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Trump plans $4 million for right-wing media in Europe, sources sayThe Trump administration plans to allocate at least $25 million to European civil society groups, including $4 million aimed at strengtheni...
US approves $800 million military helicopters sale to IraqThe United States has given the green light for a significant military sale of helicopters to Iraq, a deal valued at a hefty $800 million. ...
Oil prices rise as latest fighting resurrects Middle East supply disruption risksOn Tuesday, oil prices surged as concerns over supply disruptions arose due to escalating conflicts in the Middle East. Both Brent crude fu...
US oil firm to take over some Venezuelan oilfields previously run by Chinese, Russian companies, officials sayNorth American Blue Energy Partners will acquire Venezuelan oilfields from Chinese and Russian companies. This move follows a significant o...
Venezuela's interim president says US energy deal will last 25 yearsVenezuela's interim president announced a historic 25-year energy accord with the United States. This agreement targets increasing crude ou...
US stock market: Bessent dismisses US bond market turmoil concerns, points to economic strengthU.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reassured markets by minimizing concerns over turbulence and debt. He emphasized that robust economic...
Global Market: European central bankers leave Jackson Hole uneasy over US policy shiftsEuropean central bankers left the Jackson Hole symposium concerned that recent US Treasury interventions could strain long-standing norms o...
US Treasury's Bessent faces G20 diplomacy test amid tariffs, Iran war, bond turmoilUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will push G20 economies to reduce trade imbalances, boost growth and cut ties with Iran at meetings in ...
Untested in court, Trump's new tariffs on Canada raise legal questionsPresident Trump invoked a 96-year-old law to impose tariffs on Canadian imports. This action prompted retaliatory measures from Ottawa, str...
Iran’s foreign trade plunges 35% as US sanctions deepen war’s economic tollIranian leaders are acknowledging mounting economic pain six months into the war with the US, as President Masoud Pezeshkian says foreign t...
Judge deals blow to Trump moves to deport pro-Palestinian activistsA US federal judge has ruled that provisions used by the Trump administration to revoke visas and pursue deportation of noncitizen college ...
US officials revise claims that government agencies were hacked by Chinese, now say they were targetsUS officials have corrected earlier claims that several government agencies were hacked by a Chinese state-sponsored group, clarifying that...
In 2021, New York assessed Cannonsville Reservoir as impaired after a 7-foot culvert blocked fish passage. 2 years later, the new culvert scored 0.88 for aquatic passageA culvert replacement project in Delaware County, New York, addressed stream-flow, erosion, sediment, and fish-passage problems along an un...
US issues fresh Iran-related sanctions as war marks six monthsThe United States has imposed additional targeted Iran-related sanctions this week. An Egyptian bank faces limits for conducting business w...
Iran presses other countries to refrain from implementing US sanctionsIran's Foreign Ministry declared all nations must avoid implementing United States sanctions. New United States economic measures were call...
The number of Americans applying for jobless aid slips to 203,000 as layoffs remain lowJobless claims in the United States have fallen to historic lows. Layoffs are rare, and most Americans currently enjoy job security. The ec...
Since 2016, U.S. government spent $150 million for ocean wave energy testing facility off Oregon coast, first large carbon-free marine energy site in North America continent is now readyOregon State University developed the test facility. But the facility has yet to generate any electricity because no wave energy devices ha...
US says it disrupted Chinese hacking operation targeting government agenciesThe United States announced disrupting a Chinese hacking operation. This operation targeted sensitive government agencies, including NASA a...
What are H-1B visas for skilled workers and what changes loom?Recent proposals from the US administration indicate a sharp rise in H-1B visa fees, which could challenge employers, especially in tech an...
US prepares to send diplomats back to Middle East embassies after Iran war evacuations: ReportEmbassies slated to restore higher staffing levels include those in Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Oman, Iraq and Kuwait, ac...