2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (880+ words) Iran is intensifying confrontational actions against the United States in the hope of further raising the cost of the conflict for President Donald Trump less than two months ahead of the US midterm elections, analysts say. Over half a year…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (340+ words) US wholesale inflation picked up more than expected in August, government data showed Thursday, driven by higher energy costs in the month — particularly for diesel — as the US war with Iran continued. The Producer Price Index (PPI) was up 5.4 percent…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (673+ words) US Republicans return to the stage Thursday to close their midterm convention, still betting that Donald Trump’s political magnetism can overcome grim election forecasts — while giving Vice President JD Vance a prime-time showcase as a potential heir. Trump will dominate…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (576+ words) Yemen’s Houthis seized control of the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha on Thursday, a Yemeni military source told AFP, as the Iran-backed group reported fresh strikes by Saudi forces. The Houthis, who control large parts of northwest Yemen,…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (621+ words) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter and apparent successor is believed to have a younger sibling, South Korea’s spy agency said on Thursday, offering a more detailed view of the ruling family’s line of succession. Seoul’s spy agency has…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (380+ words) Yemen’s Houthi rebels reported about 40 airstrikes launched by Saudi forces on Thursday in a fresh salvo following attacks by the Iran-backed group against the kingdom. “The Saudi enemy’s air force conducted around 40 strikes in recent hours in the governorates of…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (255+ words) Following the recent escalation of tensions in the Middle East, market concerns have intensified that a rebound in energy prices could derail the global economic recovery, and expectations of an “oil scramble” briefly permeated the commodities trading markets. An article…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (336+ words) A Ukrainian drone sparked a fire at an industrial facility in Russia’s Arctic Yamalia region on Wednesday, some 2,800 kilometres (1,700 miles) from the Ukrainian border, officials said. The Russian Mediazona news outlet reported the attack was the longest-range on Russia since…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (514+ words) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz labelled the far-right AfD’s demand for mass “remigration” a form of “ethnic cleansing by skin colour and origin” in a heated parliamentary exchange Wednesday. Three days after the AfD scored a crushing election victory over his…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (410+ words) British broadcaster Channel 4 said Wednesday that it would cut around 340 jobs — more than a quarter of its workforce — by the end of the year. The privately-funded television channel, whose programming includes “The Great British Bake Off” and “Big Brother”, said…...