The leaders of the Group of Seven were joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as they reaffirmed their resolve to back his nation and seek support from middle powers such as India and Brazil, which have taken more neutral positions on Russia’s war.
Sinn Fein has become the biggest party in Northern Ireland’s local government for the first time ever, a historic victory that will heap pressure on the Democratic Unionist Party to end its Brexit-linked boycott of the region’s power-sharing government.
President Joe Biden called Republican demands for sharp spending cuts unacceptable and said he’ll talk with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy about debt-ceiling and budget negotiations on his flight back from Japan.
South Africa is prepared for legal fights with environmental groups over the government’s plans to use ship-mounted power plants to resolve the nation’s blackout crisis, the energy minister told the Johannesburg-based Sunday Times.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde appealed to US politicians to resolve their standoff over the debt ceiling.
The latest marker of underlying US price pressures will offer little hope of settling the debate among Federal Reserve officials about whether they’ve made enough progress on inflation to step off the monetary-policy brakes.
The European Central Bank’s fight to tame inflation isn’t over and more action is still needed, according to President Christine Lagarde.
Greeks headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a premier for the next four years with voters struggling with a cost-of-living crisis.
Behind the facade of Europe’s forecast-beating company earnings, cracks are appearing as exporters start to feel the pinch from regional exchange rate strength against the dollar.
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee is planning to lead a one-week delegation to Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia in a bid to deepen ties with Asean member countries, the South China Morning Post reported.
