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News Desk Washington: US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and other officials responded strongly on Saturday to attacks against female Secret Service agents after criticism arose following the attempted assassination of…

AFP/APP New York: Wall Street stocks shot higher Wednesday afternoon after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is "unlikely" to raise interest rates. Major indices were up about one percent or more after Powell…

AFP/APP London: Oil prices fell further Wednesday but stocks diverged as traders tracked fallout from Iran's attack on Israel and assessed the outlook for interest rates. The top two global oil contracts fell more than one percent,…

AFP/APP  Washington: He wanted the US presidential election to be about "Bidenomics." Instead, it risks being about "Bidenflation." Joe Biden faces one of the biggest threats to his hopes of beating Donald Trump: rising prices that…

AFP/APP  Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed higher on Tuesday, helped by rallies in US tech giants and a weaker yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 1.08 percent, or 426.09 points, to 39,773.13, while the broader Topix index ended up…

AFP/APP Hong Kong: Asian stocks tumbled Friday, and oil extended the previous day's surge on worries that Israel's war with Hamas could widen to a regional conflict with Iran as both sides ratcheted up tensions. The threat of regional…

News Desk Islamabad: In a joint statement, human rights activists and civil society organizations expressed deep concern over the increasing incidents of internet shutdowns and the blocking of social media platforms, calling for the…

AFP/APP New York: Wall Street stocks climbed Thursday as investors assessed a key US inflation gauge, with all three major indices up while the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite Index set a new record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose…

AFP/APP Washington: A crippled American spaceship has been lost over a remote region of the South Pacific, probably burning up in the atmosphere in a fiery end to its failed mission to land on the Moon. Astrobotic's Peregrine lander was…

AFP/APP New York: Amazon is investing $115 million in US local TV network Diamond Sports Group, a major sports rights holder, as the streaming giant pushes further into offering live sports. Diamond Sports is the leading network of local…