Iran on Monday dismissed Washington’s declaration of a massive economic pressure campaign, saying it disproved US claims to have dismantled Tehran’s military and nuclear capabilities. “Your narrative doesn’t add up: you say that Iran’s military power has been ‘dismantled’, 100% of its military factories ‘destroyed’ and its nuclear program ‘buried’,” Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy foreign minister, said in a post…
Several people have died following a serious collision involving a police vehicle and a Volkswagen Passat in northeast England. The crash occurred at about 3.39am on Saturday on the A66 at South Bank, near Middlesbrough in Teesside, according to Cleveland Police. The force said the collision had resulted in multiple fatalities, but the exact number of people killed had…
Bitcoin climbed past $77,000 on Friday, driven by optimism surrounding potential U.S. crypto regulation and an unexpected Treasury move to ramp up bond buybacks, which encouraged investors to embrace riskier assets. The leading cryptocurrency by market cap rose 6.9% to hit $77,675.94, marking its strongest level since May, with gains exceeding 20% since Wednesday. This marked the third straight…
US President Donald Trump paused the planned rollout of punishing new tariffs on Canadian goods late Tuesday, as both sides indicated they were close to a broader trade agreement after weeks of talks. Trump announced the three-day reprieve from 50-percent duties on select goods just hours before a midnight deadline. The delay was “based on the fact that Canada…
Spain is preparing to relocate about 500 unaccompanied migrant minors from the North African enclave of Ceuta to mainland Spain as authorities seek urgent solutions to the growing pressure on the territory’s child protection system. The Ministry of Youth and Children is working with the Ceuta authorities on an emergency plan focused particularly on vulnerable girls among the minors…
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was launching a major new campaign to target Iran’s economy, threatening “tremendous” punishment on any country that helps or does business with the Islamic republic. The intensified economic pressure campaign comes as the war nears its sixth month with no immediate diplomatic or military off-ramp in sight. Trump is also facing renewed…
