Governments at the COP29 talks on Monday approved new UN standards for international carbon markets in a key step toward allowing countries to trade credits to meet their climate targets.

The Atlanta-based advisor is the latest to get penalized for its claims about investing in environmental, social, and corporate governance themes.

Lebanese state-run media said Israel struck a house in the northern Akkar region on Monday, one of the farthest attacks from the border in its war against Hezbollah militants.

The Trump trade was in full swing, with financials and Tesla leading the broader market higher. The S&P 500 was up 0.2%, and the Dow was up 353 points, or 0.8%. The Nasdaq was down slightly, weighed ...

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Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday warned that his country was suffering an "unprecedented" crisis that threatens its existence, as Israel wages war on Hezbollah.

Lithuania's new coalition partners signed a deal to govern on Monday despite criticism over one of the party leaders, who is on trial over alleged anti-Semitic remarks.

The Trump rally was leaving tech stocks in the dust. The Nasdaq was flat after closing at a record on Friday. But the two other major indexes were defying any Monday blues. The Dow was up 388 points, ...

Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler called for immediate ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon at a joint Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit on Monday.

In a bid to dodge a US lawsuit, Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprungli has scuppered its own claims about the excellence of its ...

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Monday that letting Russia win in Ukraine would represent a loss for the United States, as Donald Trump prepares to return to the presidency.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Monday said there had been progress toward a ceasefire in Lebanon, where war has raged for more than six weeks as Israel targets Hezbollah.