WASHINGTON—Scott Bessent was fuming. Bessent’s behavior was a factor—and sometimes the most-important one—in the departure of multiple key officials, people familiar with the matter said. President Trump had just asked his Treasury secretary to investigate allegations of fraud in Minnesota’s Somali community—and Bessent thought one of his top deputies was dragging his feet. During a…
US Vice President JD Vance has questioned how decisions are being made inside Iran, saying Washington is unsure who ultimately has authority in Tehran as the two sides negotiate an end to their seven-month war. ‘No one knows who is running Iran’: Trump, Vance question Tehran’s leadership (Reuters, Bloomberg) In an exclusive interview with Reuters…
Three US lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to honour Captain Smit Machchhar for his “extraordinary courage” in protecting 174 passengers aboard Flydubai flight 1073 on September 30. Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, the captain of flydubai flight FZ 1073. Israel’s leader credited the pilot and passengers of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight…
By Nora Buli and Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Oct 6 (Reuters) – The Nobel Peace Prize committee is closely watching the reshaping of a world order in turmoil, and those fostering new ways of cooperating that match the award’s goals, its secretary says. Kristian Berg Harpviken, secretary of the five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee, prepares its dossiers…
Your social media algorithm is designed to keep your enraged 24X7 (AI generated) In most Indian homes there used to be one person who read the newspaper properly, front to back, in order, and woe betide anyone who pulled out the sports page before he was done. The front page came first, with its riots…
Trump said Monday he will use his own money to pay for political ads ahead of November’s midterm polls. US President Donald Trump said Monday he will use his own money to pay for political ads ahead of November’s midterm elections, an about-face after drawing fire for using tax-payer funds for TV spots promoting himself….
One of the UK’s biggest oil refineries spilled pollution into local rivers and the Mersey Estuary on dozens of occasions in 2023 and 2024, documents shared exclusively with the BBC suggest. EET Fuels, formerly known as Essar, which runs Stanlow refinery, pleaded guilty this year to 12 charges of breaching environmental law between 2018 and…
11:23 AM | Monday, October 5, 2026 Preschoolers at The Goddard School in Plymouth recently got a hands-on introduction to broadcast journalism during a special visit from CCX News anchor Emily Haugen in honor of World News Day. During the visit, the young students stepped behind the anchor desk, practiced using real microphones and tried…
A U.S. B-1 bomber taxis to the runway to depart for home at RAF Fairford on Oct. 4, 2026, in Fairford, United Kingdom. (David Brown/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The United States removed its heavy bombers from a base in the United Kingdom it had used to launch strikes on Iran, amid an investigation into a…
Four years ago Europe was scrambling to replace 40% of its gas imports after being cut off from Russian pipelines amid the war in Ukraine. It turned to Qatar, then the world’s biggest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG). “We’ve been reliable for more than 26 years,” the Gulf state’s energy minister, Saad al-Kaabi, boasted…