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Trump expects 'constructive conversation' with Putin

Trump expects 'constructive conversation' with Putin

US President Donald Trump said Monday he expects to have "constructive conversations" with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and expressed displeasure with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky for ruling out territorial concessions.

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Trump says Nvidia to give US cut of China chip sales

Trump says Nvidia to give US cut of China chip sales

President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed reports that semiconductor giant Nvidia would pay the United States 15 percent of its revenues from sales of certain artificial intelligence chips to China.

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No bread, no fuel, no dollars: how Bolivia went from boom to bust

No bread, no fuel, no dollars: how Bolivia went from boom to bust

A bread roll has become a symbol of a severe economic crisis in Boliva that looks set to decide the outcome of the most significant elections in nearly two decades.

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Europeans plan Ukraine talks with Trump before he meets Putin

Europeans plan Ukraine talks with Trump before he meets Putin

European leaders plan talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, two days before Trump is set to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska to discuss the Ukraine war, Berlin said.

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Women's Rugby World Cup to adopt flashing mouthguards to signal head impact

Women's Rugby World Cup to adopt flashing mouthguards to signal head impact

Mouthguards that light up to indicate a player has suffered a significant head impact will be used at the Women's Rugby World Cup, officials announced Monday.

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Trump deploys National Guard in Washington crime crackdown

Trump deploys National Guard in Washington crime crackdown

Donald Trump on Monday deployed military and federal law enforcement to curb violent crime in Washington, as he seeks to make good on his campaign pledge to be a "law and order" president.

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Stocks cautious before tariff updates, US inflation data

Stocks cautious before tariff updates, US inflation data

Equity markets moved little in cautious European and US trading Monday as investors await key US inflation data this week that could offer guidance on rate cuts long sought by President Donald Trump.

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UK scientist's remains found on Antarctic glacier 66 years on

UK scientist's remains found on Antarctic glacier 66 years on

The remains of a British meteorologist who died in an Antarctic expedition in 1959 have been recovered six decades later from a glacier, the British Antarctic Survey said Monday.

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Talks for landmark plastic pollution treaty grind on

Talks for landmark plastic pollution treaty grind on

Talks on sealing a landmark treaty to tackle the global scourge of plastic pollution were still stuck in second gear on Monday, with time running out to bridge the chasm between the most ambitious countries and oil-producing states.

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Records smashed as new heatwave bakes southwest France

Records smashed as new heatwave bakes southwest France

Temperature records were broken at at least four weather stations in southern France on Monday as much of the country baked in a new summer heatwave and the government called for vigilance.

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