President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named incendiary Republican US Representative Matt Gaetz to be his nominee for attorney general, selecting an ally who has faced Justice Department scrutiny ...

Equities in Asia whipsawed on Thursday as investors parsed a weakening yen and the prospect of a further US rate cut next month.

Brazil is getting closer to setting up a regulated carbon market that will help to reduce emissions and expand forested areas after the Senate approved a bill on Wednesday.

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Wednesday that at least two patients were killed when its ambulance was stopped and attacked earlier this week in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince.

Brazil's Supreme Court was evacuated after two nearby explosions on Wednesday night that left one dead in a square near Congress and the presidential palace, police said, stirring security concerns ...

The Australian government plans to enact laws requiring big tech firms to protect its citizens online, the latest move by the centre-left Labour administration to crack down on social media including ...

LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - More than 800 million adults have diabetes worldwide – almost twice as many as previous estimates have suggested – and more than half of those aged over 30 who have the ...

BRUSSELS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Wednesday he was "cautiously optimistic" after discussing with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken the possibility of ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - US President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, longtime political rivals, discussed Ukraine and the Middle East on Wednesday in a cordial meeting designed to ...

Ukrainian forces on Wednesday repelled an attempt by Russian troops to pierce defences near the northeastern city of Kupiansk, said Ukraine’s General Staff.

The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP29 – in Baku, Azerbaijan, has been called the “Finance COP”. Headlines throughout the summit, which ends on 22 November, are likely to be ...

It seems doubtful that anything approaching an accurate roll call could have been undertaken in such circumstances. ‘Thumbsuck’ is the term that immediately comes to mind.