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Iran threatened to retaliate after the Trump administration on Monday unveiled a new effort to isolate the Islamic Republic from the global economy and ramp up pressure to bring the nearly six-month-long war to a close and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared few details about “Operation Economic Outcast” in highly…
This article is an on-site version of our Energy Source newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday and Thursday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersHello and welcome to Energy Source, coming to you from New York where the Trump administration is fighting an economic war with Iran and one of its closest allies, Canada. “Canada will be treated like a State no longer!” Donald Trump wrote on social media. “On Trade, and in other ways, also, they are among the worst Nations in the World to deal with. They…
The recently reelected Nikol Pashinyan has intensified confrontation with his political opponents Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan, now a major opposition figurehead, has been detained in a corruption probe, the head of his office has said. Kocharyan and his eldest son Sedrak are reportedly being held amid a series of searches on their properties.The detentions come amid Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s intensifying confrontation with the Armenian opposition, which has escalated further since the June parliamentary election. Kocharyan, whose Armenia Alliance is one of the main opposition forces in parliament, is a prominent political rival of Pashinyan.Investigators have also searched dozens…
The song now holds the all-time record for the longest-running U.K. No. 1 single. 8/25/2026 Olivia Dean with Sam Fender as both receive the ‘Song of the year’ award on stage during The BRIT Awards 2026 at Co-op Live on Feb. 28, 2026, in Manchester, England. JMEnternational/Getty Images Sam Fender’s show at the London Stadium in June 2025 remains momentous for many reasons. It was the midway point of the rollout of his Mercury Prize-winning LP People Watching, and also his largest ever headline show. But perhaps the most consequential moment from it came midway through the set, album deep…
Federal authorities dismantled a major criminal cell over the weekend, arresting 20 people and seizing weapons and exotic animals. The joint operation targeted a network allegedly linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and featured simultaneous raids on 36 properties in the states of Hidalgo, Jalisco and Michoacán. Security Minister Omar García Harfuch released this photo on his Facebook page along with a statement in which he mentioned that among the contraband confiscated from the detained alleged CJNG members were exotic animals, including tigers and panthers. (Omar García Harfuch) In an official statement, Mexico’s Security Ministry said the Aug.…
HBO Max is to search through Diabolical: The Epstein Files. The streamer’s parent, Warner Bros. Discovery, has acquired international rights to the 90-minute doc, which comes from Australia’s ABC. HBO Max will begin rolling out the true crime program from September 3 across its international footprint, marking its debut in the UK, Italy (excl Italian-speaking Switzerland) and the Netherlands. Other territories where it will have an exclusive SVOD window are Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Iceland, Cyprus, Malta, Israel and Ukraine, along with the Baltic and CIS regions. Produced and distributed by the ABC, Diabolical: The Epstein Files traces the rise, operations, network…
Shiru Kihara, a nurse in Kenya, explains why she and thousands of other nurses are on strike, demanding fair pay and recognition of their profession. She says years of failed negotiations have left nurses with no choice but to walk out.Published On 25 Aug 202625 Aug 2026Share ‘Enough is enough’: Kenya nurses strike over pay and working conditions on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Vince Staples is heading back to Australia. The “Norf Norf” rapper has announced a run of headline shows for January 2027 in support of his latest album Cry Baby, marking his first solo Australian dates in nearly a decade. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Presented by Untitled Group and Beyond the Valley, the Cry Baby Tour will take in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, wrapping around Staples’ set at Beyond the Valley, the sold-out Victorian festival where he is among the headliners. The run marks his first headline shows in the country since 2018. The tour supports Cry…
Manchester City emerge as surprise Cody Gakpo suitors, Newcastle agree to sign Nico Gonzalez, and Manchester United are confident of signing Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly.Manchester City have entered the race to sign Liverpool and Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo, 27, with Tottenham also still working on a deal. (Soccer News NL – in Dutch), externalNewcastle have reached a verbal agreement with Manchester City to sign Spain midfielder Nico Gonzalez, 24, for £47m plus £3m in add-ons. (Fabrizio Romano), externalManchester United are confident of persuading Arsenal to sell England’s Myles Lewis-Skelly, 19, although the asking price of more than £50m remains a sticking…
The Mexican economy grew 1.4% on a quarter-over-quarter basis between April and June and 1.9% in annual terms, according to revised data published by the national statistics agency INEGI on Monday. Both growth rates were slightly lower than those reported by INEGI in preliminary data published July 30. World Cup spending fuels Mexico’s second-quarter economic rebound However, they still represent a significant improvement from the 0.3% sequential contraction and modest annual growth the Mexican economy registered in the first quarter of 2026. The 1.4% quarter-over-quarter growth between April and June was the best second-quarter result since 2021. Analysts partially attributed…