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For many, the Chicago-born pontiff is filling a moral vacuum in the growing world disorder.

President Trump’s decision to extend a fragile cease-fire while maintaining his blockade of Iran ushers in a damaging new phase of the conflict.

America’s crackdown on Iran-linked ships has expanded beyond the waters of the Middle East.

The Trump administration also suspended security cooperation with Baghdad in an escalating pressure campaign.

Islamabad aims to keep playing the role of an unexpected peace broker in the conflict between Washington and Tehran.

Iran, China and an array of middlemen have evaded U.S. sanctions for years by shipping oil on aging tankers with opaque records.

The Trump administration announced criminal charges, sanctions and multimillion-dollar rewards aimed at combating the scams.

Firetruck driver in runway disaster heard warnings to stop, but didn’t know they were meant for him, preliminary report says.

A combination of deep reserves, aggressive energy conservation efforts and savvy diplomatic efforts have allowed countries such as China, Japan and South Korea to weather the energy shock so far.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said transferring Japanese defense technology to friendly countries would bolster Japan’s own security and help prevent conflict.

Plus, factory owners worry about having to scrap decades-old supplier ties.

Canada approved Enbridge’s proposed multibillion-dollar expansion of a west-coast natural gas pipeline system.

Mark Carney said there won’t be progress until the U.S. begins to ease hefty tariffs on key Canadian industrial goods such as steel, aluminum, automobiles and forest products.

Dominic LeBlanc’s remarks come as concern escalates about the slow pace of talks between Ottawa and Washington regarding USMCA, which faces a formal, U.S.-led review this summer.

The ELN threatens Washington’s goal of ending drug trafficking through the South American country, but confronting it risks “a little Vietnam.”

Janice Charette said her mandate is to preserve the key elements of the existing North American trade treaty.

Businesses expected to raise their prices at a faster rate than they did prior to the Middle East conflict, though wage increases were seen slowing.

The government narrowed the deficit, but further progress in reducing borrowing is likely to be challenging if the conflict in the Middle East is prolonged.

A row over Peter Mandelson’s appointment as U.S. ambassador, despite failed vetting, escalates into another scandal for the U.K. leader.

Huw Pill said there are risks in waiting too long to raise borrowing costs because the ultimate impact on inflation might not be evident soon.

The prime minister denies knowing that disgraced former U.S. envoy Peter Mandelson—a friend of Epstein—hadn’t been cleared by security vetting.

The Treasury secretary looks ahead to the Beijing summit and discusses AI, energy, taxes, bank regulation and more.

Trump and his men could learn a lesson from JFK in the Cuban Missile Crisis and Reagan in Grenada.

Pentagon infighting is hurting the chance to rebuild the sea arsenal.

Cold War military doctrine restrained the U.S. from taking advantage of its military superiority.

Democrats need to get back to basics and adopt policies that encourage faster economic growth.

Are we looking at a secure regime or one about to collapse?

The partnership will see both sides seek to cooperate on areas from minerals exploration and extraction to recycling under a memorandum of understanding signed by EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The central bank cut its key interest rate for an eighth straight meeting, and said further reductions were possible despite a jump in oil prices.

Temperature readings at a Paris airport earned a mystery trader $21,000—and sparked a probe into alleged tampering with a weather station.

The European Commission’s flash consumer-confidence indicator for the eurozone was minus 20.6 in April, its lowest level since December 2022, down from minus 16.4 in March.

EU ambassadors agreed to a two-year loan on Wednesday, and the formal process for its approval is expected to conclude Thursday.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been penalized US$166 million by Hong Kong regulators over its audit of China Evergrande Group.

Tech companies are making progress in fixing humanoid runners’ malfunctions.

U.S. immigration hurdles and fear of crime, amplified by state media, have become reasons for Chinese talent to stay home.

U.S. industrial production fell by 0.5% last month, while analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal expected the reading to remain unchanged.

Beijing reported first-quarter GDP growth of 5%, driven by robust exports, but shock waves from the Iran war threaten its momentum.

