Nation and World
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Trump rebukes Putin for testing new missiles, tells him to end the war
Oct 27, 2025 5:01 pm - President Donald Trump rebuked Russia on Monday for testing a new nuclear-capable cruise missile instead of working to end the war in Ukraine - a testy exchange that is
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Catastrophe bond investors told to brace for Jamaica payout
Oct 27, 2025 4:45 pm - Investors in a catastrophe bond tied to Jamaica look set to experience a trigger event as Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the Caribbean island as a Category 5 storm. “Ba...
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Trump administration narrows list of potential Federal Reserve chairs to 5
Oct 27, 2025 4:32 pm - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday confirmed the names of five candidates to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the powerful Federal Reserve next year.
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Oct 27, 2025 7:49 am - Markets in Argentina rallied, the peso surged and the country's sovereign bonds jumped on Monday as libertarian President Javier Milei hailed his party's resounding victory in midterm congressional elections as a mandate to press forward with radical free-market reforms.
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Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1Oct 26, 2025 6:16 pm - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the go...
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Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable missile, Putin and top general sayOct 26, 2025 4:40 pm - MOSCOW (AP) — Russia tested a new nuclear-capable and powered cruise missile fit to confound existing defenses, inching closer to deploying it to its military, President ...
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Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris' Louvre museumOct 26, 2025 4:26 pm - PARIS (AP) — Two suspects were arrested in connection with the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre museum, justice and police officials said Sunday, a week after the...
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Melissa strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, HaitiOct 26, 2025 3:41 pm - KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleas...
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US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, putting more pressure on VenezuelaOct 26, 2025 3:38 pm - PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (AP) — A U.S. warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago 's capital Sunday as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighbori...
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Left-leaning independent Connolly wins Irish presidential election
Oct 25, 2025 8:30 pm - Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, who secured the backing of Ireland's left-leaning parties including Sinn Féin, has won the country's presidential election in a landslide victory against her center-right rival.