Oil jumps as U.S.-Iran resume strikes after a brief pause
Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images Oil rose sharply in Asia trading, following renewed tensions in the Middle East after Iran launched an attack on U.S. forces using ballistic missiles. Futures for international benchmark Brent crude for September…
FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe’s UEFA
FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday — and immediately attacked by European soccer body UEFA. “It is not FIFA’s to sell,”…
The moment Tuesday’s powerful earthquake hit Japan
A powerful earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu island on 28 July, forcing more than 150,000 people to evacuate. The quake caused power outages, damaged roads, brought down part of a castle wall, and destroyed a footbridge. More than 40,000 households are…
Mobile payments and digital betting: how small transactions changed the online casino
Tap, deposit, play, and then repeat again! Mobile payments have turned online casinos from desktop-only websites into fast entertainment hubs on mobiles and tablets, where instant transactions reshape how players interact with casino games and even…
SpaceX’s xAI sues Minnesota over law to ban ‘nudify’ apps
Joe Raedle | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI, now owned by SpaceX, sued Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to challenge a law that would ban so-called nudify apps in the state. In their complaint, filed in a federal court in Minnesota on Monday,…
Live: US and Saudi Arabia launch strikes on Iraq, target Iran allies
Home Middle East Live Issued on: 29/07/2026 – 04:51Modified: 29/07/2026 – 05:28 Screengrab made on July 18, 2026 from handout video footage released by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) shows what the US military says is the latest wave of…
Nigeria drug trade: How Mexican cartels have outsourced meth labs
These laboratories, where Mexicans have been working, have since been uncovered in Kenya, Mozambique and in South Africa. Since 2023 «we’ve seen…14 Mexican-operated labs in total [being raided]. We saw the one in 2023 [in Mozambique], we saw six…
EE UU: Las «mega audiencias», plan para acelerar las deportaciones
Los Ángeles/Austin/Miami/Los tribunales de inmigración en Estados Unidos han comenzado a implementar «mega audiencias», donde más de cien personas son citadas simultáneamente para responder por sus procesos, una táctica sin precedentes que, según dijeron…
Chip sell-off: SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, SoftBank
A semiconductor wafer is on display at Touch Taiwan, an annual display exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan April 16, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters Asian technology stocks extended their sell-off on Wednesday, with semiconductor names leading declines after another…
Bad news for Bordeaux: France’s celebrated wine industry faces wake-up call over wildfires
Wildfires burning outside Bordeaux are underscoring the climate challenges facing France‘s largest wine region, where producers are grappling with severe drought, rising temperatures and falling wine consumption. While growers say the fires pose…
