Braving rockets, Iraq MPs elect president who names PM after year of deadlock
Despite a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone, Iraqi lawmakers Thursday elected a new president who swiftly named a prime minister in hopes of ending a year of political gridlock and violence in the war-scarred nation.
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US and S. Arabia clash in public over oil cut, Russia
The United States and Saudi Arabia traded barbs Thursday over last week's OPEC+ oil output cut, with Washington accusing Riyadh of knowingly boosting Russian interests.
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Meet Simone Tebet, kingmaker in Brazil's presidential runoff
A little-known woman senator has emerged as kingmaker in Brazil's knife-edge presidential runoff.
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David Hockney ode to French Riviera sells for £24 million
David Hockney's 1969 painting "Early Morning, Sainte-Maxime", inspired by a French Riviera sunrise, sold for over £24 million ($27.3 million) at a London sale Thursday -- more then double the pre-sale estimate.
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At IMF, UK gets lecture on having 'coherent' fiscal policy
Britain has had its knuckles rapped over its controversial debt-fueled budget at the IMF's annual meetings, with the crisis lender's chief urging London on Thursday to maintain "coherent and consistent" policies.
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Chelsea women's boss Hayes to take time out after surgery
Chelsea women's manager Emma Hayes is to take time away from the club after revealing on Thursday that she has undergone an emergency hysterectomy.
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Kenya denies defaulting on China railway debt
Kenya on Thursday denied it had defaulted on interest repayments on a loan advanced by China for the construction of a railway line from the port city of Mombasa that opened in 2017.
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Stocks bounce after key US inflation data
Equities fell sharply on Thursday after data showed US inflation jumped more than expected in September, before quickly bouncing higher.
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Florida school shooter avoids death penalty, gets life in prison
A US jury on Thursday rejected the death penalty for Nikolas Cruz, who shot and killed 17 people at his former Florida high school, opting instead for life imprisonment without the chance of parole.
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Inflation maintains grip on US with new jump in September
Inflation kept its hold on the US economy in September, jumping more than expected according to government data Thursday that adds to the headwinds facing President Joe Biden's Democrats shortly before midterm elections.
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