Stock markets worldwide are careening even lower today after China matched President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs in an escalating trade war. Not even a better-than-expected report on the U.S.

Israeli strikes killed more than a dozen people in the Gaza Strip early today, as Israel sent more ground troops into the Palestinian territory to ramp up its offensive against Hamas. At least 17 ...

Britain and France today accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet in ceasefire talks aimed at halting his country’s invasion of Ukraine and demanded a swift response from Moscow ...

Parts of the Midwest and South faced the possibility of torrential rains and life-threatening flash floods today, while many communities were still reeling from tornadoes that destroyed whole ...