Britain’s military exposed a monthlong Russian submarine operation carrying out “nefarious activity” against the U.K.’s critical undersea infrastructure.

Max, a messaging and e-commerce platform, will offer everything from taxi-hailing services to electronic passport wallets.

The Bank of Russia reduced borrowing costs to 15% even as a surge in oil prices promises to boost an economy that had been faltering.

Mobile internet access has been shut off in Moscow in recent days after similar outages in dozens of regions.

As the fighting in Ukraine drags on, Moscow is casting its net farther afield to find fresh reinforcements.

A recent push to change the policy has divided members of a gathering spot for Nairobi’s elite.

Peace in Libya could unlock oil and mineral wealth, as well as expanding American influence.

The American pontiff denounced U.S. attacks on Iran before beginning his tour of a continent central to the Catholic Church’s future.

Expensive rooms go unsold as Iran conflict disrupts Gulf travel and dents demand from big-spending guests

Child of Robert F Kennedy Jr seeks $100mn in capital raise while touting links to ‘policy initiatives in government’

Top holders of $TRUMP only need own a median of $539,000 to get into exclusive meeting with US president

Unnamed plaintiff and her former lawyer at Wigdor censured but can continue assault case against billionaire former Apollo chief

Ministers and MPs are openly debating how the PM might be removed after elections where Labour is expected to perform dismally

Search giant increases its financial support to help the AI lab add computing power to run its models

CEO says US chipmaker has made ‘fundamental’ changes after year-long turnaround

President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had been effectively blocked because of the investigation.

Intel's strong quarter is driving sharp gains in another chipmaker.

Anthropic said its latest agreement with Google expands on a longstanding partnership between the two companies.

People who buy annuities for lifetime income often think of them as an investment, when they're more like insurance, experts said.

The automotive industry has grappled with mounting pressure to consolidate amid slowing growth, rising costs and intensifying margin pressure.

President Trump has said the government could buy Spirit.

Advanced nuclear reactor company X-energy began trading Friday as the AI boom and electrification broadly spark a flurry of interest in the nuclear industry.

Bettors on the platform now see an 86% chance that Warsh's nomination is confirmed by the U.S. Senate by May 15.

The Federal Reserve's April meeting, potentially Jerome Powell's last as chair, may impact many consumer borrowing and savings rates.

The S&P 500 touched record highs Thursday morning, but the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) remained stuck near 20 and is up from five days ago.

Bitwise, Roundhill and GraniteShares have filed applications with the SEC to offer event contracts as exchange-traded funds.

P&G was able to do this despite increased commodity prices due to the Iran war.

Oil prices fell after a three-week extension of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.

It's a big shift toward supporting psychedelic-based medicines for treatment-resistant depression, PTSD and substance use disorders, the FDA said.

The tax is a 2% levy on the revenues of search engines, social media services and online marketplaces that derive value from U.K. users.

The company reiterated its full-year forecast for earnings and sales.

Pennsylvania has four competitive House races in 2026, all of which are in areas where Gov. Josh Shapiro has AI data center expansion plans.

The Amazon deal comes weeks after Meta made $48 billion in AI commitments with CoreWeave and Nebius.

Nike announced 1,400 layoffs, primarily in its technology department, on Thursday after cutting 775 jobs in January.

President Trump confirmed the government could provide a rescue package for Spirit Airlines or buy the carrier outright.

TSMC, whose shares had a hit a record high on Thursday as well, last week reported a 58% increase in first-quarter profit.

Chief Operating Officer Gerald Beeson saying in a memo that targeting Griffin showed "ignorance and disdain" toward contributors to the city's economy.

The arrest comes as concerns have grown about people with inside information making bets on the Polymarket and Kalshi prediction markets.

VettaFi's Cinthia Murphy finds more exchange-traded funds are tackling the space theme more directly as excitement over the SpaceX IPO grows.

The model is better at coding, using computers and pursuing deeper research capabilities, OpenAI says.