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The threat came after Saudi Arabia joined U.S. military strikes on Iranian proxies.

The rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee left rates unchanged at the range of 3.5% to 3.75%.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is meeting with a range of senior Trump administration officials, lawmakers and economists.

Investors are looking to see if Microsoft follows Alphabet in raising its capital spending plans

Oil rose sharply amid renewed tensions in the Middle East after Iran launched an attack on U.S. forces using ballistic missiles.

Despite increasing support for a rate increase, the Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-3 to leave the federal funds rate in a range between 3.5% and 3.75%.

The Green Party leader has said he made an "inadvertent mistake" when he shared the image with his social media followers.

The story of Cameroon Olympic medallist Madias Ngake's remarkable journey from sleeping rough and seeking asylum to winning silver for England at Glasgow 2026.

The kingdom faces a choice of whether to keep hitting back as a deterrent or to try to de-escalate the situation.

Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is expected to be appointed as England Test coach after the sacking of Brendon McCullum.

Is more data about your body actually good for you?

The Carney government’s agreement with a German natural gas company will also reduce Europe’s dependence on a Qatari supply made more uncertain by war.

In the latest example, the Energy Department will convert a shuttered Cold War-era uranium enrichment facility into a data center campus and gas plants.

A bipartisan bill in the Senate would allow President Trump to impose tariffs on the biggest importers of Russian energy.

The future of artificial intelligence depends on finding more skilled humans for some very physical jobs.

The Department of Buildings ordered work to stop on certain floors at 750 Third Avenue. It’s the third conversion project to have work halted since one became dangerously unstable earlier this month.

Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?

A seven-figure settlement is announced two days before a scheduled Senate committee vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general.

The recent death of Sen. Lindsey Graham and hospitalization of Sen. Mitch McConnell has reignited debate over whether lawmakers are too old to serve

‘84 years old. 5’9 feet. Turtle-like,’ the posters read

Murners in Columbia recalled a man deeply connected to his humble origins

St. Paul has been put on notice that Mayor Kaohly Her ‘engaged in illegal conduct towards city employees,’ a lawyer for Police Chief Axel Henry said

Kyiv’s attack on an Iranian vessel is a move to bolster US support at a crucial juncture, experts tell Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Residents describe fleeing homes in the middle of the night as thousands of evacuees crowd into makeshift halls across Bordeaux

Workers attribute the dire state to years of underinvestment, equipment failures, and shortages, leaving Paraguana struggling to produce the fuel Venezuelans desperately need

The fall of the American mall has long been chronicled

Rand Paul wants the top doc to face ‘consequences’ for refusing to testify

The Carney government’s agreement with a German natural gas company will also reduce Europe’s dependence on a Qatari supply made more uncertain by war.

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia said they had carried out joint airstrikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq, and Iran targeted U.S. military sites in Jordan.

The State Department under Secretary of State Marco Rubio has deported Cubans to Africa. Now it’s negotiating with a South American country.

Firefighters have contained vast wildfires in both countries, but winds are high and temperatures rising. Spain’s prime minister said the next 12 hours would be “decisive.”

Fauci was escorted by police as he left the three-hour-long hearing. By some counts, he invoked the fifth amendment over 100 timesFauci invokes fifth amendment and declines to testifySign up for US Breaking News emailGary Peters, the Democratic ranking member on the homeland security committee, said that the committee has a long history of bipartisan inquiry and oversight, and the subject matter of risky research and the origins of covid-19 are a legitimate area to study.But today’s hearing with Anthony Fauci was not an example of that, Peters said. Continue reading...

Report on Interlochen Center for the Arts details sexual allegations against 47 faculty and staff members since 1950sTwo people who attended a prestigious Michigan fine arts school reported conduct of a sexual nature by Jeffrey Epstein, a major donor, according to an investigation that also uncovered dozens of allegations spanning decades against nearly 50 other people.Interlochen Center for the Arts operates a summer camp and performing arts school that draws students from around the world. It hired a law firm in 2024 to investigate reports of sexual abuse by faculty and staff. Subsequently, it expanded the work to include information about Epstein, the 66-year-old financier who killed himself in jail in 2019. Continue reading...

Details of parents and staff, including email addresses and phone numbers, are among data taken by cybercriminalsThe Department for Education and a police database have been targeted by a cyber-attack, exposing more than 740,000 pieces of data.Details of government officials, senior school leaders, university staff, police officers and members of the public have been taken by hackers. Continue reading...

