admin Factbox-Airlines cancel flights in response to Middle East conflict
Middle Eastern carriers have ramped up capacity after severe disruption from the Iran war, while airlines outside the Gulf reroute…
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Supreme Court sides with Trump in fight tied to speech curbs on immigration judges
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court sided on Tuesday with President Donald Trump's administration in a dispute involving a free-speech…
War-weary Kyiv residents defiant over Russian threat of new strikes
KYIV - Conflict-weary Kyiv residents are shrugging off Moscow's threat of a wave of heavy strikes against the Ukrainian capital…
Wall St rises as AI optimism outweighs Middle East risks
Wall Street's main indexes traded near record highs on Tuesday, with AI-fueled optimism offsetting concerns over Middle East peace talks…
NATO to beef up forces assigned to defend Baltics in war, sources say
BERLIN/LONDON - NATO will strengthen the defence of its eastern flank with a new structure that would facilitate the rapid…
US consumer confidence ebbs in May as inflation worries mount
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence eased in May as worries about inflation linked to the war with Iran intensified, offsetting…
Supreme Court sides with Trump in fight tied to speech curbs on immigration judges
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court sided on Tuesday with President Donald Trump's administration in a dispute involving a free-speech…
Trump administration proposes NDAs for federal workers to crack down on leaks to journalists
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration proposed asking federal workers to sign non-disclosure agreements, according to a government statement…
Senegal’s ousted prime minister Sonko elected parliament speaker
DAKAR - Senegal's parliament elected Ousmane Sonko as its speaker on Tuesday, days after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye fired him…