Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is under growing strain as his army suffers setbacks, the economy deteriorates, his support wanes and his government's foreign backers are focused elsewhere.

Crude futures give back much of yesterday's gains as the market awaits an OPEC+ decision Thursday on output levels. The group is expected to extend cuts at least until February and possibly the end of ...

Olympic mountain bike champion Tom Pidcock will leave Ineos Grenadiers at the end of the season, the British cycling team announced on Wednesday.

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French stocks were still rising even after the collapse of the government of President Emmanuel Macron. The iShares MSCI France ETF was up 0.4% in Wednesday trading. It’s down about 10% since the ...

US President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday his intention to nominate Gail Slater as Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, signaling continued scrutiny ...

French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation on Thursday after opposition lawmakers ousted the minority government, deepening the country's political crisis, the Elysee said.

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Rebels affiliated with the Islamic State group killed at least nine civilians in their latest attack in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources told AFP on Wednesday.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were still on track for record closing highs as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell took questions at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit. The S&P 500 was up 0.4%, ...

Global investors won’t soon forget Seoul’s amateur hour political performance, William Pesek writes in a guest commentary.

Dozens of Red Cross staff and volunteers gathered Wednesday for a candlelight vigil for 31 of their colleagues killed in 2024 ...