On the streets of Tehran, guarded hope and rising doubt as nuclear talks inch forward
Depending on who you ask, a nuclear agreement between Iran and the United states is either a non-starter or almost a done deal. Last week, US President Donald Trump said…
US to impose sanctions on Sudan after finding government used chemical weapons
(Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday it would impose sanctions on Sudan after determining that its government used chemical weapons in 2024 during the army’s conflict with the…
Man sleeps through massive container ship running aground on his front lawn
A Norwegian man managed to sleep through an enormous container ship running aground on his front lawn. Johan Helberg, who lives in Byneset, on the Trondheim Fjord, was woken by…
China says Trump Harvard ban will ‘tarnish’ US image as students caught in crosshairs
The Trump administration’s move to bar Harvard University from enrolling international students has ricocheted across China, with officials and commentators seeing it through one lens: the growing rivalry between Washington…
Iran doesn’t believe a nuclear deal is likely, sources say, as talks with US set to resume
Iran and the United States are set to begin a fifth round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome on Friday amid growing skepticism in Tehran about the chances of a…
Germany deploys permanent troops to another country for the first time since World War II
Chancellor Friedrich Merz inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help protect NATO’s eastern flank and declared Thursday that “the security of our Baltic allies is…
‘Half a dozen’ more states to ban soda, junk food purchases with food stamps, Trump Agriculture secretary says
Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said during a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) event Thursday that the Trump administration is making history with its approval of numerous waivers that…
Prince William’s new docuseries spotlights ‘one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet’
Wildlife rangers are being killed at a rate of nearly two a week, and it’s a toll Prince William has said the world can no longer ignore. This is the…
GOP holdouts sound alarm on $36T debt crisis as Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ passes House vote
House Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s ‘one big, beautiful bill’ on Thursday morning, working through overnight committee meetings, last-minute huddles in the speaker’s office and even a last-minute assist from…
23andMe bankruptcy prompts Cornyn-Grassley-Klobuchar bipartisan bill to protect sensitive genetic data
: Republican senators John Cornyn and Chuck Grassley and Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar are rolling out a bipartisan measure to protect sensitive genetic data in response to privacy concerns sparked…