ECB rejects calls to lower bank capital requirements

The European Central Bank on Thursday rejected industry pressure to reduce bank capital requirements, maintaining that current levels…

Kane surpasses Pelé as England, Belgium survive World Cup scares

Harry Kane rescued England from the brink of elimination and surpassed Pelé's World Cup goal tally, while Belgium…

Iran begins six-day state funeral for Khamenei on Saturday

Iran is in final preparations for what authorities are calling the largest state funeral in the country's history,…

Russia kills at least 21 in largest attack on Kyiv since war began

Russia unleashed what Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko called the "most massive" aerial assault on the Ukrainian capital since…

European shares surge after weak US jobs data eases rate hike fears

European equities rallied sharply on Thursday after a weaker-than-expected US jobs report tempered expectations for Federal Reserve interest…

FortiBleed campaign tied to INC and Lynx ransomware groups

A massive credential-harvesting operation targeting hundreds of thousands of Fortinet firewalls worldwide has been directly tied to two…

WHO opens first clinical trial for Bundibugyo Ebola treatments in DRC

The WHO-sponsored PARTNERS clinical trial opened enrollment on Wednesday for patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking…

Security guard pulled alive 8 days after Venezuela quakes

Rescue teams pulled 43-year-old security guard Hernán Alberto Gil Flores alive from the collapsed basement of a shopping…

Pogačar eyes record-tying 5th Tour de France title Saturday

Tadej Pogačar arrives in Barcelona as the overwhelming favorite to claim a record-tying fifth Tour de France title…

World Cup drives prediction markets to record $44.8B June volume

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has turbocharged prediction markets to unprecedented heights, pushing Kalshi and Polymarket to a…

Bending Spoons surges in Nasdaq debut, topping $25B valuation

Italian technology company Bending Spoons closed its first day of trading on the Nasdaq nearly 40% above its…

Global stocks rally as oil falls to four-month low

Equity markets across the globe gained ground on Thursday as crude oil prices tumbled to their lowest levels…

China’s manufacturing posts strongest quarter since 2020

China's manufacturing sector closed out its strongest quarter in nearly six years, with a private business survey released…

Apple’s talks to buy blacklisted Chinese chips trigger global semiconductor selloff

Reports that Apple is in negotiations to purchase memory chips from two Chinese semiconductor manufacturers on a Pentagon…

Police fire tear gas as Albania ‘Flamingo Revolution’ protest turns violent

Albanian police clashed with anti-government protesters outside parliament in Tirana on Thursday, firing tear gas, pepper spray, and…

Congo plans first stock exchange to tap AI mineral boom

The Democratic Republic of Congo is developing plans for its first-ever stock exchange, seeking to channel growing global…

Altman calls for US-led global AI safety body in FT op-ed

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published an opinion piece in the Financial Times on July 1 titled "This is…

Saudi oil exports near pre-war levels as Hormuz shipments surge

Saudi Arabia is shipping crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz at its highest rate since the waterway…

Anthropic in talks with Samsung to build custom AI chip

Anthropic has begun early-stage work on a custom artificial intelligence chip and held talks with Samsung Electronics as…

Iran rejects IAEA access to bombed nuclear sites after Doha talks

American and Iranian negotiators wrapped up a round of indirect technical talks in Doha on Wednesday, with Qatar's…

Brent crude falls toward $70 as Hormuz traffic rebounds

Brent crude dropped below $71 a barrel on Thursday, sliding back toward levels last seen before the U.S.-Iran…

Record foreign buying of Japan stocks fails to halt yen’s slide

Overseas investors poured a net 10.93 trillion yen into Japanese equities in the first half of 2026, shattering…

Yen jumps from 40-year low after US jobs report misses forecast

The Japanese yen rallied sharply on Thursday after a much weaker-than-expected US employment report pressured the dollar, pulling…

EU-China trade tensions collide with heatwave AC boom

As Europe endures what scientists have called its worst recorded heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 40°C from Spain to…

Microsoft launches $2.5B subsidiary to help firms deploy AI

Microsoft announced on Thursday the creation of a new operating entity called Microsoft Frontier Company, backed by $2.5…

Nobel laureate and AI crack decade-old physics proof

A mathematical conjecture that stumped physicists for more than ten years has been proven through an unlikely collaboration…

Airlines still face fuel shortages, route chaos despite Hormuz reopening

The global airline industry continues to grapple with fuel supply constraints and network disruptions tied to the Middle…

Z.ai launches ZCode coding agent to rival Cursor

Z.ai, the Chinese AI lab formerly known as Zhipu AI, has released ZCode, a desktop coding agent powered…

July heat threat keeps European power prices elevated

European energy markets remain under pressure as the continent enters July with power prices elevated and natural gas…

Tesla Q2 deliveries crush estimates with 480,000 units

Tesla delivered 480,126 electric vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, the company announced on Thursday, blowing past…