PARIS — Having chopped a finger from their hostage, the kidnappers were preparing to drill one of his knees, France’s interior minister subsequently recounted. Quick work by French police freed the father of a wealthy cryptocurrency entrepreneur from the gruesome ordeal. Although the kidnapping this month ended with a police raid and seven suspects in
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A British Bank of America analyst has been sentenced to a decade in a Saudi Arabian prison apparently over a since-deleted social media post, according to his lawyer. The family of Ahmed al-Doush believes the charges against him stemmed from a deleted 2018 tweet about Sudan that did not
TORONTO (AP) — Honda Canada will postpone a $15-billion Canadian (US$10.7 billion) electric vehicle investment project in Canada’s most populous province, including a proposed EV battery plant and retooled vehicle assembly facility. Honda Canada spokesman Ken Chiu said Tuesday due to the recent slowdown in the EV market, Honda has announced an approximate two-year postponement
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s massive holdings of U.S. Treasurys can be “a card on the table” in negotiations over tariffs with the Trump administration, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Friday. “It does exist as a card, but I think whether we choose to use it or not would be a separate decision,” Kato said during
LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump will hold a Wednesday meeting with aides about possible investors who could buy a stake in TikTok, a deal that could potentially stop the social media site from being banned in the United States. The details of the meeting were confirmed by a person familiar with the situation who
Questrade Financial Group Inc. moved a step closer to obtaining a banking licence in Canada, entering the final phase of a rigorous process to earn approval from the federal banking regulator. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, or OSFI, published a notice on Friday that said the government had issued letters patent –
HONG KONG — Global shares were mostly lower Friday as investors mulled uncertainties brought by U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs. The future for the S&P 500 lost 0.4% and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 0.2%. In Europe, Germany’s DAX declined 0.6% to 22,537.65 and the CAC 40 in France slid 0.5%
Open this photo in gallery: Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s prime minister on March 14, taking charge of a country rattled by a breakdown in U.S. relations since President Donald Trump’s return to power.DAVE CHAN/AFP/Getty Images Mark Carney wants to move fast and build things. There was nothing subtle about the new Prime