The U.S. military announced a new round of strikes on Iran. Trump called it "another major attack" and said the strikes will continue. He also said the administration will charge tolls for ships going through the Strait of Hormuz after previously saying it wouldn't.
President Donald Trump will deliver a prime-time speech on Thursday at 9 p.m. Eastern. The announcement follows a series of significant political events, including the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and escalating tensions with Iran. Trump announced on Friday that the ceasefire with Iran had ended but that talks would continue. On Monday, Trump announced reinstating the "Iranian Blockade" in the Hormuz Strait.
Brent futures for September delivery stood at $85.92 a barrel as of 08:00 GMT, the highest since June 15. Brent has risen 19 percent from its price before the start of the US-Israel war on Iran in late February. US Central Command on Monday announced strikes on Iran for a third day. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it hit two oil supertankers in the strait and launched missile and drone strikes against US military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain. Traffic in Strait of Hormuz has plummeted amid the renewed threat of violence.
Lindsay Graham was a strong advocate of projecting American power abroad during his three decades in public service. He was one of the few lawmakers with regular access to President Trump on questions of national security. Graham's office had become an unofficial waypoint for foreign leaders trying to understand or influence the Trump administration.
Al Jazeera put nine leading AI models to the test to predict the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup champion. France emerged as the favourite to lift the trophy, receiving five of the nine champion votes. Argentina, the defending world champions, received the remaining four votes. France and Argentina each received three votes, followed by England with two and Spain with one.
WTI up 3.5 percent, Brent 3.7 percent on Tuesday after fresh US strikes on Iran. President Trump proposed a 20 percent fee on Hormuz shipping. Tech stocks partially recovered, markets were mixed across Asia and Europe. Seoul was volatile after SK hynix's wild swings.
President Trump signed two proclamations to shrink Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by 90%, and Bears Ears National Monument, by 91%. It's the second time in the past decade that two Utah national monuments have had their protections dramatically reduced by the Trump administration. Conservation groups immediately condemned Trump's latest move as unlawful and have vowed to take legal action against it.
Donald Trump and prosecutors reached a controversial settlement last May. Trump and his companies will be largely protected from tax audits and a $1.8 billion state fund will be set up for alleged victims of political instrumentalization of the justice system. A US federal judge has now overturned the settlement between Trump and the IRS tax authority.
After two years of using generative AI, Chinese students' high school entrance exam results fell sharply. The decline varied across subjects and student groups. Top-performing students' results dropped 24% more than the lower-performing ones. The research was published on the Social Science Research Network repository.
Two vessels attacked MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa in Strait of Hormuz, killing one Indian seafarer and wounding several others. Another vessel off Oman left one Indian missing. India's foreign ministry called for an immediate cessation of violence and a return to diplomacy under international law.
The U.S. military announced a new round of strikes on Iran. Trump called it "another major attack" and said the strikes will continue. He also said the administration will charge tolls for ships going through the Strait of Hormuz after previously saying it wouldn't.
President Donald Trump will deliver a prime-time speech on Thursday at 9 p.m. Eastern. The announcement follows a series of significant political events, including the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and escalating tensions with Iran. Trump announced on Friday that the ceasefire with Iran had ended but that talks would continue. On Monday, Trump announced reinstating the "Iranian Blockade" in the Hormuz Strait.
Brent futures for September delivery stood at $85.92 a barrel as of 08:00 GMT, the highest since June 15. Brent has risen 19 percent from its price before the start of the US-Israel war on Iran in late February. US Central Command on Monday announced strikes on Iran for a third day. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it hit two oil supertankers in the strait and launched missile and drone strikes against US military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain. Traffic in Strait of Hormuz has plummeted amid the renewed threat of violence.
Lindsay Graham was a strong advocate of projecting American power abroad during his three decades in public service. He was one of the few lawmakers with regular access to President Trump on questions of national security. Graham's office had become an unofficial waypoint for foreign leaders trying to understand or influence the Trump administration.
Al Jazeera put nine leading AI models to the test to predict the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup champion. France emerged as the favourite to lift the trophy, receiving five of the nine champion votes. Argentina, the defending world champions, received the remaining four votes. France and Argentina each received three votes, followed by England with two and Spain with one.
WTI up 3.5 percent, Brent 3.7 percent on Tuesday after fresh US strikes on Iran. President Trump proposed a 20 percent fee on Hormuz shipping. Tech stocks partially recovered, markets were mixed across Asia and Europe. Seoul was volatile after SK hynix's wild swings.
President Trump signed two proclamations to shrink Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by 90%, and Bears Ears National Monument, by 91%. It's the second time in the past decade that two Utah national monuments have had their protections dramatically reduced by the Trump administration. Conservation groups immediately condemned Trump's latest move as unlawful and have vowed to take legal action against it.
Donald Trump and prosecutors reached a controversial settlement last May. Trump and his companies will be largely protected from tax audits and a $1.8 billion state fund will be set up for alleged victims of political instrumentalization of the justice system. A US federal judge has now overturned the settlement between Trump and the IRS tax authority.
After two years of using generative AI, Chinese students' high school entrance exam results fell sharply. The decline varied across subjects and student groups. Top-performing students' results dropped 24% more than the lower-performing ones. The research was published on the Social Science Research Network repository.
Two vessels attacked MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa in Strait of Hormuz, killing one Indian seafarer and wounding several others. Another vessel off Oman left one Indian missing. India's foreign ministry called for an immediate cessation of violence and a return to diplomacy under international law.