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[ Brent crude futures up $1.07, at $80.43 a barrel, US West Texas Intermediate futures up 45 cents, to $76.22 Sunset clouds glow over pump jacks at the Airankol oil field operated by Caspiy Neft in the Atyrau region, Kazakhstan, April 21, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Oil prices rose on Wednesday after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels said … Read more
Pyongyang cites Tomahawk cruise missile test, accuses Washington of enabling Tokyo’s buildup Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, arrives at the Vostochny Сosmodrome before a meeting of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS … Read more
[Theme parks have long been seen as a bellwether for consumer confidence. Disney’s domestic parks and cruises revenue rose 11 percent in the latest quarter.
President Trump announced a proposal aimed at achieving the disarmament of Hamas and an Israeli withdrawal. Israel ramped up attacks on the Palestinian enclave.
This 1991 film is at once a biopic devoted to the Chinese silent-film star, Ruan Lingyu, and a self-reflexive documentary starring Maggie Cheung.
Egypt forward has been linked with a move to Turkey since announcing he was leaving Liverpool Egypt’s Mohamed Salah during training. Photo: REUTERS LONDON: Turkish top-tier side Trabzonspor have said they have begun transfer negotiations with Mohamed Salah, with the club chairman adding they hoped to sign the Egyptian forward later this week. “Negotiations have … Read more
Zelenskiy urges allies to replenish supplies of interceptors amid shortage of defence missiles for US Patriot systems A resident looks at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, August 5, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Russia fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the … Read more
[Disney said it would allow “thoughtfully curated” fan-created videos, using clips from its library, to appear on the streaming service.
The modern health care system requires the work of caregiving to fall to whoever else lives in a household — even if they’re kids.
Looking for respite from European heat waves, summer tourists are flocking to the diplomatic hub. But city leaders are wary of overcrowding.