The number of migrants granted asylum in Sweden dropped to the lowest level in 40 years in 2024, the government said Friday, after a decade-long crackdown on immigration.

Switzerland demanded on Friday a thorough investigation into the death of a Swiss national who was arrested in Iran on spying charges and died in prison.

The Israeli army said Friday that an internal inquiry found it "highly likely" it killed a kibbutz resident as it fought Hamas militants during their October 7, 2023 attack.

A Kazakh court on Friday fined a consortium of oil companies over $6 million for excessive gas flaring from a giant oilfield under the Caspian Sea.

Wall Street’s reaction to the strong December jobs report shows just how much bond yields and interest-rate expectations are driving the stock market these days. The Dow was down 630 points, or 1.5%, ...

Progress on bringing down inflation has stalled. Economic activity is robust. And now Friday’s employment report shows the labor market is solid. All of that leads economists at Bank of America to ...

The first symptoms of disinformation are emerging on the social media network Bluesky, with echoes of the pro-Russian ...

The UK government on Friday announced sanctions against Russian oil giants Gazprom Neft and PJSC Surgutneftegas, saying their profits were "lining Putin's war chest and facilitating the war".

U.S. stock futures were retreating before the market opened on Monday. The bounce from the start of the year is quickly fading away.

Payrolls: 256,000 jobs added in December vs. 153,000 expected, according to economists surveyed by FactSet. Unemployment rate ...

The United States announced widespread sanctions against Russia's energy sector Friday, designating more than 180 ships and two major oil companies just days before outgoing President Joe Biden leaves ...

Scotland's leader John Swinney hailed Friday the opening next week of Britain's first official consumption room for illegal drugs, after a years-long battle with the UK government over the issue.