Yellen says isolationism ‘made America and the world worse off’ in speech to global finance leaders

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told world financial leaders Tuesday that the U.S. economy has…

India plans to punish people making hoax bomb threats against flights

The Indian government is working on a new law to punish those spreading the menace of…

Germany’s disease control center reports 1st case of new mpox variant

BERLIN — Germany’s disease control center said Tuesday that a new, more infectious variant of the…

Putin hosts Global South leaders at summit intended to counterbalance Western clout

China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other global leaders have arrived in the Russian city…

Taiwan rejects South African demand to move its representative office from capital

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan has rejected South Africa’s demand that it move its representative office in…

Venezuela arrests a former oil czar and accuses him of working with the US to undermine the industry

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s top prosecutor on Monday announced the arrest of a former oil minister…

Stock market today: Wall Street pulls back from its records

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time highs Monday as some of the…

Cubans struggle with an extended power outage and a new tropical storm

HAVANA — Cuba’s capital was largely paralyzed on Monday and the rest of the island braced…

Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court

LONDON — Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster took their case for compensation to a UK…

What is the Hezbollah-linked financial institution Israel is targeting in Lebanon?

BEIRUT — The Israeli military has carried out a wave of airstrikes targeting branches of a…