Private security spending rises as violent crime falls
The trendy Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego, California, was the backdrop for violent acts and hate crimes. Business owners had enough. The Hillcrest Business Association‘s members in 2024 began paying a third-party service around $400,000…
Trump sends envoys Witkoff and Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv with new plan to ‘end the war’
US President Donald Trump said Friday he is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv with a plan to end more than four years of war in Ukraine. The move marks Washington’s latest bid to break a diplomatic stalemate in…
USS Abraham Lincoln turned up in Thailand looking rusty – why?
When the USS Abraham Lincoln docked in Thailand this week some people were quick to criticise the condition it was in. The US aircraft carrier has been at sea for about nine months where it’s been supporting the US-Israel war with Iran. BBC Verify…
Bitcoin heads for third winning week in a row as macro pressures mount
Bitcoin headed for its third straight winning week, as traders searched for refuge amid volatile moves in equities, currencies and bond markets. The token is also up 4.6% week to date and hit a high of $82,272.31 overnight. That marks its highest level…
Two senior Reform UK officials resign as Farage faces fresh foreign donations scandal
British hard-right leader Nigel Farage sought to play down a fresh donations scandal Friday sparked by an undercover sting operation that overshadowed his Reform UK party’s annual conference. Farage had been hoping to use the gathering to move on…
Watch: How much can Canada fight back in its trade war with the US?
The US may be the bigger trading partner, but Canada shouldn’t be counted out quite yet in the escalating trade war between the two countries. It is the top customer for 26 US states, including Maine, Michigan, and Wisconsin, as well as being in…
Three reasons the EU chief’s Greenland trip matters as Trump pushes in
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference on the day of the European Union leaders’ summit in Brussels, Belgium Oct. 23, 2025. Yves Herman | Reuters European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel…
Middle East live: Israeli strikes on south and east Lebanon kill three people
Home Middle East Live Issued on: 05/09/2026 – 07:01 An Israeli soldier takes a break as he prepares to enter southern Lebanon, in Rosh HaNikra, northern Israel on September 4, 2026. © Jalaa Marey, AFP Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon…
Tate brothers charged with further trafficking and sex crimes in Romania
The brothers – former kickboxers with dual US and British citizenship – have been under criminal investigation in Romania since December 2022. They have been mainly based there since 2017, drawing a large social media audience – many of…
Diesel hits record high as Ukraine, Iran wars knock out refineries
The price of diesel fuel hit a record Friday as the wars in Ukraine and Iran knock out refineries, triggering a global supply crunch. Truckers in the U.S. are paying an average of $5.85 a gallon nationwide, a nearly 60% increase over the same period last…