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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday called on partners and allies to make good swiftly on their existing commitments to support Ukraine and to join the United States in doing more as Russia continues its "barbaric" attacks.…

Elon Musk denied a report that said he spoke directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukraine. Dr Ian Bremmer, head of political-risk consultancy Eurasia Group, wrote in a note to clients on Monday that Musk told him about…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Tuesday that the world economy was headed for "stormy waters" as it downgraded its global growth projections for next year and warned of a harsh worldwide recession if policymakers mishandled the…

The Biden administration announced new export curbs to cut off China’s access to high-tech US semiconductors, in its latest move to stymie Beijing’s efforts to develop the country’s chip industry and military technology. The restrictions,…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that tackling inflation through monetary policy tightening is a priority for major economies facing high prices, but noted she is "attentive" to the impact of exchange rate moves. There…

US Special Operations forces carried out two major strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in northern Syria on Thursday, killing three senior figures responsible for arming and recruiting fighters and plotting…

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early Thursday from near Pyongyang toward the Sea of Japan, the sixth round of launches since late September, after a U.S. aircraft carrier was redeployed to the waters, the Japanese government and…

US intelligence agencies believe parts of the Ukrainian government authorized the car bomb attack near Moscow in August that killed Daria Dugina, daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist, an element of a covert campaign that US officials…

Poland is in talks with the United States about participating in the nuclear weapons sharing programme to counter growing threats from Russia, President Andrzej Duda said. The biggest eastern European member of the North Atlantic Treaty…

President Joe Biden on Tuesday pledged $625 million in new security aid during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following Moscow's annexation of occupied parts of Ukraine, in a show of continuing support to help…