IBT Staff Reporter

Angry and desperate, residents search for Brazil storm missing

Hundreds of people are expected to gather on Thursday to mourn Amir Locke, a Black man killed by law enforcement in a Minneapolis apartment during a no-knock raid, the latest in a series of killings to spark outrage over police treatment of racial minorities.

Prominent civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton said on Thursday that Amir Locke was killed for being Black in America, telling mourners at a church in Minneapolis Thursday that "enough is enough." .

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken challenged Russia Thursday to make an unequivocal statement that it would not invade Ukraine.

A New York judge ruled on Thursday that former U.S.

Walmart reports solid Q4 profits on strong US consumer

Wall Street's biggest banks sounded a warning over the year ahead on Thursday, citing high inflation, credit concerns, asset price depreciation and companies postponing deals due to market uncertainty.

Witnesses reel after Ukraine kindergarten shelling

Ubisoft, the maker of the blockbuster "Assassin's Creed" video game franchise, said on Thursday it expected to post full-year results at the lower end of its guidance despite seeing growth in its current fourth quarter.

The family of a Black teenager who was pinned to the ground and arrested by New Jersey police following a fight with a white teenager at a local mall has retained the attorney in the George Floyd wrongful death case, Benjamin Crump, to represent them.

E-commerce sites operated by China's Tencent Holdings Ltd and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd were added to the U.S.

U.S. distillate fuel oil stocks are on course to fall critically low between now and the middle of the year, creating conditions for a potential spike in both crude and fuel prices, unless demand from freight firms falls.

"Illegal blockades and occupations are not peaceful protests," said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Nestle cautious on 2022 targets, given rising costs

US 'candy bomber' pilot dead at 101

Five dead as storms pummel Europe

The Canadian dollar was little changed against its safe-haven U.S.

Myanmar's military junta is to take part in hearings at the top United Nations court in The Hague next week despite a complaint from political opponents that this could give it international recognition without legal standing.

Europe's liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals have limited available capacity to absorb extra supply from the United States or other major producers in the event gas from Russia is disrupted if it invades Ukraine.

Macron warns of 'predatory' Russian mercenaries in Mali

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid out at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday how Washington believes Russia could seek to invade Ukraine, warning that Moscow was preparing to attack its neighbor in the "coming days." .

Air France-KLM slashes losses by half in 2021

(This February 17 story corrects first line to say five million tonnes per annum, not cumulative)

Walmart Inc fought off snarled supply chains and rising inflation to post its largest-ever holiday season sales and forecast more gains in 2022, a sign the retailer expects consumers to keep spending in its stores.

The death toll from mudslides in Brazil's colonial-era city of Petropolis rose to 104 on Thursday and was expected to increase further as the region reels from the heaviest rains in almost a century this week.

The death toll from mudslides and floods in Brazil's colonial-era city of Petropolis rose to 117 on Thursday and was expected to increase further as the region reels from the heaviest rains in almost a century.

Police warned protesters occupying central Ottawa on Thursday of "imminent" action to clear them from the capital and end a crisis that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned was threatening public safety.

Police warned protesters occupying central Ottawa of "imminent" action to clear them from the capital and began making some arrests on Thursday to end a crisis that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned was threatening public safety.

Details about former U.S. President Donald Trump's new social media app are trickling out as about 500 beta testers have begun using an early version of "Truth Social," two sources told Reuters.