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Tariff refund boosts Ford results as it eyes higher metal costs

Ford raised its full-year profit forecast Wednesday after reporting stronger than estimated first quarter results based partly on $1.3 billion in tariff refunds. The big US automaker sold fewer autos compared with a year ago but pointed to robust demand for higher-priced trucks and sport utility vehicles

London police probe 'terror' incident after two Jewish men stabbed

London police probe 'terror' incident after two Jewish men stabbed

Two Jewish men were wounded in stabbings in north London on Wednesday, investigated by police in the British capital as a "terrorist incident", after a series of antisemitic attacks in recent weeks. King Charles III and Prime Minister Keir Starmer led the condemnation of the "appalling"

Powell's decision to stay on at Fed ignites new Trump insult

Powell's decision to stay on at Fed ignites new Trump insult

The extraordinary clash at the Federal Reserve between Jerome Powell and Donald Trump entered new territory Wednesday when the outgoing US central bank chairman said he would remain on as a governor -- and the president lashed him with another insult. Powell said that while his term at the head of

Trump says US may cut troops in Germany as Iran row rages

Trump says US may cut troops in Germany as Iran row rages

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States is considering reducing the number of its troops in Germany, amid a row with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the Iran war. "The United States is studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany, with a determination to

Brazil lowers benchmark rate to 14.5% in second consecutive cut

Brazil lowers benchmark rate to 14.5% in second consecutive cut

Brazil's Central Bank on Wednesday announced a second consecutive cut to its benchmark interest rate, one of the world's highest, in a boost for left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he courts a fourth term. The bank lowered the key rate, known as

Air quality improving in Europe but more effort needed: report

Air quality improving in Europe but more effort needed: report

Air quality in Europe is improving but more effort is needed to reach the European Union's 2030 targets, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in its annual report on Thursday. "EU standards were mostly met in most regions across Europe for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and

Putin, Trump discuss Iran, Ukraine in phone call: Kremlin

Putin, Trump discuss Iran, Ukraine in phone call: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with US counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Wednesday, adding the two leaders discussed the Middle East war and Ukraine. The call lasted more than 90 minutes and was "frank and businesslike", Ushakov told reporters, including from AFP, during