Investors were buoyed by a better-than-expected jobs report and rising hope of US-China trade talks.
Two dead after Peruvian navy ship hits oil platform in Amazon River
Thirty crew members were rescued from the vessel, while one person remains missing, Peru’s defence ministry says.
Seven killed in tour bus crash near Yellowstone National Park
A pickup truck and a tourist van collide on a highway near the famous park in eastern Idaho.
Evacuations in Chile and Argentina after tsunami warning
Thousands were evacuated after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Chile’s southern coast on Friday morning.
US man gets 53 years for fatally stabbing Palestinian-American child
Joseph Czuba was convicted for targeting the child and his mother over their Muslim faith shortly after the start of the Israel-Gaza war.
US man gets 53 years for fatally stabbing Palestinian-American child
Joseph Czuba was convicted for targeting the child and his mother over their Muslim faith shortly after the start of the Israel-Gaza war.
Canada’s Carney offers strategic invite to King ahead of Trump meeting
In his first news conference since the federal election, the PM laid out his approach to talks with his US counterpart.
South African woman guilty of kidnapping and trafficking daughter aged 6
Joshlin Smith’s disappearance last year sent shockwaves across South Africa. She is yet to be found.
Chile issues tsunami warning after earthquake
The warning is issued for parts of the remote Magallanes region after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast.
Meta threatens to cut off Facebook in Nigeria over huge fines
The social media giant has challenged demands to pay $290m over regulatory violations.


