Trump signs order to remove endangered species status for grey wolves
Donald Trump has signed an executive order to remove endangered species protection for the grey wolf and a subspecies, the Mexican wolf. The US president’s decision could pave the way for pastoral farmers to kill the canines to protect their…
Lululemon (LULU) Q2 2026 earnings
Shoppers walk past a Lululemon store at a shopping mall on June 21, 2026, in Hong Kong, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images Shares of Lululemon plunged 20% in premarket trading Friday after the retailer reported another quarter of disappointing results and…
France announces €1 billion aid for farmers after climate-hit summer
France has recorded its hottest summer on record this year as the country battled heatwaves, drought and massive wildfires. The extreme weather has continued into September, with France’s national weather service placing five departments on orange…
Lindsay Clancy murder trial has divided US on whether she’s victim or criminal
The case became a flashpoint for gender discussion, too, with opinions often divided along gender lines. Father-of-three Vincenzo Vazquez, who followed the trial from Illinois, believes gender has a lot to do with Clancy’s treatment, doubting that…
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…