China’s central bank buys gold for 15th consecutive month

Feb 7 (Reuters) - China’s central bank extended its gold buying spree for a 15th month in January, data from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) showed on Saturday. The country’s gold holdings rose to ...

Drought spreads beyond Kenya’s arid north, plunging herders into crisis

Kenya has been here before, most recently in 2022 when a record drought decimated livestock populations and plunged pastoralists in the East African country’s arid north and northeast into a hunger ...

Ohio man charged over threat to kill JD Vance, US Justice Department says

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a 33-year-old man with threatening to kill U.S. Vice President JD Vance during his visit to the Ohio region in ...

US judge unfreezes funding for $16 billion New York City tunnel project

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A New York federal judge on Friday unfroze funds withheld by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration for a $16 billion project to overhaul critical rail ...

US and India unveil interim trade framework, move closer to broad pact

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The United States and India moved closer to a trade pact on Friday, releasing an ...

Mohawk Industries names Paul De Cock interim president of Flooring Rest of World segment

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE:MHK) announced that Paul De Cock has been appointed as interim president of the company’s Flooring Rest of World segment, effective immediately. The announcement was made ...

Exclusive-US plans initial payment towards billions owed to UN-envoy Waltz

On December 30, the U.N. General Assembly approved $3.45 billion for the regular U.N. budget for 2026, following weeks of negotiations. This covers costs of running U.N. offices around the world, ...

Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks 50,000 level for first time

Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to close above the 50,000 mark for the first time on Friday, a historic moment for the blue-chip index that has outperformed its Wall Street ...

Trump administration won’t let student deported to Honduras return

BOSTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday called a judge’s proposal that the government issue a student visa to a college student it deported to Honduras in violation ...

Trump says good talks ongoing on Ukraine

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday "very good talks" were ongoing regarding Russia’s ...

New York governor signs law allowing medical aid in dying for terminally ill residents

"Our state will always stand firm in safeguarding New Yorkers’ freedoms and right to bodily autonomy, which includes the right for the terminally ill to peacefully and comfortably end their lives with ...

New message surfaces in presumed abduction of Nancy Guthrie in Arizona

News of the message came days after a purported ransom note was sent to media outlets and a day after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie’s relatives renewed their appeal to whoever may be holding her to ...