Polanski, ‘The Laundromat’ and ‘Joker’ vie for top prize at Venice film festival
A space odyssey starring Brad Pitt, Steven Soderbergh’s financial thriller “The Laundromat”, Joaquin Phoenix’s stint as “Joker” and Roman Polanski’s new movie on the Dreyfus...
EU asks court to force Spain, Bulgaria to tackle air pollution
The EU executive on Thursday asked the bloc’s top court to take action against Spain and Bulgaria over their poor air quality, warning that the...
Tunisia’s Essebsi, leading figure in shift to democracy, dies at 92
Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, who helped guide the North African country’s transition to democracy after a 2011 revolution, has died, the presidency said...
White House to fight ruling blocking asylum rule
The White House said on Thursday it would fight a federal judge’s decision blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a new rule that aimed to...
U.S. judge blocks Trump’s latest sweeping asylum rule
A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new rule that aimed to bar almost all asylum applications...
Oil rises on Iran tensions, U.S. inventory decline
Oil rose $1 on Thursday amid Middle East tensions and a big fall in U.S. crude stocks, but prices faced downward pressure from weak manufacturing...
Raytheon profit beats, raises full-year outlook
U.S. weapons maker Raytheon Co on Thursday reported a better-than-expected second-quarter profit and raised its full-year profit and sales outlook, helped by higher sales of...
Dow forecasts third-quarter revenue below estimates, shares dip
Dow Inc forecast current-quarter revenue below analyst expectations on Thursday and said it would cut 2019 spending as chemical companies grappled with the prolonged U.S-China...
U.S. lawmakers poised to hold top Trump adviser Conway in contempt
A U.S. House panel on Thursday prepared to hold Kellyanne Conway in contempt after the White House senior adviser last week defied a subpoena, the...
France to launch ‘fearsome’ surveillance satellites to bolster space defenses
France plans to launch mini surveillance satellites to enhance the protection and defense of French satellites from 2023, its defense minister said on Thursday, signaling...