WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Russia is emerging as one of the few early economic beneficiaries of the war with Iran, as disruptions to energy infrastructure drive up demand for Russian exports and the world casts its gaze to the Middle East and away from Moscowβs war in Ukraine. The U.S. and its European counterparts slapped severe sanctions on Russia…
JULIS, Israel Β βΒ Nestled in a quiet corner of a quaint village in Israelβs north, the building appears, at the outset, to house an elegant meeting salon with giant chandeliers, ornate but uncomfortable chairs and trays of sweets. But past an improvised divider made of plywood and a stern attendant who places stickers over smartphone cameras,…
Oil futures slid on Monday as traders assessed US President Donald Trump’s announcement over the weekend that a deal with Iran had been “largely negotiated”. The benchmark Brent crude still remains much higher than when the war started on February 28. Also in this edition: some commercial vessels are managing to cross the Strait of…
Comedy Centralβs βSouth Parkβ continues to target President Trump, and viewers appear to be loving it. Ratings for the 27th season of the irreverent and often ribald animated series have surged, according to data from Nielsen and Comedy Central. The second episode, which premiered Aug. 6, scored 6.2 million viewers across the cable network and…
President Donald Trump says he is firing a governor of the US central bank, a move seen as intensifying his bid for control over the setting of interest rates. He posted a letter on his Truth Social platform on Monday night declaring that Lisa Cook – the first black woman to be appointed a Federal…
We know from headlines that small-scale technologies such as drones have transformed war, most urgently affecting Ukraineβs ability to stay in a bruising battle for its existence against Russia. But itβs done the same for covering war too, especially the kind of fleet, up-close dispatch of which we can now say Ukrainian filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov…
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL, SOFTBALL SCORES Wednesdayβs Results BASEBALL CITY SECTION Fairfax 6, Fremont 2Franklin 3, Arleta 2Granada Hills Kennedy 4, LA Hamilton 3LA Jordan 7, WISH Academy 6Locke 11, Discovery 1Maywood Academy 10, West Adams 0Mendez 20, Contreras 3North Hollywood 7, LA Wilson 1Rancho Dominguez 10, Jefferson 1RFK Community 10, Roybal 4San Fernando 6, LA…
Christmas came early for 69 high school football teams in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Thanks to donations by the Rams, each LAUSD program received a pallet of goodies this past week to navigate the 2026 season. Dave Siedelman, an assistant in the LAUSD athletics office, helped organize the challenge of delivering and bubble…
Heβs never held public office or donned a judgeβs robes, but an arch-conservative Los Angeles County attorney is racing toward confirmation on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, accelerating the once-liberal courtβs sharp rightward turn under President Trump. A competitive target shooter with a background in a cryptocurrency, Eric Tung was approached by the White…
A major survey has shed some light on the best places to buy second-hand tech. A major survey has shed some light on the best places to buy second-hand tech. Which? – who we’ve teamed up with to tell you some do’s and don’ts later in this post – asked 2,495 people to share their…