I am often asked what Giorgia Meloni — leader of the national conservative Brothers of Italy party, and likely next prime minister of the country — is really up to. Story Published at: September 22, 2022 at 08:30AM

Around 200 whales have died and just 35 remain alive following a mass stranding in Australia this week, rescue teams say. Story Published at: September 22, 2022 at 04:02AM

Hurricane Fiona is still strengthening as it continues its catastrophic path northward on Wednesday, leaving behind disaster-stricken communities in Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos and the Dominican Republic who must now begin working toward recovery. Story Published at: September 22, 2022 at 12:01AM

In the video, a massive crowd cheers as a woman lifts a pair of scissors to her hair — exposed, without a hijab in sight. The sea of people, many of them men, roar as she chops off her ponytail and raises her fist in the air.Story Published at: September 21, 2022 at 07:16PM

Two American veterans who had been held by Russian-backed forces for months have been released as part of the prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine that was brokered by Saudi Arabia, members of their families confirmed to CNN. Story Published at: September 21, 2022 at 08:44PM

When Ford chief executive Jim Farley split the company’s passenger vehicle business into two parts — one for electric cars, the other for gasoline-powered vehicles — Farley put himself in charge of the electric car business, a division called Model e. The assumption among a lot of industry observers was that the person running the gasoline vehicle businesses, then, was […]

A young Iranian woman was pulled off the streets of Tehran by the country’s notorious morality police and taken to a “re-education center” for lessons in modesty last week. Three days later, she was dead. Story Published at: September 21, 2022 at 02:22PM

Germany is nationalizing Uniper, its biggest importer of natural gas, as part of an €8 billion ($7.9 billion) plan to prevent an energy shortage this winter. Story Published at: September 21, 2022 at 02:22PM

The number of rich people in the world rose at a rapid pace last year, boosted by gains in the stock market and house prices.Story Published at: September 21, 2022 at 12:26PM

Peloton formally unveiled its high-priced new rowing machine Tuesday. But the company is still facing rough currents as it struggles to find its way into more friendly stock market waters.Story Published at: September 20, 2022 at 04:24PM