A leading Cuban dissident and activist has been released from prison as part of a broader prisoner release agreement between the Cuban government and the United States. Jose Daniel Ferrer spent more than three years in prison after anti-government protests…
Freetrade application on smartphone and desktop. Free trade LONDON – Freetrade, a British competitor to the popular stock trading app Robinhood, announced on Thursday that it has been acquired by online investment platform IG Group. The deal values Freetrade at…
Aerial view of a ship at sea. Suriyapong Thongsawang | Moment | Getty Images Oil-related transport costs rose after last week’s announcement of tougher US sanctions to drain Russia’s war coffers, in a move that poses a significant threat to…
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, speak about a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Israel and Hamas…
Hungarian Integrity Authority Ferenc Biro said he thought the attack on him was intended to discredit his organization Police in Hungary raided the offices of the Integrity Authority, the state body that oversees the use of EU funds abroad. The…
The problem of stolen manhole covers in Turkey might seem like an unlikely starting point for a new way for buildings to withstand earthquakes and solve the environmental problems of the construction industry, but when a Turkish entrepreneur heard about…
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) during a visit to the Zvezda shipyard, as they are accompanied by the CEO of Russian oil giant Rosneft Igor Sechin (R), outside the far-eastern Russian port…
In this aerial photo, melting icebergs pile up in the Ilulissat Ice Fjord on July 16, 2024 near Ilulissat, Greenland. Sean Gallup | News Getty Images | Getty Images The massive loss of ice from Greenland is exposing the island’s…
A sign of the 7th China International Import Expo is seen with the Lujiazui Financial District skyline in the background on November 2, 2024 in Shanghai, China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images This report is from today’s…
Orange orbs of light fly across the sky as debris from a SpaceX rocket launched in Texas is seen over the Turks and Caicos Islands, Jan. 16, 2025, in this screenshot obtained from a social media video. Marcus Haworth@marcusahaworth |…