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DUBLIN, IRELAND – SEPTEMBER 12: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks to U.S. Embassy personnel and business leaders at Deerfield Residence on September 12, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images The war in Iran will likely end soon after November’s midterm…
A person sits at a desk inside of a mobile FEMA command center after tornadoes ripped through several U.S. states in downtown Dawson Springs, Kentucky, December 14, 2021. Jon Cherry | Reuters A U.S. judge has ruled that the βTrump administration broke the law by ordering the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cut its workforce…
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) stands alongside China’s President Xi Jinping (front C) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (front R) during the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12, 2026. (Photo by Kristina Solovyova / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)…
A visitor pauses at one of the reflecting pools at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at ground zero on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Jeenah Moon | Getty Images On Sept. 11, 2001, members of al-Qaida hijacked four passenger airliners. They flew two planes into the twin skyscrapers of…
Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, shouts slogans during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images The Iran-backed Houthi militant group has seized control of Yemen’s port city of Mokha on the Red Sea coast, bringing Tehran closer to securing another point of…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on stage on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 09, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Facing an uphill battle in the final weeks of an affordability-focused midterm election, President Donald Trump on…
CONCORD, N.C. β Rachel Wagoner describes Concord, North Carolina, as the kind of place where she always envisioned raising her three children: safe, with good schools, a lively downtown and neighborhoods filled with other families. But lately, that idyllic life has become harder to afford. Wagoner stays home with the three children she has with…
US Senator John Fetterman, Democrat from Pennsylvania, is displayed on a screen as he delivers a video message during the Republican National Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Sept. 9, 2026. Kent Nishimura | AFP | Getty Images Democratic Sen. John Fetterman on Wednesday night made a surprise appearance at…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s push to calm the bond market is colliding with a more political role, as his planned Republican convention speech raises questions about the credibility he needs to manage U.S. debt markets. Bessent’s prime-time speech at the Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday will mark the first time in 50 years…
The British consulate in east Jerusalem on September 8, 2026. Ahmad Gharabli | Afp | Getty Images The U.K. has defended its decision to impose new sanctions on certain Israeli goods, following backlash that saw London told to close its consulate in Jerusalem within a month. Britain’s foreign secretary Ed Miliband announced on Tuesday that…