- 2d ago
Trump proposes renaming New Mexico to New America as state leaders reject plan
Donald Trump posted a map crossing out New Mexico in favor of New America on Truth Social, prompting immediate rejection from Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and state lawmakers who cited historical heritage and legal limits.
- 2d ago
Lassine Sinayoko hat-trick secures 3-2 Paris FC win over Marseille at the Vélodrome
Lassine Sinayoko scored three goals as Paris FC earned a 3-2 victory at Marseille, lifting the club into second place in Ligue 1 while extending the hosts' losing run.
- 4d ago
Reform UK Suspends Senior Officials Following Foreign Donation Sting at Annual Conference
Reform UK removed two top aides after undercover footage captured discussions on routing foreign donations, disrupting the party's annual conference in Birmingham.
- 6d ago
Netherlands relocates 86 tonnes of gold reserves from North America to London
De Nederlandsche Bank completed the transfer of 86 tonnes of gold from the United States and Canada to the Bank of England to improve crisis readiness and liquidity access.
- Aug 31
Sabalenka and Alcaraz reach US Open quarter-finals as fourth round concludes
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka overcame Taylor Townsend in straight sets, while Carlos Alcaraz beat Tommy Paul to reach the US Open quarter-finals in New York.
- Aug 27
Global bond yields surge to multi-year highs as Middle East fighting lifts oil prices
Sovereign bond yields climbed in the United States, Japan, and Australia on Wednesday as renewed U.S.-Iran conflict pushed crude prices above $95 a barrel, increasing market expectations of interest-rate hikes.
- Aug 26
Actor and singer Tim Curry, star of Rocky Horror and It, dies at 80
British actor Tim Curry, renowned for portraying Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Pennywise in It, has died at his home in Los Angeles at age 80.
- Aug 26
Rescuers extract four survivors from Nepal flood debris ten days after disaster
Nepali and international rescue teams have pulled three hydropower workers and a 64-year-old woman alive from flooded tunnels and buried buildings in the Trishuli River valley.
- Aug 25
CDC Excludes Pennsylvania Infant Deaths From Tracker as US Measles Cases Reach 3,134
Federal and state officials are disputing whether two infant fatalities in Lancaster County stemmed from measles, even as nationwide infections climb to 3,134 in the largest outbreak since 1991.
- Aug 24
Shelley Fabares, Star of The Donna Reed Show and Coach, Dies at 82 in Los Angeles
Actress and singer Shelley Fabares, known for her roles on The Donna Reed Show and Coach as well as her chart-topping single Johnny Angel, died on Saturday in Los Angeles at the age of 82.
- Aug 23
Iran Threatens Persian Gulf Oil Routes and US Economic Assets Over Sanctions
Iran warned it will treat regional neighbours as enemies and target alternative Persian Gulf oil transit routes if they assist Washington in expanding economic sanctions against Tehran.
- Aug 20
Mark Zuckerberg Buys 440-Acre Strancally Castle in Ireland for Estimated €20M to €30M
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have acquired Strancally Castle in County Waterford, expanding their real estate holdings to southeastern Ireland.
- Aug 19
US lands first 20 deportees in Liberia under 1,200-migrant third-country agreement
A flight carrying 20 third-country migrants landed at Roberts International Airport outside Monrovia on 20 August 2026, inaugurating an agreement between Washington and Liberia to accept up to 1,200 deportees over 12 months.
- Aug 15
Bonnie Tyler laid to rest in Wales as thousands honor the 'Total Eclipse' singer
The Welsh rock singer was buried in Swansea on August 17 after dying in Portugal on July 8, with thousands of fans paying tribute across her homeland over several days.
- Aug 14
Selena Gomez sued by investors for alleged fraud over mental health startup Wondermind
Five investors including Bausch + Lomb CEO Brent Saunders filed a fraud lawsuit on August 13 against Selena Gomez, her mother Mandy Teefey and former partner Daniella Pierson, seeking to recover $1.2 million invested in the mental health startup Wondermind Global.
- Aug 11
US consumer sentiment drops to 51.0 in August as retail sales fall 0.6% in July
The University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 51.0 in August from 55.2 in July, while retail sales dropped 0.6% in July, as the US-Iran conflict strains household budgets.
- Aug 1
US embassies across Middle East tell Americans to prepare to leave as Iran conflict widens to Egypt
Diplomatic missions in Amman, Jerusalem, Muscat, Baghdad and Beirut issued coordinated alerts on Saturday after a drone strike hit a Greek gas carrier and a US floating gas depot at an Egyptian port.
- Aug 1
Trump's Reflecting Pool case implodes: charges dropped, Oval Office confrontation follows
The felony case against an Olympic canoeist collapsed after prosecutors admitted the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was damaged by a botched contractor installation, not vandals. President Trump turned on his own hand-picked U.S. attorney, Jeanine Pirro, triggering a tense Oval Office confrontation.
- Jul 29
US bans import of foreign humanoid robots, targeting China's 85% market dominance
The FCC added advanced humanoid and quadruped robots to a restricted import list on Tuesday, blocking new foreign-made models from the American market. China, which supplies roughly 85% of global humanoid robots, accused Washington of abusing national security to suppress its companies.
- Jul 20
Trump threatens Iran will 'pay many times' for each US soldier killed as conflict escalates
Three US soldiers killed in Jordan and Iraq over the weekend, the first American casualties since the US-Iran ceasefire collapsed nearly two weeks ago, prompted President Trump to issue a stark warning and order a ninth consecutive night of strikes on Iran.
