The pound jumps after exit poll predicts Johnson win in UK election
UK stocks and the pound shot higher after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson secured an election victory that clears the way for Britain to quickly leave the European Union.
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New ECB chief Christine Lagarde holds rates steady
Christine Lagarde has a message for investors and the media: She's going to do things her own way as president of the European Central Bank.
Boris Johnson on course for huge win in UK election, exit poll suggests
Boris Johnson's election gamble appears to have paid off.
Indian military deployed as protests rage against citizenship bill
Troops have been deployed to India's ethnically diverse northeastern states of Assam and Tripura, amid violent protests against the passing of a controversial and far-reaching law that offers a path to Indian citizenship for non-Muslim minorities from three neighboring countr
Everything you need to know about the UK's crucial election
Voters in the United Kingdom will shuffle through the doors of their old schools, churches and village halls on Thursday, casting their votes in the country's third general election in less than five years.
Aung San Suu Kyi says genocide claims 'misleading'
Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi defended her government from accusations of genocide against the Rohingya community at the United Nation's top court on Wednesday, calling the allegations
Israel heads for unprecedented 3rd election in a year
Israel will hold an unprecedented third national election in less than a year, following the failure of political leaders to break the ongoing deadlock.
Greta Thunberg labeled a 'brat' by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil's president has called Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg a "brat" after she condemned violence against indigenous people who were killed in the Amazon.
UK election surprise could sink British pound
Investors are betting that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will sweep to victory in Thursday's election. If he doesn't, the pound and UK stocks are poised to plunge.
UK parties offer different plans to revive economy
The UK economy ground to a halt in the three months leading up to the end of October, official data show. The political parties competing in Thursday's high-stakes general election are promising to fix that — but the impact of their policies is far from certain.
Trump meets Moscow's top diplomat amid impeachment probe
Russia's top foreign diplomat attended high-level meetings in Washington Tuesday, creating the extraordinary spectacle of President Donald Trump consulting with Moscow on the day House Democrats unveiled articles of impeachment underpinned partly by Trump's unusual relationship with Russia.
Trump, Saudi Arabia stay close after Pensacola shooting
President Donald Trump appears to be maintaining his support of Saudi Arabia in the wake of a deadly shooting at a US naval base allegedly perpetrated by a Saudi national -- a crime the FBI presumes is an act of terrorism.
New Zealand volcano eruption: Police investigate deaths
Almost all patients who were injured in the deadly New Zealand volcanic eruption have suffered extensive burns to their bodies and lungs, as questions mount over the circumstances surrounding the tragedy that has left at least six people dead.
Aung San Suu Kyi to defend Myanmar against genocide charges
She was a global human rights and democracy icon, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and a political prisoner who spent 15 years under house arrest. But this week, Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi will personally defend her country from accusations of genocide against the Rohingya community at the United Nation's top court.
Two Canadians caught in US-China spat in prison for a year
In October 2018, Michael Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat, warned that US-China ties "have deteriorated to their worst point" since the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Trump stresses Saudi Arabia response to Navy base attack
President Donald Trump's support for Saudi Arabia in the wake of a deadly shooting by a Saudi national at a Florida naval base is underscoring the latitude Trump gives the Kingdom's rulers, even as Congress has pushed to limit the ties between Washington and Riyadh.
Nigeria faces backlash over arrest of US-based activist and journalist
The Nigerian government is facing immense criticism over the re-arrest and detention of investigative journalist and activist Omoyele Sowore on treason charges.
In Paris, Putin and Zelensky take hesitant steps toward peace
Ukraine and Russia have managed to inch forward on a long-dormant peace process, taking cautious new steps toward ending the conflict in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.
Boris Johnson takes reporter's phone, dodges question
Boris Johnson grabbed a reporter's phone and refused to look at a photograph of a 4-year-old boy with suspected pneumonia, forced to lie on a hospital emergency room floor as he waited for a bed.
North Korea calls Trump a 'heedless and erratic old man'
A senior North Korean official has called US President Donald Trump a
Jeremy Corbyn promises sweeping reforms if Labour wins
Whoever wins this week's UK election, there's more at stake for businesses and investors than at any time since the 1970s — and it's not all about Brexit.
Jon Huntsman: Putin 'probably joyful' about claims of Ukraine meddling
A former US ambassador to Russia said Russian President Vladimir Putin was "probably joyful" about -- and may have enabled -- the conspiracy theory circulated by some Republicans that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 elections.
Trump warns Kim Jong Un could lose 'special relationship' with him
President Donald Trump warned Sunday that North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un could "void" their "special relationship" amid reports that the hermit nation conducted an "important" test at a missile site.
Ukrainians fear president will accept peace on Putin's terms
As the US pushes forward with impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump and his dealings with Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian leader is set to sit down Monday with the man overseeing another conflict involving his country: Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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