The new French prime minister tells parliament the country’s ‘colossal’ debt is ‘sword of Damocles’
In his inaugural address to parliament, new French Prime Minister Michel Barnier warned that “colossal” and spiraling debts ...
What to know as Israel says it has launched ground incursion into Lebanon
Israel said its ground troops crossed into Lebanon overnight, launching what the military described as “localized” raids to root out Hezbollah fighters and infrastructure.
Port strikes extend a new era of American labor activism
The U.S. dockworkers who went on strike early Tuesday are just the latest unionized group to back their demands for better contracts by walking off the job to illustrate their value to both the ...
Dockworkers go on a strike that could reignite inflation and cause shortages in the holiday season
A strike by dockworkers at 36 ports from Maine to Texas, the first in decades, could snarl supply chains and lead to ...
Biden to survey Helene’s devastation in North Carolina as death toll climbs
Exhausted emergency workers continued to work around-the-clock to clear roads, restore power and cellphone service, and reach people left stranded by Hurricane Helene.
A cruise ship bound on a round-the-world voyage leaves Belfast after a 4-month delay
A cruise ship taking passengers on a 3 ½-year around-the-world voyage has finally sailed from Belfast’s dockside, after ...
5 possible October surprises that could roil the Trump-Harris race
The 2024 presidential race has seen enough shocking events transpire in a few short months to fill an entire calendar year, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be a much-talked about October ...
Republicans eager to keep House control are open to Trump’s SALT reversal
Republicans are open to raising the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap that the party championed and put in place under former President Trump seven years ago as they aim to win total ...
Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border
The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities. The orders on Tuesday came hours after Israel sent ground forces into southern ...
Sony’s PlayStation Network suffers hourslong outage, irking videogamers
Sony’s PlayStation Network went down for hours on Tuesday, frustrating gamers around the world who complained they weren’t able to sign in to their accounts. PlayStation ...
Tibetan group in India protests against China and human rights situation in homeland
Dozens of Tibetans living in India protested outside China’s embassy on Tuesday against the human rights situation in their homeland, which China annexed in 1951. Police ...
Inflation in Europe falls below 2% and opens the way for faster rate cuts
Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro fell to 1.8% in September, below the European Central Bank’s target of 2% for the first time in more than three ...