US won’t renew Iranian and Russian oil waivers, Bessent says | Business
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that the U.S. does not plan to renew a…
IMF chief warns that Iran war will slow global economic growth | Business
WASHINGTON – The Iran war is darkening the outlook for the world economy – whether or not a…
U.S. economy grew a sluggish 0.5% in fourth quarter, government says, downgrading previous estimate | Business
WASHINGTON – The American economy, slowed by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, grew at a sluggish 0.5% annual…
European ministers call for profit caps on energy companies as Iran war drives price surge | Latest News
The finance ministers of Spain and four other European countries are urging the European Union to impose a…
Gas prices soar past $4 on average for a gallon of regular in U.S., highest since 2022 | News
NEW YORK – U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time…
Cuba to receive a sanctioned Russian oil tanker, the first such delivery this year | Latest News
HAVANA – Cuba prepared on Monday to receive a sanctioned Russian tanker carrying roughly 730,000 barrels of oil,…
Iran war deflects attention from Ukraine as an emboldened Russia starts spring offensive | Latest News
The Iran war has deflected global attention from Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor Ukraine as Europe’s biggest…
North Korea, Belarus leaders meet in Pyongyang, sign friendship treaty | News
Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks in North Korea’s capital on…
U.S. economy expanded at sluggish 0.7% in fourth quarter, government says, downgrading first estimate | Business
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy, hobbled by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, advanced at a sluggish 0.7% annual…
5 European nations pledge millions to use Ukrainian know-how to make cheap drone defenses | Latest News
WARSAW – Five European nations have announced a new program to produce low-cost air defense systems and autonomous…
Deputy chief of Russian military intelligence shot and wounded in Moscow | News
MOSCOW – A deputy chief of Russia’s military intelligence was shot and wounded in Moscow on Friday in…
Takeaways from AP’s report on how Bangladeshi workers were tricked into fighting in the Ukraine war | Latest News
LAKSHMIPUR, Bangladesh – Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia under the false promise of civilian work and then…