie Kirk’s death - by the same figures who once condemned cancel culture.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Washington stood firmly with the Philippines, rejecting what he called China’s “destabilising plans” for a disputed atoll in the South China Sea.
President Donald Trump will meet Qatar’s prime minister in New York on Friday, days after Israel targeted Hamas leaders in Doha in a strike condemned across the region.
U.S. President Donald Trump's top diplomat, Marco Rubio, is set to travel to Israel this weekend amid rising tensions with U.S. allies in the Middle East over Israel's airstrike on Hamas leaders in Qatar and the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Qatari Prime Minister His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani will meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday at the White House in Washington to discuss an Israeli attack in Qatar and the status of talks for a ceasefire in Gaza, the State Department said late Thursday.
The U.S. will provide $145 million in assistance to Armenia to support regional connectivity and economic development, a State Department official announced on Thursday.
US. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and other senior U.S. officials held rare direct virtual talks with their Chinese counterparts notably Defence Minister Dong Jun amid growing tensions.
Belarus released 52 prisoners of various nationalities on Thursday following a request from U.S. President Donald Trump, with the detainees heading to Lithuania alongside the U.S. delegation that negotiated their release, the U.S. embassy in Vilnius confirmed.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni praised her country's "excellent" relationship with India during a phone call on Wednesday with her counterpart Narendra Modi, without referring to U.S. calls for the EU to impose tariffs of up to 100% on Indian imports.
Singapore plans to acquire four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, a statement from the country's defence ministry said on Wednesday.
Israel's decision to strike Qatar was made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and not by Trump's administration, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (9 September). He added that a unilateral attack on Qatar does not serve American or Israeli interests.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States and India are continuing negotiations to address trade barriers between the two countries.
A North Carolina man has been charged by the U.S. Justice Department over the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a commuter train, a crime that could carry the death penalty.
Israel's military on Tuesday ordered residents to evacuate from Gaza City ahead of a new offensive to seize the Strip's largest urban centre, part of a planned takeover stirring international alarm over the fate of the entire territory.
South Korea will send a chartered plane to Atlanta as early as Wednesday to bring back workers detained during a huge immigration raid last week on a car battery plant in the U.S. state of Georgia, a Korean Air spokesperson said on Tuesday.
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