SINGAPORE, March 23 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on ​Monday ‌after U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran threatened ‌to ​attack ⁠energy facilities in ⁠the Middle East, escalating the war. Brent crude ​futures rose $1.01, or 0.90%, ⁠to $113.20 ⁠a barrel b...

WELLINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - For decades, New Zealand has relied on inflating the housing market to engineer a recovery during downturns, but the playbook has failed this time, putting policymakers in a quandary just as the Middle East war adds a n...

By Rory Carroll March 22 (Reuters) - World number one Carlos Alcaraz was stunned by Sebastian Korda 6-3 5-7 6-4 in ​the third round of the Miami ‌Open on Sunday, giving the American the biggest win of his career. It appeared Korda had blown his chance ...

By Joe Brock LOS ANGELES, March 22 (Reuters) - SpaceX and Tesla will build two advanced chip factories at a sprawling facility in Austin, Texas, one to power cars and ​humanoid robots, and another designed for artificial intelligence ‌data centers in s...

SEOUL, March 23 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was reappointed ​as president of ‌state affairs, state media KCNA reported on Monday. The country convened the first session of ‌the ​Supreme People's Assembly ⁠on Sunday, KCNA ⁠said. The meet...

March 22 (Reuters) - Electric vehicle startup Faraday Future said on Sunday the U.S. Securities and ​Exchange Commission has concluded its ‌investigation into the company with no action against it. The closure would help the California-based company to...

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin became just the second player in NHL history with 1,000 career goals, ​including regular season and playoffs, ‌with a power-play goal on Sunday to join Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin, 40, eclipsed Gretzky for the m...

By Roshan Thomas March 23 (Reuters) - New Zealand's Fonterra Co-operative Group raised its full-year earnings outlook on Monday after posting a steady rise in half-year profit, while flagging potential impacts from the Middle East conflict ​on supply c...

Elina Aarnisalo poured in 21 points -- one shy of her career high -- and Lanie Grant had 20 points as North Carolina pulled out a 74-66 victory against Maryland in the Fort ​Worth Region 1 second-round game Sunday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C. Fourth...

Gerry McNamara, who led Syracuse to its lone national title in 2003 as the starting point guard, is close to finalizing a deal to be the school's next ​head coach, ESPN reported on Sunday. McNamara, 42, has been the ‌head coach at Siena the last two s...