Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers asserted on Sunday that the antitrust program by President Joe Biden to combat inflation was a form of ''science denial.''

The United States formally exempted on Wednesday U.S. and U.N. officials doing permitted business with the Taliban from U.S. sanctions to try to maintain the flow of aid to Afghanistan as it sinks deeper into a humanitarian crisis. It was unclear, however, whether the move would pave the way for proposed U.N. payments of some $6 million to the Islamists for security.

Israel’s defense minister said Thursday he hopes a better nuclear deal will come out of upcoming talks between world powers and Iran, but that Israel is hedging its bets and building up its military capabilities.

Governments from some of the world's biggest economies said they were looking into releasing oil from their strategic reserves, after a rare U.S. request for a coordinated move to cool global energy prices ahead of a meeting of major oil-producing nations.

Governments from some of the world's biggest economies said they were looking into releasing oil from their strategic reserves, after a rare U.S. request for a coordinated move to cool global energy prices ahead of a meeting of major oil-producing nations.

President Joe Biden this week announced that Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and officials in his government are restricted from entering the United States due to "the suppression of human rights and democracy," in the country.

North American companies ordering for robotic "workers" in record numbers to alleviate the continuing labor shortage in hopes of keeping their operations competitive, according to a trade group involved in the robotic industry.

President Joe Biden, at a reception hosted by Britain's royal family to mark the global climate change summit's opening night, reportedly farted so loudly it made the Duchess of Cornwall blush.

China's military buildup and push to develop nuclear-capable missiles is on full display for the world to take note, and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, says it is "clearly challenging" the United States.

The United States will continue air strikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said Sunday, as the insurgents press on with offensives across the country.

President Vladimir Putin used a Navy Day parade to deliver his latest reminder of Russia’s military muscle, touting the nation’s hypersonic nuclear weapons at a ceremony in his hometown of St. Petersburg.

Iraq’s prime minister says his country no longer requires American combat troops to fight the Islamic State group, but a formal time frame for their redeployment will depend on the outcome of talks with U.S. officials this week.