Green party leader says post ‘inadvertent mistake’ after Reform UK said it ‘incited murder’, while police say no further action will be takenThe Green party leader, Zack Polanski, has said he made an “inadvertent mistake” by sharing an Instagram post of a man wearing a T-shirt featuring an image of a guillotine and the phrase “we’re only making plans for Nigel”, but he repeatedly said he would not apologise to Nigel Farage.Polanski told the BBC’s Newsnight programme he had accepted a request to collaborate with a photographer on Instagram, with the first photo in a set of 20 showing himself, and the fifth showing the T-shirt. Continue reading...

Adviser to Trump and Biden for pandemic says Republican senator has ‘unhinged obsession’ with himUS politics – live updatesDr Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions at a high-profile Senate committee hearing on the origins of Covid-19 and accused the Republican senator leading questioning of having an “unhinged obsession” with him.Fauci, the veteran former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Niaid), served as a key adviser to Donald Trump and Joe Biden during the Covid-19 pandemic. The hearing was called by Kentucky senator Rand Paul, who has investigated Fauci for years. Continue reading...

Repeated heatwaves and strong winds alarm experts, who warn blazes are becoming harder to quellThree Greek firefighters have died while tackling wildfires on the island of Crete and in the south of the mainland, the Greek fire department has said, as extreme heat hinders efforts to control blazes ravaging southern Europe.The arc of brutal fires, which runs from the Atlantic coast to the eastern Mediterranean, and from the Scottish Highlands to the south of Spain, has alarmed experts because many of the fires have been out of control and burning close to towns and cities. Continue reading...

Dow dives, S&P 500 trades lower in volatile market following Fed decision: Live updates  CNBCEquities Lower Intraday Ahead of Fed Decision, Major Tech Earnings  Yahoo FinanceOil prices jump following fighting with Iran, Wall Street swings after the Fed holds rates steady  AP NewsStock Market Today: Dow off 500 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq turn higher as Fed's Warsh speaks after decision to keep rates unchanged; oil higher as Iran conflict intensifies  MarketWatchThe Dow is now down 900 points as oil surges ahead of the Fed's decision  qz.com

After the quake came the blast: Inside Japan's shopping mall disaster  ReutersJapan earthquake toll rises to 13 as rescuers haul people from collapsed mall  ReutersVIDEO: Damage left behind after earthquake in Japan  KIRO 7 News SeattleThe Quake Struck Japan. Eighty Minutes Later, a Lethal Explosion.  WSJJapan ‘Races Against Time’ to Reach People Trapped After Large Quake  The New York Times

Fed holds interest rates steady, but three officials dissent in favor of a hike  Yahoo Finance UKFed holds interest rates steady after cliffhanger meeting, but three officials dissent  CNN4 Takeaways From the Federal Reserve Meeting  The New York TimesHere's what changed in the second Fed statement under Warsh  CNBCFed holds interest rates steady as inflation raises pressure for a hike  The Washington Post

U.S.-Iran Updates: Trump says Iran to "get a beating" as war expands with U.S.-Saudi strikes in Iraq  cbsnews.comIran launches missiles at U.S. base for first time since Trump paused strikes  AxiosTrump threatens to hit Iran ‘hard’ following missile attack on U.S. assets  The Washington PostTrump reportedly issues menacing new threat after Iran targets U.S. forces in thwarted missile attack  NBC NewsTrump says US to deliver ‘beating’ to Iran after bases again targeted  aljazeera.com

What’s the catch with the Apple Upgrade program?  The VergeApple to lease devices through new ‘Apple Upgrade' program  nbcbayarea.comLease is more  Tech BrewThinking of a new iPhone before school starts? Apple just made it cheaper.  IslanderNews.com

Micron Stock Is Getting Hit After SK Hynix’s Fumbled Earnings Moment  Barron'sNvidia, Micron, AMD sink after SK Hynix results fail to impress, AI trade unwinds  Yahoo FinanceSK Hynix shares tank as exponential earnings growth fails to satisfy AI-charged expectations  CNBCSK Hynix's record profit misses forecasts, shares slump 10% despite robust AI chip demand  ReutersSouth Korea’s Memory Chip Giant Defies A.I. Market Jitters  The New York Times

The ambush is part of a rapid surge in cross-border attacks along Kenya's northern frontier.

Footage shows tens of thousands of Hindu devotees bathing in India’s Ganga and Saryu rivers to mark Guru Purnima.

Firefighters are on high alert in France as scorching temperatures and winds threaten to fuel wildfire west of Bordeaux

Dr Anthony Fauci declined to answer questions at a Senate hearing on the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.