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Iran’s state media reported that three people were killed in US strikes on Qeshm Island Smoke rises following explosion at an unknown location, during what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 29, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The US military said it struck dozens of … Read more
A Dutch fashion iconoclast turns the Brooklyn Museum into her atelier — and a reporter tries to be a couturier for a day.
‘Go back to your own country. That’s where they lie like a flatfish, but they don’t lie like that here,’ Peters says New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY Beijing’s embassy in New Zealand said it had raised an official complaint Thursday after top diplomat Winston Peters told a lawmaker of Chinese descent … Read more
[ RESERVES GROWING: Responding to a question, the governor said the central bank bought around $9 billion from the open market to cushion forex reserves. Total purchases during the past three years have reached $28 billion. PHOTO:FILE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s external sector pressure has subsided after Saudi Arabia rolled over a $5 billion debt for three … Read more
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[Bond yields are also higher on concerns about inflation.
An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying.
Russian missiles have briefly entered Polish airspace during Russian strikes on western Ukraine in the past, but a missile has never hit Poland itself.
[After a cancellation and long delays, the airline offered to cover the cost of a flight on another carrier. Then it refused to make good on that promise.