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Jerusalem (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday "now is the time" to end the Gaza war, and urged Israel to avoid further escalation with Iran....

(AFP) - G7 nations are committed to making $50 billion in lending available to Ukraine by year-end, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday as she met her Ukrainian counterpart...

Washington (AFP) - Sales of previously owned US homes slowed to their lowest rate in nearly 14 years last month, according to industry data released Wednesday, despite cooler mortgage rates....

New York (AFP) - Boeing reported a whopping $6. 2 billion quarterly loss Wednesday as a nearly six-week labor strike weighed on its commercial plane division and costly problems dragged...

New York (AFP) - Boeing reported a whopping $6. 2 billion quarterly loss Wednesday as a nearly six-week labor strike weighed on its commercial plane division and costly problems dragged...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - The ball hit by Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani for his 50th home run of the season sold for a record-breaking $4. 39 million, auction...

New York (AFP) - Boeing will be under a spotlight Wednesday as the beleaguered aviation giant announces what is expected to be its biggest quarterly loss in four years, and...

Washington (AFP) - One person has died and dozens have fallen sick following a severe E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers, the US Centers for Disease Control...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - French-Polish director Roman Polanski, who fled the United States decades ago after admitting to the statutory rape of a 13-year-old, will no longer face...

New York (AFP) - US regulators on Tuesday finalized regulations for "powered lift" vehicles, opening the door for commercial air taxis. The rules apply to aircraft which "have the characteristics...