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Dollar gains on risk-off mood; BOJ split vote gives yen brief lift

The BOJ kept its policy rate unchanged at 0.75%, but a rare 6–3 split - the widest since Ueda took office - fueled expectations...

Argentina’s Milei walks fine line on Falklands amid US–UK tensions

Argentina has long claimed it inherited the islands from Spain after its independence in 1816 and that Britain took control in 1833 through an...

Trump greets King Charles on ‘beautiful British day’ at White House

Charles and Queen Camilla were greeted by the president and first lady Melania Trump for a morning visit to the presidential mansion International News via...

UAE leaves OPEC in major blow to global oil producers’ group

The loss of the UAE, a longstanding OPEC member, could weaken the group, which has usually sought to show a united front despite internal...

European Parliament backs EU-wide consent-based definition of rape

The EU adopted minimum standards to combat violence against women for the first time in 2024, but a proposed article to create a common...

Gulf leaders to meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss response to Iranian strikes

A Gulf official said the meeting aimed to craft a response to the thousands of Iranian missile and drone attacks Gulf states have faced...

UK PM’s former chief of staff says he was wrong to encourage Mandelson appointment

McSweeney told parliament he had thought Mandelson, a Labour veteran, would help Britain to get a trade deal with the United States after Donald...

Oil prices rise 3% as Iran war stand-off persists

Brent crude futures for June climbed $3.28, or 3.03%, to $111.51 a barrel by 1115 GMT, after gaining 2.8% to close the previous session...

UK lowers population growth estimate as immigration slows

Net immigration looks set to add 2.2 million people to the UK's population of 69.3 million between mid-2024 and mid-2034 International News via Reuters: The United...

UK grocery inflation eases to 3.8% in April, says Worldpanel

The data showed UK grocery sales increased 0.9% in the four-week period year-on-year, although shoppers were seeking out deals International News via Reuters: British grocery inflation...

Austrian man pleads guilty to foiled attack on Taylor Swift’s Vienna concert

The defendant, an Austrian identified as Beran A, was arrested on August 7, 2024, the day before the first of three planned concerts by...

London’s FTSE 100 set to snap six-day losing streak on BP boost

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose 0.4% to 10,367.61 points by 1019 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 slipped 0.2%, down for a fourth...
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