The latest attempt by Donald Trump to ease uncertainty over the US and Israel’s war on Iran has only heightened investor concerns. The US president’s primetime address, saying American forces could leave Iran in two to three weeks, while threatening to strike Iranian electric plants “extremely hard”, has caused the fallen oil price to jump…
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WASHINGTONΒ βΒ In his first formal address to the nation since launching a war on Iran more than a month ago, President Trump on Wednesday night repeated a familiar list of claimed successes β and brushed aside setbacks β while providing little clarity on a clear path to ending the conflict. βWe are going to finish the…
With the US-Iran conflict continuing, governments worldwide are desperately trying to curb the effect of soaring energy prices on populations. Iran is one of the largest suppliers of natural gas (after the US and Russia) and coupled with its control of the key waterway, the Strait of Hormuz, the price of oil has rocketed to…
βBobβs Burgersβ voice actor and comedian Eugene Mirman was pulled from a fiery car crash and hospitalized with serious injuries. Before noon on Tuesday, Mirmanβs Lucid Gravity struck the Bedford Toll Plaza in New Hampshire as he was traveling northbound on the F.E. Everett Turnpike. Callers reporting the crash said the vehicle had caught fire…
Resident doctors in England are primed to go on strike next week after a deadline set by the prime minister arrived without a deal agreed. Sir Keir Starmer issued an ultimatum on Tuesday, saying the government would withdraw its offer of thousands of NHS jobs, extra training places, and pay reforms if the walkout wasn’t…
Shortly after his attorney entered a plea of not guilty, Tiger Woods announced he will seek treatment βto prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery.β The golf legend was arrested Friday on suspicion of DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a urinalysis stemming from a rollover crash near his home on…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ President Trump on Wednesday became the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court, inserting himself directly into a high-stakes legal battle over one of the most consequential orders of his administration. Trump arrived at the court Wednesday morning by limousine for arguments over whether the president has the authority to effectively…