As part of the deal, the U.S. is creating a private company as a joint venture with North American Blue Energy Partners, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt.

Soccer great Lionel Messi is hanging up his boots for the Argentina national team — ending nearly two decades representing the country. Messi played in six World Cups and led Argentina to win the tournament in 2022 in Qatar.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took aim at Canada’s military during an interview with CNBC on Monday, dismissing the prospect of a “tit-for-tat” trade war with a country whose economy he said was 13 times smaller than that of the United States.

A specialist team equipped ⁠to ⁠search deep waters was ⁠due to arrive from Turkey on Tuesday as emergency ​crews pressed on with efforts to find 20 people missing after a ferry capsized ‌off northern Cyprus.

The vice president appeared at a Republican Jewish Coalition summit at a time when many prominent donors and activists oppose his potential presidential bid.

Indian PM Narendra Modi urged Russia to end the Ukraine war and for a cessation of hostilities. India’s reliance on Russian crude has risen sharply as the Iran war has caused a global energy shortage.

China voiced its opposition to Taiwan joining a meeting of Pacific island nations this week, with Beijing’s envoy threatening unspecified consequences over its presence at the conference.

Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods could constrain about $1.5 billion worth of Michigan exports, according to a Detroit News analysis.