Trump floats ‘Trump Strait’ name for contested Hormuz waterway
Trump Strait is now the name President Donald Trump wants attached to one of the world’s most fought-over waterways. He…
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Bessent says U.S. likely to announce Iran bank sanctions this week
Bessent Iran bank sanctions are set to hit within days, according to the U.S. Treasury Secretary himself — and he’s…
Germany’s Merz warns far-right govt would ‘harm’ eastern region
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned far-right govt control of eastern Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt would leave lasting economic scars, days before voters…
Nepal Floods Kill Hundreds as a Glacier Falls From the Sky
A wall of water nearly 30 feet high came down a Himalayan river valley with almost no warning. Within minutes,…
PIMS Fire That Killed 14 Newborns Was a Disaster Foretold
The joy that usually greets a newborn turned to grief at Islamabad’s largest public hospital this week. Fourteen infants died…
Partial Lunar eclipse transforms the Moon into a “blood red” celestial display 2026
A blood red moon hung over four continents this week, and it wasn’t even a total eclipse. On the night…
Fed Rate Hike Goes From Unthinkable to Likely
For most of 2026, the debate was how many times the Federal Reserve would cut. Now the question has flipped,…
Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnian genocide, dies
Ratko Mladic dies at 84, closing one of the darkest chapters of European history. The former Bosnian Serb military commander…
Pacific Typhoons Churn as China Braces for Heavy Rain
Multiple Pacific typhoons are churning over the western Pacific and the South China Sea at the same time, prompting China…
Russian Strikes on Ukraine Kill at Least 18 in Kyiv Barrage
Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least 18 people in one of the heaviest barrages on the capital in months,…