Oil prices fell more than $1 on Monday as investors took profits and expected new U.S. sanctions on Iran. Brent crude futures fell $1.16, or 1.23 per cent, to $93.23 a barrel at 11:31 a.m. GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude declined $1.55, or 1.78 per cent, to $85.51 a barrel. Both contracts recorded a second consecutive weekly gain…
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…
Residents and rescuers use an excavator to search for bodies after a landslide struck the Dar es Salaam dumpsite overnight in Conakry on August 23, 2026. AFP Thirty people died in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, on Sunday when a mound of rubbish in a landfill collapsed before dawn onto neighbouring homes following heavy rains, the government said. Six others were…
Anticipation is building across Sierra Leone as Mariyam Lorba Konneh prepares to take the global stage once again at the ongoing 73rd Miss World competition in Vietnam, where she is scheduled to participate in the prestigious Head-to-Head Challenge on Monday, August 24. The challenge is regarded as one of the most important fast-track events of the Miss World competition…
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…
