4+ hour, 9+ min ago   (338+ words) Somali businesses are seeking alternative shipping routes due to disruptions and security concerns around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Strait of Hormuz after Iran-backed Houthis captured a key port city and an island, sending thousands of Yemenis fleeing to…...

10+ hour, 39+ min ago   (930+ words) The fabrics made by Fatoumata Dosso carry the tag “Made in Benin.”. The founder of DAF Collection said that the tag means her country is trying to take full advantage of the abundant raw material produced in Benin. For her,…...

13+ hour, 39+ min ago   (261+ words) Beijing is tightening its drone ban to include possession within city limits. Beijing has barred unauthorized drone flights, citing security reasons, and has designated the city’s administrative area as restricted airspace. The latest revised rules come after a fatal accident…...

12+ hour, 54+ min ago   (442+ words) The French public continues to sour on President Emmanuel Macron, whose popularity has fallen to a record low as the race to replace him in the Élysée Palace is starting to ramp up. The latest survey from Ipsos bva-CESI has…...

13+ hour, 39+ min ago   (363+ words) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned that rising geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions and climate crises are affecting people worldwide. Addressing the BRICS summit of leading developing nations on its second day in New Delhi, Modi also warned that…...

18+ hour, 2+ min ago   (715+ words) The US Federal Reserve goes into a key rate-setting meeting this week with markets expecting policymakers to pull the trigger on a rate hike to tackle persistently high inflation — and analysts say central bank chief Kevin Warsh’s credibility is on…...

23+ hour, 26+ min ago   (424+ words) In an interview Saturday, Frank Bisignano, the commissioner of the Social Security Administration and CEO of the Internal Revenue Service, credited the Working Families Tax Cut Act with delivering the largest dollar value of refunds ever recorded while increasing revenue....

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (426+ words) Jimmy Kimmel says the federal agency regulating television has “threatened” his show. Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel said the agency that regulates television “threatened” the show and that an interview with James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (842+ words) Donald Trump’s pitch to send Americans $5,000 checks should Republicans prevail in the November midterms is drawing scorn from some members of Congress — the very people who have constitutional authority over federal spending. Economists and other political observers are voicing concerns…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (384+ words) A closely watched inflation barometer rose less than expected in August. The producer price index, excluding food and energy, rose 0.2 percent last month, a slowdown from the previous month’s revised 0.3 percent increase and lower than the 0.3 percent forecast by economists....