Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has released a statement saying he didn’t like Iran-U.S. peace deal, but allowed the president of Iran to sign it, “safeguarding the rights of the Iranian nation.” Khamenei took a shot at President Trump, writing, it was “the American president who, out of desperation, used all kinds of leverage to…
The U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, killing three people, as the Trump administration wages a monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to at…
Cuban lawmakers Thursday adopted nearly 200 historic free-market reforms aimed at rescuing the Communist island from a severe crisis aggravated by a U.S. oil blockade. In a landmark speech to the National Assembly, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero unveiled 176 measures aimed at rolling back the state’s role in the economy and attracting investment in everything…
Tickets to the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup may be scarce and very expensive, but there are several ways soccer fans can watch all 104 matches scheduled across the United States, Mexico and Canada in the tournament now underway. “Imagine, with this World Cup, a Super Bowl every single day for five weeks,” U.S. team…
Looking for a World Cup ticket? The buzz around the soccer tournament now under way across North America might inspire a last-minute search online, but fans should be wary of cyber scammers. Experts and authorities warn that criminals will be deploying a range of tactics targeting soccer fans desperate to attend big-name matches at the…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California labor union backing a proposal to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires offered Thursday to scale back the measure by more than half, a day after the state’s top election official said the question has sufficient public support to qualify for the November ballot. The proposal from the Service Employees International…
Co-hosts Mexico became the first team to secure a place in the World Cup knockout stage after a 1-0 victory over South Korea at a jubilant Guadalajara Stadium on Thursday. Luis Romo scored shortly after halftime, capitalising on a goalkeeping error, to seal Mexico’s second straight win and confirm them as Group A winners with…
Germany came under fresh US trade scrutiny on Thursday as the United States launched an investigation into the country’s pharmaceutical pricing policies, a move that could pave the way for new tariffs. Washington said it would examine whether Germany’s pricing practices unfairly underpay for innovative medicines and burden US commerce under Section 301 trade authorities….
