Oil alliance OPEC+ extends collective crude production cuts into 2025
The influential Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies on Sunday agreed to extend its official crude output agreement into 2025.
Parachute jump kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
World War II veterans receive hero’s welcome in France Parachutists hurled themselves from World War II-era planes into the now peaceful Normandy skies where war once raged, kicking off a …
Hostage families call for Israel, Hamas to accept proposal pushed by Biden
Biden outlines possible peace plan for Gaza The families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas called for all parties to immediately accept the three-phase deal outlined by President Joe Biden …
Austin reaffirms U.S. commitment to Indo-Pacific, says region is ‘more prosperous when we work together’
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the region is seeing a “new convergence” around nearly all aspects of security in the Indo-Pacific.
22 killed as bus carrying Hindu pilgrims plunges into a mountain gorge
New Delhi — At least 22 people were killed and more than 70 others injured when a bus veered off a mountain road Thursday and plunged into a 150-foot gorge …
Japan confirms first currency intervention since 2022 with $62 billion in spending
Data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance confirmed the country’s first currency intervention since 2022, after the Japanese yen plunged to a 34-year-low in April.
Holes quickly poked in Japanese town’s Mount Fuji view-blocking mesh
Japan welcomes solo travelers again Tokyo — A Japanese town will replace a barrier mounted to deter unruly tourists from taking photos of Mount Fuji after holes were poked in the …
Argentina’s ‘anarcho capitalist’ Milei meets with Sam Altman, Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai in a bid to spur investment
Analysts say Milei’s Silicon Valley tour is likely designed to position Argentina as an attractive place to invest.
European Central Bank’s Knot says monetary policy to ease ‘gradually,’ as markets brace for June rate cut
“Policy rates will slowly but gradually move into less restrictive levels,” European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot said Tuesday.
North Korea flies hundreds of balloons full of trash over South Korea
North Korea flew hundreds of trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea in one of its most bizarre provocations against its rival in years, prompting the South’s military to mobilize chemical and …