US Vice President JD Vance has intensified his criticism of outsourcing, foreign labor and immigration policies, arguing that decades of economic decisions weakened American manufacturing and left working-class communities struggling with job losses and social disruption. Speaking in his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, Vance presented the decline of American industry as part of a broader...
A high school football game in Bakersfield turned into a scene of panic on Friday night after gunfire erupted inside the stadium at Independence High School, leaving a 17-year-old boy dead and prompting a homicide investigation. The shooting occurred on August 21, 2026, while Independence High School was hosting a football game against Centennial High...
Five years after the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, the international community continues to face a difficult question: how should the world deal with a regime that has established firm control over the country but remains deeply controversial because of its policies on human rights, women’s freedoms and political participation? The Taliban returned to power...
US President Donald Trump has issued a sharp warning to Oman amid rising tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, saying the United States could launch military action if Muscat interferes with Washington’s efforts to reopen and secure the strategically vital waterway. The warning came during a television interview on Monday, August 17, as the broader...
Michael Hussey has offered a strong endorsement of Stephen Fleming’s appointment as England’s new Test head coach, describing his long-time coaching associate as a leader who combines strategic discipline with a relaxed and approachable personality. Fleming is preparing to take charge of England’s Test side as the team enters a new phase following Ben Stokes’...
Several people have been killed in renewed clashes between members of the Kambari and Fulani communities in central Nigeria, in another episode of communal violence underscoring the fragile security situation across parts of the country. The violence has raised fresh concerns over the continuing cycle of attacks and retaliation between communities in Nigeria’s central belt,...
BEIRUT — At least seven people were killed and three others injured after an Israeli airstrike struck a house on the outskirts of Ansar in southern Lebanon early Saturday, marking one of the deadliest attacks in the region since a fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect. The strike destroyed the targeted building...
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 20 people and injuring several others as violent shaking caused buildings and homes to collapse across parts of Flores Island. The earthquake struck off the northern coast of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara province, one of Indonesia’s regions highly exposed to seismic activity....
Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has officially launched its V4 Pro model, positioning it as a more capable and premium offering within its latest generation of AI systems. The new model comes with substantially higher API pricing than the company’s V4 Flash model, with output-token charges reaching as much as 14 times the price of...
US President Donald Trump has intensified the confrontation with Iran by saying that the United States could declare the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz US territory after what he described as Iran’s defeat. The statement marks a significant escalation in Washington’s rhetoric over one of the world’s most important maritime passages and comes as the...