Today: October 14, 2026
Today: October 14, 2026

United States

Economy|Political|World

IMF calls for US to cut deficits amid bond woes, urges China to shift away from exports

The United States cannot grow its way out of mounting public debt without tax or spending adjustments, while China must pivot from export-

Business|Economy|Finance|World

IMF chief urges US and wealthy nations to rein in debt to ease global economic pressure

The head of the International Monetary Fund says the United States and other wealthy nations must urgently tackle mounting global debt, which is weighing most heavily on low-income countries

Africa|Arts|Economy|Environment|World

Congo's former president Kabila forms new group to replace M23 insurgency

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has launched a new political-military coalition to replace the AFC-M23 alliance fighting government forces in eastern Congo, taking a

Economy|Political|World

UN refugee agency's funding shortfall is impacting refugees worldwide, its chief says

Deep funding shortfalls are forcing the UN refugee agency to make painful cuts across its humanitarian operations worldwide, and there are limits to

Sports|World

Spain scores twice in the first 14 minutes to sink the USWNT 2-0 in a matchup of No. 1 vs. No. 2

Patri Guijarro and Eva Navarro scored in the first 14 minutes and Adriana Nanclares stopped a second-half penalty kick to lift Spain to a 2-0 victory over the United States in a clash between the two top-ranked teams in women’s international soccer

Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Finance

Mahmoud Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections another year

Palestinians won't head to the polls next month to vote on reviving a dissolved parliament

World

Pope Leo declares death penalty 'inadmissible' as his native US plans to livestream execution

Pope Leo XIV has declared capital punishment "inadmissible.”

Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court, hours after former judge wins Nobel

US President Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its

Arts|Entertainment

Laotian man deported by US to South Sudan leaves for Laos after year in detention

A Laotian man deported by the U.S. to South Sudan has returned to his home country after more than a year in detention

Health|Science|World

Russia says checks following Siberian plague lab death are complete

Russia said on Thursday it had completed health checks on all the contacts of a deceased lab worker at a plague research facility in Siberia, signalling a desire to draw a

Arts|World

From the Acropolis, Rubio urges Europe to defend Western values and strengthen alliance with US

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on Western nations to return to their civilizational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe and North America to global dominance for centuries

Business|Economy|Health|Science|World

Indonesia's candidate for WHO chief calls on US to rejoin agency

Indonesia's pick to lead the World Health Organization, its health minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, told Reuters that the United States should rejoin the

Interview|Political|World

Cuba and US maintain 'channels of communication' but no negotiations, diplomat says

Cuba and the United States have maintained “channels of communication” but are not engaged in any formal negotiations, Havana’s top diplomat in

Arts|Business|Environment|Science|Technology|Travel|World

Why doesn’t high speed rail work in America?

Why doesn’t high speed rail work in America?

Business|Economy|Finance

Fed policymakers lean against October rate hike

By Michael S.

Arts|Environment|Europe|Health|Technology|World

UN urges more US action on Marshall Islands nuclear legacy

The United States needs to take additional steps to remedy the nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands by providing healthcare and releasing secret archives,

Interview

A ‘tsunami’ of church closings is poised to remake America

A ‘tsunami’ of church closings is poised to remake America

Economy|Sports

Trump says he discussed release of political prisoners with Xi

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he discussed the release of political prisoners with Chinese President Xi Jinping when

Environment|Science|Technology

Why the nor'easter’s storm surge was so high, and what it says about the El Niño winter ahead

Several factors make for high water levels, and they conspired to worsen the storm surge that flooded coastal areas from North Carolina to New York.

Economy

Iran's currency hits a new record low as war erodes the country's economic stability

Iran’s currency has fallen to a new record low, with traders exchanging more than 2.5 million rials to the U.S. dollar

Crime|Europe|MidEast|Political|US

Rubio says ‘foreign actor’ involved in alleged terror plot targeting British base used by US

Rubio says ‘foreign actor’ involved in alleged terror plot targeting British base used by US

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Environment|Europe|Interview|MidEast

Denmark sees long-term NATO presence in Greenland after Trump deal

Denmark is confident that NATO will maintain a heightened presence in Greenland and the broader Arctic region over the long term following a security

Political|World

China pushes back against US on Iran and Cuba in UN speech

China pushed back against the United States in its speech at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, saying sovereignty of countries in the Gulf

Business|Economy|Political|World

China, as usual, uses UN speech to promote global development as solution to world's challenges

China’s vice president has unfurled the nation’s familiar list of global talking points at the U.N. He emphasized development, issued mild statements about the U.S. war with Iran, artificial intelligence and protectionism and made no direct mention of self-ruled Taiwan