US launches strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria
PALM BEACH — The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, US...
Japan expects growth to accelerate next year with fiscal stimulus
TOKYO — Japan’s government revised up its economic forecast for the fiscal year to next March and projected that growth would accelerate in the following...
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was...
Christmas celebrations muted at Bondi as Australians grieve after deadly shooting
SYDNEY — Christmas celebrations were muted at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach on Thursday in the aftermath of a terror attack that killed 15 people there...
BP to sell stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $6 billion
BP HAS AGREED to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol lubricants business to US private equity firm Stonepeak for about $6 billion, a...
Retail investors likely to have more sway over Wall Street after record year
RETAIL INFLOWS into US stocks are set to hit a record in 2025, as individual investors become a major force behind a rally that...
How AI boom is pressuring video game consoles in race for memory chips
SAN FRANCISCO — Video game console sales were already under pressure owing to tariff turmoil and weak consumer spending. Now, a surge in the...
Somalia’s capital votes in first step to restoring universal suffrage
MOGADISHU — Residents of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu voted on Thursday in municipal elections meant to pave the way for the East African country’s first direct...
Bangladesh leader considered top PM candidate returns from exile ahead of polls
DHAKA — Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman returned to Dhaka on Thursday after nearly 17 years in exile, a homecoming the party hopes...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un views submarine construction, oversees missile launch, KCNA says
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed construction of a submarine with his daughter, a potential heir, and oversaw the test-firing of long-range...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees test-firing of long-range missiles, KCNA says
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing on Wednesday of long-range surface-to-air missiles at a launch site near its east...
NORAD tracks Santa’s Yuletide sleigh ride for 70th year
DENVER — Santa Claus drove his reindeer-powered sleigh over rooftops around the world on Wednesday, delivering gifts to millions of children in a magic Christmas...