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In Strait of Hormuz Standoff, U.S. and Iran Deploy Economic Warfare

The American blockade and Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz have created a stalemate that is neither peace nor raging conflict, with both sides attempting economic strangulation on the water.

Austrian Man Convicted of Planning Attack at Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna

Prosecutors said the defendant plotted in 2024 to set off a bomb outside the concert, which was later canceled. He and another man were also convicted on separate terrorist charges.

‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’: John Travolta’s Directing Debut

John Travolta makes his directing debut with this short and sentimental coming-of-age film about a son’s first plane trip taken with his single mother.

Dar lauds Pakistan’s peace efforts, says country’s ‘best days lie ahead’ as economy moving towards stability

Addressing an Eid dinner in New York, Dar urges investment in Pakistan’s future Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar addresses Pakistani-American community during an Eid dinner in New York on Wednesday. Photo: X Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday hailed Pakistan’s constructive role in regional and global peace efforts, … Read more

Trump’s face could appear on US $250 bill

If carried out, it marks the first appearance of a living person on US currency in nearly 150 years President Donald Trump could soon appear on a bank note — breaking longheld tradition against putting living presidents on US money. Photo: AFP/ File President Donald Trump could soon appear on a new $250 bill in … Read more