World
-
‘One Battle After Another’ triumphs at the Oscars, K-pop enters Hollywood
LOS ANGELES – Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” was crowned best picture at the 98th Academy Awards, handing Hollywood’s top honor to ... -
Jet fuel prices are rising. That could make summer flights more expensive
Jet fuel prices are rising as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil supplies, putting cost pressure on airlines as the busy summer travel ... -
Gulf states intercept new missiles and drones as Iran threatens to widen war
Arab Gulf states reported new missile and drone attacks yesterday after Iran threatened to widen its campaign as the war in the Middle East entered ... -
Chalamet shows ignorance in claiming ‘no one cares’ about opera and ballet: Dudamel
Famed conductor Gustavo Dudamel said Timothée Chalamet showed ignorance when the Oscar-nominated actor claimed “no one cares” about opera and ballet. “Sadly sometimes it’s ... -
Iran’s secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement
Iran’s new supreme leader released his first statement since succeeding his late father, saying yesterday that Iran would keep up its attacks on its ... -
Starmer’s pick of Epstein ‘pal’ as top British envoy haunts PM
News that Prime Minister Keir Starmer ignored warnings of senior advisers and appointed Jeffrey Epstein’s pal Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the U.S. ... -
Crude can jump to $150 per barrel, analysts say as no clear end in sight for the Iran war
With no clear end in sight to the war involving Iran, oil prices surged yesterday, pushing Brent crude briefly above $100 per barrel and ... -
Iran war becomes a contest of who can take the most pain
The war with Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest? ... -
War with Iran delivers another shock to the global economy
The war with Iran is doing collateral damage to the world economy. The conflict is driving up energy and fertilizer prices; threatening food shortages ... -
Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei successor as oil prices soar
Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the country’s late supreme leader, the Islamic Republic’s next ruler yesterday, putting a hard-line cleric in charge ... -
US and Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by a submarine
The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean last week, with ... -
Challenging your brain helps keep it healthy, scientists explain how
“Exercise your brain,” experts advise people hoping to stave off dementia. But how? Stretching your brain might be the better description. Do a crossword puzzle ... -
Oil and gas prices rapidly rise as Iran war shows no signs of letting up
The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on ... -
Police investigating after device thrown at anti-Islam protest in New York City
A counterprotester demonstrating against a “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City” event Saturday lit and threw a device containing nuts, bolts and ... -
Iran launches new attacks, saying US will ‘bitterly regret’ sinking warship, calls for Trump’s blood
Iran launched a new wave of attacks Thursday morning at Israel, American bases and countries around the region, threatening that the United States would ... -
A Syrian man is convicted of stabbing a Spanish tourist at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial
A court convicted a Syrian man yesterday of stabbing and seriously wounding a Spanish tourist at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial just over a year ago, and sentenced ... -
A son of late supreme leader is a possible candidate to replace his father as war rages
Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has long been considered a contender to the post of the country›s next paramount ... -
US congress is taking its first votes on the Iran war as debate rages about goals
The U.S. Senate was moving toward a vote on President Donald Trump’s decision to wage war against Iran, marking a major congressional test over ... -
Where things stand after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran
The United States and Israel targeted Iran in coordinated attacks over the weekend that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of other ... -
Dutch museum makes confirmation of Rembrandt painting
A painting that was once rejected as a work by Rembrandt van Rijn has now been acknowledged as a work by the Dutch master, ... -
In a first as president, Trump says he’ll attend the White House correspondents’ dinner
President Donald Trump says he’ll attend this year’s White House Correspondent Association dinner on April 25, marking the first time he’s done so as ... -
Tehran says US-Israeli attacks have killed 555 people so far in Iran
The Iranian Red Crescent Society said yesterday that the U.S.-Israeli airstrike campaign targeting Iran has killed at least 555 people so far in the ... -
‘Sinners’ takes top prize at the Actor Awards
After a near awards-season sweep by “One Battle After Another,” “Sinners” won best ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild’s 32nd Actor Awards on Sunday ... -
Oil prices rise sharply after attacks in Middle East disrupt global energy supply
Oil prices rose sharply yesterday as U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. military installations around the Gulf ... -
World leaders urge return to talks after US and Israeli strikes kill Iranian leader Ali Khamenei
World leaders urged peace and a return to talks as the military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran raised concerns about whether the ... -
East Airports closed and thousands of travelers stranded after attack on Iran
The attack on Iran by the United States and Israel disrupted flights across the Middle East and beyond Saturday as countries around the region closed their ... -
Algerians struggle to afford Ramadan feasts as prices rise despite gov’t pledges
As Algerians fast, pray and gather for the holy month of Ramadan, a worry lurks in many minds: how to afford the holiday feasts this ... -
Iran’s supreme leader killed in major attack by US and Israel
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack by Israel and the United States, Iranian state media confirmed early today ... -
World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes on Iran as fears grow of a wider war
World leaders reacted warily to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday that triggered concerns of a broader conflict. European leaders held emergency ... -
US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran and Trump urges Iranians to ‘take over your government’
DUBAI — The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran today (Saturday), and President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to ... -
US and Iran hold hours of nuclear talks as more American forces deploy in region
Iran and the United States held hours of indirect talks yesterday in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear negotiations viewed as a last chance for diplomacy ... -
Hillary Clinton is testifying in House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is testifying before U.S. House lawmakers in New York today [Macau time] as part of a congressional investigation ... -
Works to pedestrianize key stretch of Oxford Street will start this summer
Oxford Street in London’s West End, one of the world’s most famous shopping destinations, is getting a makeover with the creation of a new ... -
Darkest web: Instagram says it will notify parents if teens ‘repeatedly’ search for terms related to suicide
Instagram said yesterday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will ... -
Orbán stakes his reelection on anti-Ukraine message
Facing tough odds in an upcoming election, Hungary’s pro-Russian prime minister is trying to convince voters that the greatest threat to the country is ...
You must be logged in to post a comment.