UK leader Keir Starmer is marking 100 days in office. It has been a rocky ride

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks 100 days in office Saturday with little cause…

China’s finance minister says there is room for more economic stimulus but offers no plan

BEIJING — The Chinese government is looking at additional ways to boost the economy, Finance Minister…

Drought is parching the world’s largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of its electricity

LAKE KARIBA, Zambia — Tindor Sikunyongana is trying to run a welding business which these days…

Awash in oil money, Guyana promises cash, free tuition and other perks ahead of election

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyanese President Irfaan Ali announced several perks ahead of national elections next year,…

Snubbed by Tesla, Mexican government pledges to create its own small, affordable electric car

MEXICO CITY — Snubbed by Tesla, Mexico’s new president pledged Friday to create a Mexican-made small,…

Stellantis CEO under fire from Italian lawmakers as the group grapples with financial troubles

ROME — Italian lawmakers on Friday questioned the head of Stellantis, the world’s fourth largest automaker,…

United Airlines adding 8 new international destinations to itinerary for next summer

United Airlines is adding eight new international destinations to its itinerary for next summer. The airline,…

Brazil starts blocking irregular online gambling as concern rises over addiction

Brazil on Friday started blocking over 2,000 gambling websites designated as irregular, part of a push…

AI is having its Nobel moment. Do scientists need the tech industry to sustain it?

Hours after the artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton won a Nobel Prize in physics, he drove…

Global stocks mixed after Wall Street declines; markets wait for China policy briefing

HONG KONG — European markets opened higher while Asian stocks were mostly lower on Friday, with…