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Crypto, real estate, watches: How Trump made over $1 billion last year
The real estate mogul has become the billion-dollar crypto man. President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure report showed he took in about $1.2 billion last ... -
Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Strait of Hormuz or face a ‘forceful response’
Iran’s joint military command warned yesterday that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a “forceful response,” ... -
Couple caned for kissing on TikTok in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province
A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned yesterday after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law by ... -
Ship runs aground in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state TV reports
A ship ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz after not running Iran’s approved route through the water, Iranian state television reported yesterday. The report identified ... -
Mourners attend funerals for 14 children killed in tutoring center roof collapse
Mourners gathered yesterday in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore to bury 14 schoolchildren who were killed when the roof of a tutoring center collapsed on Tuesday. ... -
Turkey tightens security and showcases strength and commitment ahead of NATO summit
Turkey is rolling out sweeping security measures for the upcoming NATO summit, deploying tens of thousands of police and placing air defenses on high ... -
Warming climate, pollution and unplanned growth push Kashmir’s lakes toward disappearance
Every morning, long, narrow wooden boats called shikaras move elegantly across expansive Dal Lake in a postcard-perfect scene framed by the Himalayan mountains. But ... -
What to know about Spain’s legalization program for immigrants
Around 1 million immigrants in Spain have sought to legalize their status after the Southern European nation launched a measure earlier this year to integrate foreigners living and ... -
WhatsApp will allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers, closing a privacy blind spot
WhatsApp users will soon get the option of going by usernames instead of phone numbers, the company said Monday, announcing plans to address a ... -
Iran’s president says $6B in frozen assets in Qatar to be released as US talks challenged
Iran’s president said yesterday that $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets would be released by Qatar, as negotiations with the United States were challenged ... -
Israel moves to formally recognize Armenian WWI deaths as a genocide
Israel’s Cabinet unanimously approved a proposal on Sunday to designate violence against Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as a genocide. ... -
Frustration grows as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430
Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew in Venezuela’s state of La Guaira as rescuers and civilians searched for earthquake survivors and the death toll ... -
Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks to end the war
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched drone and missile attacks yesterday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, ... -
Central Europe sizzles as heat records are smashed in Switzerland, Denmark and Czech Republic
Temperatures soared to record highs from Switzerland to the Czech Republic and Denmark on Saturday, as a heat wave that baked western European countries this week ... -
An oil tanker navigates the Strait of Hormuz despite threats from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
A Liberian oil tanker made its way out of the Strait of Hormuz yesterday despite threats to shipping from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, using a new ... -
In a historic heat wave, Paris’ dreamy rooftops become a heat-trapping nightmare
Before the heat struck, Amelie Kenney could boast that she almost had it all: a tiny but cheap top-floor apartment in Paris, with an enviable view ... -
Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict
The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution yesterday (Macau time) seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily ... -
European heat wave triggers health warnings from London to Milan as temperatures rise even higher
People in large parts of the U.K. are being warned that high temperatures will present a risk to life yesterday as a “heat-dome” over ... -
How Brexit broke British politics
Brexit fractured the European Union, and broke British politics. The U.K. is about to get its seventh prime minister since June 23, 2016, a decade ago ... -
President heads to Pakistan as US-Iran teams work to finalize a war-ending deal
Iran’s president was traveling to Pakistan yesterday for talks with officials who have been mediating negotiations between Tehran and Washington on a permanent end to ... -
Keir Starmer announces he’ll resign as prime minister, kicking off contest for Labour successor
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said yesterday he is stepping down as leader of the governing Labour Party and will leave office within weeks, forced out ... -
US and Iran wrap high-level talks after making ‘encouraging progress,’ mediators say
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf yesterday wrapped up a lengthy round of initial talks aimed at solidifying a permanent ... -
US and Iran sign initial deal to end war, ease sanctions and open strait as nuclear talks continue
President Donald Trump signed an agreement with Iran on Wednesday that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uraniumand waives U.S.-backed sanctions on ... -
World shares are mixed following signing of US-Iran deal on ending the war
World shares were mixed yesterday, with benchmarks in Japan and South Korea setting fresh records, after the U.S. and Iran signed their initial agreement ending the ... -
Pentagon chief lashes out at NATO allies and announces a review of US forces in Europe
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at NATO allies on Thursday, announcing a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe whose outcome ... -
A chilling exhibition replays videotaped secret police interrogations from 1989
A new exhibition in Romania’s capital spotlights the harsh reality of interrogations carried out by the country’s notorious communist-era secret police. Held at the National History ... -
France striker Kylian Mbappé scores his 13th and 14th World Cup goals
Kylian Mbappé passed Pelé on the World Cup goal-scoring list and moved into first in the record books for France›s national team. Mbappé scored his ... -
G7 leaders open summit talks on Ukraine and the Middle East as Zelenskyy joins in France
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined world leaders at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized nations yesterday for talks on ending the war in ... -
Iranian official says end of war includes end of Israel’s occupation of Lebanon
Iran’s top diplomat said yesterday that the deal ending the war with the United States would also require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon, raising ... -
Trump’s Iran deal greeted with skepticism and scrutiny on Capitol Hill
Republicans on Capitol Hill said yesterday they need more information about the agreement between the United States and Iran announced by President Donald Trump, and some ... -
Iran and US reach a tentative deal to end war as Israel rules out withdrawing from seized land
The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement yesterday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but ... -
Oil and gas supplies could take months to return to normal after Iran deal, energy experts say
High oil and gasoline prices and energy supply problems won’t be solved overnight, despite an agreement to end the Iran war and open the Strait ... -
Qatari mediators travel to Tehran for final touches on a possible deal to end war
Iran and the U.S. inched closer to a deal to end the Iran war, as Qatari mediators traveled to Tehran yesterday to finalize the agreement, ... -
Ghana slams Canada’s decision to deny World Cup visa for Partey, who faces rape charges
Ghana’s government has criticized Canada’s “extremely unfair” decision to deny midfielder Thomas Partey a visa for his team’s World Cup opener while he awaits trial on ... -
Geneva Thousands protest G7 as Trump, other leaders hold summit in nearby France
Thousands of demonstrators converged yesterday to show their discontent with the G7 group of rich countries, with U.S. President Donald Trump and counterparts set ...
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