Target posts strong fourth quarter profits and sales, but warns on impact of tariffs
Sales and profits slipped for Target during the crucial holiday quarter as customers held back on spending and the company ...
Looming shutdown deadline presents minefield for Speaker Johnson
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing a political minefield as he seeks to avoid a government shutdown in just 10 days, with both Republicans and Democrats complicating the path to keep the ...
Arab leaders gather to endorse counterproposal to Trump’s Gaza plan, with ceasefire’s fate uncertain
Arab leaders meeting in Cairo on Tuesday are set to endorse a counterproposal to President Donald Trump’s call for the Gaza Strip to be depopulated and transformed into a beach ...
Timber over Tinder: Bridegroom’s Oak in a German forest has connected lovers for over a century
It’s timber over Tinder in a forest in northern Germany where the Bridegroom’s Oak has connected lovers for more than a century. Known as “Bräutigamseiche” in ...
EU ponders 800 billion euro plan to beef up defenses to counter possible US disengagement
The chief of the European Union’s executive on Tuesday proposed an 800 billion euro ($841 billion) plan to beef up defenses ...
Investigators will question a driver who allegedly rammed a car into a crowd in Germany, killing 2
Investigators on Tuesday will question a driver who allegedly rammed a car into a crowd in the southwestern German city of ...
Here’s what tariffs are and how they work
Tariffs are in the news at the moment. Here’s what they are and what you need to know about them: Tariffs are a tax on ...
The top issues for China’s legislature are likely to be the economy and AI
Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and shoring up the economy are among the issues expected to top the agenda ...
Pope resting after acute breathing crises forced him to resume noninvasive ventilation
Pope Francis rested early Tuesday after he suffered further setbacks in his fight against double pneumonia: two new acute respiratory crises that required him to resume using ...
Takeaways from AP’s report on Greenlanders resisting Trump’s talk of acquiring their homeland
Greenlanders have been pushed into the global spotlight in the weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump said America could take over their Arctic homeland. Most say they ...
On a cold northern island, a mantra rises: ‘Greenland is not for sale’
On a boat, surrounded by snow-covered mountains and icebergs in shades of blue, Qooqu Berthelsen points to the breaking sea ice as a worrisome sign. Now, though, something ...
Saudi oil giant Aramco reports $106 billion profit in 2024, down 12% on lower energy prices
Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco reported a $106.25 billion profit in 2024 on Tuesday, down 12% from the prior year on lower energy prices. A ...