Jul 14 U.S. launches additional strikes on Iran ahead of restoring blockade, official says By Jon Gambrell, Collin Binkley, Josh Boak, Associated Press The U.S. carried out another wave of strikes ahead of its planned reimposition of a blockade on Iran's ports, a U.S. official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive military operation. Continue reading
Jul 14 The highs and lows of the World Cup By Geoff Bennett Simon Kuper is one of the few sports journalists who has now attended 10 World Cups. The author of “World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments” and co-author of “Soccernomics” joins Geoff Bennett to share the highs and… Continue reading
Jul 14 Why it's so difficult for the U.S. to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz By Ben Finley, Farnoush Amiri, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Commercial vessels have been avoiding traditional routes through the strait out of fear of Iranian mines. Continue reading
Jul 14 Inflation cools more than expected in June as gas costs fall and underlying prices ease By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Tuesday's report likely reduces pressure on the Fed to boost its short-term interest rate to combat inflation. Continue reading
Jul 14 Trump backs away from plans to charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a reversal of plans to charge a 20% toll on cargo going through the Strait of Hormuz, saying that Middle Eastern countries will instead make investment and trade deals with the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 14 WATCH: Trump hosts Iraqi prime minister for bilateral meeting at the White House By Seung Min Kim, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press President Donald Trump gave Iraq's new prime minister an effusive welcome at the White House on Tuesday, promoting the “tremendous chemistry” between him and a fellow wealthy businessman who arrived at the seat of governmental power without any prior political… Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 7:37 Trump says U.S. 'taking over the strait' as conflict with Iran reignites By Liz Landers, Eliot Barnhart, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. is striking Iran for the third consecutive night and Iran said it fired a missile at a U.S. Navy ship. The attacks come after President Trump told Congress that the U.S. and Iran have resumed fighting. He also… Continue watching
Jul 13 More than 53,000 immigrants have been deported or repatriated by South Africa in a crackdown By Associated Press The crackdown has coincided with a series of sometimes violent protests by anti-migrant groups demanding that all immigrants in the country without documents return home. Continue reading
Jul 13 EU and Britain target Russian intelligence officers over a major cyberspying campaign By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The EU decision affects nine people and four entities accused of links to an online spying network that the bloc said has targeted governments and carried out sabotage operations against critical infrastructure like heating and power plants since 2010. Continue reading
Jul 13 At least 27 people dead after fire breaks out at in Bangkok pub By Anton L. Delgado, Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press Authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire, but Bangkok Gov. Chadchart Sittipunt said investigators would examine the ceiling materials and whether any emergency exits may have been obstructed, potentially making it more difficult for people to evacuate. Continue reading