Wall Street Retreats From Record Highs as Brent Crude Tops $90 and Treasury Yields...
NEW YORK, August 18, 2026Wall Street Falls as Oil Rally Revives Inflation Concerns
US stock market decline accelerated Monday as a sharp rise in crude...
Russian Missile Strike Hits ArcelorMittal’s Largest Ukraine Steel Plant; Two Killed, 14 Injured
KRYVYI RIH, UKRAINE — August 17, 2026
The ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih missile strike killed two people and injured 14 others as Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s...
Pezeshkian Defends Iran-US Peace MoU as Final-Deal Deadline Arrives Without Breakthrough
TEHRAN — August 17, 2026
The Iran-US peace MoU was negotiated with “dignity” and “strength,” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said as he defended the interim...
Trump Orders Major Cut to US-South Korea Military Drills, Citing Cost and Kim Jong...
WASHINGTON — August 17, 2026
Trump South Korea military drills will be substantially reduced after President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back the...
X to Expose Government-Ordered Content Restrictions, Elon Musk Promises Clearer Notices for Users
AUSTIN, TEXAS — August 17, 2026
X government censorship transparency is set to become more prominent across the social-media platform, with owner Elon Musk saying...
US Pulls Its Last Aircraft Carrier From Asia; China Could Exploit the Strategic Gap
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2026
US last aircraft carrier in Asia is reportedly preparing to leave the western Pacific as continuing operations against Iran place mounting...
Iran-France Diplomatic Dispute Deepens as Tehran Warns Paris Over Alleged Interference
TEHRAN, Iran, Aug. 16, 2026
Iran-France diplomatic dispute tensions intensified after Iran’s Intelligence Ministry accused two French diplomats of participating in an unauthorized meeting in...
Belgium’s Largest Wildfire Burns 2,700 Hectares in High Fens, Forces 600 Evacuations
BRUSSELS, Aug. 16, 2026
A fast-moving Belgium wildfire has burned an estimated 2,700 hectares of vegetation in the High Fens nature reserve, making it the...
Qatar Denies Detaining Three Iranian Pilots, Rejects Tehran’s Six-Month Captivity Claim
DOHA, Aug. 16, 2026
Qatar denies detaining Iranian pilots whose aircraft were involved in an alleged airspace violation in March, directly rejecting an Iranian military...
Lee Jae Myung Offers North Korea Direct Talks to Formally End Korean War
Seoul, August 15, 2026
Lee Jae Myung North Korea talks could provide a path toward formally ending the Korean War and curbing the expansion of...
