In The Opium of the Intellectuals, the French sociologist Raymond Aron observed that utopian programs are “refuted not so ...

Three more Israeli hostages were released Saturday in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners as the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas continued to hold. It was the fifth hostage and ...

The 47 th American President, however, expressed uncertainty on whether the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel will hold. “ Gold tends to benefit in times of geopolitical instability and ...

Our latest edition of bracketology might prompt readers to wonder if one conference has ever produced three No.-1 seeds in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The answer is yes, but it would ...

Brian Schatz (D., Hawaii) said he would place a “blanket hold” on all of President Trump’s State Department nominees until the administration’s attack on the leading U.S. foreign ...

"I told him from the start I wanted the tariffs to be put on hold." The last-minute deal had echoes of Trump's first administration, when he threatened Mexico with tariffs and Sheinbaum's ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hamas freed three Israeli hostages on Saturday in return for the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners ...

California Democrats are attempting to make state oil and gas companies pay for damage caused by the Los Angeles wildfires, claiming that fossil fuel emissions are to blame for the deadly disaster ...

Masked gunmen from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad struggled to hold back huge crowds, some of whom chanted ‘God is great.’ Crowds of locals, some waving militant flags, appeared to press ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a ...

Financial markets' reaction to the Fed's pause was largely muted given the move to hold ready steady was widely anticipated, with the S&P 500 index down about 0.4% and the Dow Jones Industrial ...