Category: 4. World

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A wealthy businessman became president Thursday of Haiti’s transitional presidential council tasked with restoring order in the troubled country, while a prominent gangster…

Putin and Trump: Long Game vs. Quick Win

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have agreed to a bilateral summit in the coming days, marking a potential diplomatic breakthrough amid looming U.S. tariffs on Russian goods and…

Archaeologists have discovered new evidence pointing to the reoccupation of Pompeii following the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius that left the city in ruins, the directors of the famous site said Wednesday.

Despite the massive destruction…

Almost a million more deaths than births were recorded in Japan last year, representing the steepest annual population decline since government surveys began in 1968.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has described the demographic crisis of Japan’s…

Why did Switzerland get hit with a 39% tariff?

US President Donald Trump’s argument is straightforward. He believes trade partners of the United States benefit from broad access to the US market, while often restricting access to their…

The military’s chief on Thursday touted a culture of open debate in the Israel Defense Forces, amid preparation for a security cabinet meeting that evening in which he is expected to warn against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…

So why has the Bank of England cut rates when inflation is well above its target of 2% and seems set to remain there?

This vexed question is why the proceedings of the Bank’s nine member Monetary Policy Committee were so close and even involved…

WASHINGTON, DC – In a dramatic diplomatic push to end a decades-long conflict, US President Donald Trump is set to host the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House on Friday. 

The summit, a culmination of months of intense,…