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US denies carrier was hit as online claims and satellite imagery fuel speculation over Gulf repositioning Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E Petersen Jr (DDG 121) in the Arabian Sea. PHOTO: AFP/FILE Reports circulating on social media suggested that the US nuclear aircraft carrier … Read more
[The Federal Reserve is set to hold interest rates steady this week as officials grapple with a host of new economic risks stemming from the conflict in the Middle East.
As fighting in the Middle East entered its third week, President Trump warned that failing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz would be “very bad for the future of NATO.”
[ Geopolitical tensions, IMF uncertainty and pre-holiday caution weigh on investor sentiment KARACHI: In a typically subdued pre-Eid trading environment, trading at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened the week on a lacklustre note, slipping around 284 points at the start of the session. Activity remained muted as thin volumes and cautious participation kept the … Read more
Comments come as tensions between Washington, Havana remain elevated following years of sanctions, diplomatic strain President Donald Trump gestures during a visit to Verst Logistics in Hebron, Kentucky, March 11, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States could soon reach a deal with Cuba or take other action, … Read more
The National Endowment for the Humanities seldom gave seven-figure grants. Now big awards flow to handpicked projects, including an institution with three full-time employees.
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli air strike in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on March 9, 2026. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during US-Israeli strikes. … Read more
Five who withdrew their claims are expected to join the rest of the team in Kuala Lumpur Supporters of the Iranian women’s soccer team gather at Sydney Airport, after five of the players were granted asylum, in Sydney, Australia, March 10, 2026 PHOTO: REUTERS A fifth member of the Iranian women’s soccer team has withdrawn … Read more
[As the broader war in the Middle East begins its third week, worries over the fallout of crippled energy supplies continue to roil markets.
A 339-mile buried transmission line is on schedule to bring clean electricity to New York City this spring.