13+ hour, 39+ min ago   (551+ words) Sweden's leftwing opposition bloc held a razor-thin lead in Sunday's general election with half of votes counted, with the far right seen losing ground. With more than 50 percent of votes counted, four opposition parties led by Social Democratic leader Magdalena…...

14+ hour, 43+ min ago   (333+ words) The A-list witches of Warner Bros.' "Practical Magic 2" cast away Sony's "Spider-Man" from its weeks-long perch atop the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday. Nearly three decades after the beloved original, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return to…...

14+ hour, 57+ min ago   (344+ words) Turkish police on Sunday swooped on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, arresting at least 60 people in raids authorities said were aimed at boosting traditional family values, officials and activists said. Turkey's LGBTQ community has frequently been targeted…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (715+ words) The US Federal Reserve goes into a key rate-setting meeting this week with markets expecting policymakers to pull the trigger on a rate hike to tackle persistently high inflation -- and analysts say central bank chief Kevin Warsh's credibility is on…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (618+ words) A consumer inflation report due Friday could pave the way towards the US central bank's first interest rate hike in more than three years, as the war with Iran drives energy costs higher. After data this week showed an uptick…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (406+ words) Canada offered support Thursday to boost Ukraine's air defenses and help replenish its drone stocks, as the countries pledged to deepen their alliance during a visit by President Volodymyr Zelensky. Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted Zelensky in Calgary in the…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (574+ words) President Donald Trump has promised $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the November midterm elections. The pledge has raised questions about its legality, its cost and where the money…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (445+ words) A fire broke out Thursday in a school in the eastern DR Congo city of Bukavu, causing a stampede that killed at least 14 children, local and health sources said. The blaze began while the children were in lessons, forcing some…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (597+ words) Equipped with headlamps and pruning shears, a team of farm workers navigate pitch-black darkness during a nocturnal grape harvest that shields them from Portugal's increasingly oppressive summer heat. "At night, it's much cooler, and with this light we see the…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (316+ words) At least five people were killed and 86 remain missing after a fire erupted aboard a ferry near a tourist hotspot in the Philippine province of Palawan, the coast guard said Thursday. The blaze broke out on the M/V June…...