It was supposed to be a simple evening out. Sonam Midha, an Indian woman living in Japan, had gone to a restaurant with a friend on rented bicycles. Before walking in, she tucked her purse into the bicycle basket outside, a casual, thoughtless moment of the kind we all have dozens of times a day….
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has vowed to retaliate against to widened U.S. sanctions, saying Washington should “expect an attack” in response to the measures. “We know how to play the game too,” Iran’s Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh said in an interview televised by state media late Monday as he condemned the U.S. measures an “economic…
People gather at Notre-Dame de la Garde in Marseille, France, to watch a partial solar eclipse, Aug. 12, 2026 . Sener Yilmaz Aslan | Getty Images United Airlines said Tuesday it’s planning to add a host of new international destinations next year that span Ljubljana, Slovenia, to Okinawa, Japan, continuing its so-far profitable bet that…
1. Economic offense U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference at the Cash Room of the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 24, 2026. Mehmet Eser | Anadolu | Getty Images The Trump administration went on economic offense yesterday, threatening higher tariffs on Canada and launching a global sanctions plan targeting…
Image Courtesy: The Washington Post A family heirloom that had survived a dangerous journey out of the then-Soviet Union nearly a century ago ended up at the bottom of a New York garbage pile. For Victor, 45, letting it disappear was not an option. His wife Susanna had accidentally thrown two rings into the trash…
Mystery swirled around a U.S. military transport aircraft that on Tuesday landed in Moscow, according to tracking data. It was not known who was on board the plane and why it was in Russia. When asked, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he did not have information about the aircraft. U.S. military officials, the White House,…
The third stage of the Vuelta a España cycle race, which was taking place in the Aude area of south-western France, had to be cancelled when a hail storm forced the riders to take shelter about 15km from the finish line. The extreme weather has left about 2,800 homes across 10 villages without electricity, according…
Representative Image of serene Norwegian mountain cabins surrounded by vast wilderness (AI-generated image) Deep in the Norwegian mountains, a hiker can reach a locked wooden cabin with no road leading to it, no receptionist and often no phone signal at all. A single small metal key still opens the door. That same standard key works…
A Dick’s Sporting Goods retail store is seen on May 15, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Dick’s Sporting Goods on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings that missed Wall Street expectations and lowered its outlook for Foot Locker amid what it called a “challenging athletic footwear and apparel marketplace.” Dick’s stock fell roughly…
OpenAI has banned a cluster of ChatGPT accounts originating in Russia that it said were being used to support a covert online influence campaign to spread misinformation. The company discovered the issue after investigating AI-generated social media posts, which led it to a “much broader influence operation,” OpenAI said in a blog post on Tuesday….