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(AFP) - Elon Musk says he will step back from his controversial White House role as the unofficial head of the cost-cutting "Department of Government Efficiency" to focus more on...

New York (AFP) - A relief rally swept global equity markets Wednesday as comments by US President Donald Trump that he had "no intention" of firing the head of the...

Washington (AFP) - A US Army intelligence analyst was sentenced to seven years imprisonment on Wednesday for providing sensitive defense information to China, including documents about US weapons systems and...

Washington (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank "must be made fit for purpose again," US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday, arguing the institutions should be...

Santo Domingo (AFP) - The roof of the Dominican nightclub that collapsed on concertgoers, killing 232 people, had been leaking for years, the club's owner told local media Wednesday. In...

New York (AFP) - Prosecutors opening Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's rape and sexual assault retrial described Wednesday how he ignored his victims' pleas to stop and abused his position to...

New York (AFP) - Prosecutors in Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's rape and sexual assault retrial decribed how he ignored pleas to stop and abused his position to make his victims...

New York (AFP) - Boeing's CEO confirmed Wednesday that China had stopped accepting new aircraft due to the US-China trade war, as the company's shares surged following a smaller than...

Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's tariff plans have increased the risks to public finances, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday, warning countries to get their spending plans under control and...

London (AFP) - Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday that the United States would "walk away" unless Russia and Ukraine agree a peace deal, as envoys from Washington, Kyiv and...