IMO Pauses Ship Evacuations After Vessel Hit
The International Maritime Organization paused its plan to move ships through the Strait of Hormuz. A ship was hit by a projectile near Oman. No one ...
King Charles Publishes His Tax Payments
King Charles paid £12.9 million in tax for 2024-25. He is the first British monarch to publish personal tax payments. This puts him among the UK's to...
UK Minister Faces Sacking Over Unauthorized Article
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood wants Immigration Minister Mike Tapp fired. Tapp wrote an article in The Times without permission. The article argu...
US Supreme Court Limits Roundup Cancer Lawsuits Against Monsanto
The US Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 in favor of Monsanto. Monsanto makes Roundup weedkiller and is owned by Bayer. The ruling blocks thousands of lawsu...
Apple Raises MacBook and iPad Prices by Up to 20%
Apple has raised prices on MacBook and iPad products. Other products affected include iMac, HomePod, Apple TV and Vision Pro. Some models cost nearly...
US Supreme Court Expands Trump Immigration Powers
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on immigration this week. The court said migrants cannot apply for asylum from the Mexico side of the border. This let...
Venezuela Earthquakes Kill 164 With More Feared Dead
Two earthquakes hit Venezuela killing at least 164 people. The quakes measured 7.2 and 7.5 in strength. Nearly 1,000 others were injured. Hundreds mo...
UK Chancellor Backs Burnham for Prime Minister Role
Rachel Reeves is the UK's top finance minister. She has backed Andy Burnham to become the next Labour leader and prime minister. Reports say Reeves m...
Kenya Police Seal Roads as Gen Z Protests Spread
Police sealed off key roads in Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday. Gen Z protests were starting across the country. The protests mark two years since youth-l...
Oil Tankers Return to Strait of Hormuz
Oil tankers stuck in the Persian Gulf for months began leaving on Thursday. They sailed through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the Iran...
Micron Stock Rises 15% After Record Revenue
Micron Technology's stock rose 15% after record revenue results. Revenue rose over $9 billion from the previous quarter. This was a record high for t...
Qualcomm Stock Jumps 15% After Meta Deal
Qualcomm's stock rose 15% on Wednesday. The chip company held an investor day in New York City. It announced a deal with Meta and new revenue targets...
All 32 US Banks Pass Federal Reserve Stress Test
The US Federal Reserve tested all 32 of its largest banks. Every bank passed the annual stress test. The test checks if banks can survive a severe re...
France Confirms First Ebola Case in Returning Doctor
France has found its first Ebola case in a doctor. The doctor had traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo on a humanitarian mission. The infecti...
Trump Blocks Housing Bill Over Voting Law Demand
Trump declined to sign a housing bill into law. He said he wants Congress to first pass the Save America Act. That law would require proof of US citi...
Trump Orders DOJ to Probe Oil Company Prices
Trump told the US Department of Justice to investigate oil companies. He accused them of price gouging on gasoline. US crude oil prices dropped below...
SK Hynix Plans $29 Billion Nasdaq Listing
South Korean chip company SK Hynix plans to list on Nasdaq on July 10. It wants to raise up to $29 billion. SK Hynix is the world's second-largest me...
China Detains Two Japanese Nationals Over Rare Earth Smuggling
China detained two Japanese nationals in May in Dalian. Dalian is a city in northeastern China. They were held on suspicion of smuggling rare earths....
IAEA Chief Says Iran Nuclear Inspections Will Happen
The head of the IAEA said inspectors will visit Iran's nuclear sites. This follows a new deal between the US and Iran. The US and Iran gave conflicti...
UK Grid Issues Rare Summer Power Warning
Britain's grid operator issued a rare summer power warning for Wednesday evening. The National Energy System Operator asked power plant owners to prov...
Radio Failure Stops Trains Across Germany
Trains across Germany stopped due to a radio system failure. Passengers were stranded all over the country. The failure hit the GSM-R system. GSM-R i...
Radio Failure Stops Trains Across Germany
Trains across Germany stopped due to a radio system failure. Passengers were stranded all over the country. The failure hit the GSM-R system. GSM-R i...
England and Ghana Draw 0-0 at World Cup 2026
England and Ghana drew 0-0 in a World Cup 2026 Group L match. The game was played at Boston Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Both teams had thre...
England and Ghana Draw 0-0 at World Cup 2026
England and Ghana drew 0-0 in a World Cup 2026 Group L match. The game was played at Boston Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Both teams had thre...
US Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution
The US Senate approved a war powers resolution on Iran. The vote was 50 to 48. The resolution aims to stop Trump from continuing military action agai...
US Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution
The US Senate approved a war powers resolution on Iran. The vote was 50 to 48. The resolution aims to stop Trump from continuing military action agai...
Boy Arrested After Body Found in Wales
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder in Wales. A body was found in Duffryn Park in Blaina at about 10:10pm on Monday. Police be...
Heatwave Kills 40 in France and Hits Europe
40 people have drowned in France since last Thursday. The deaths are linked to the heatwave. French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu called the death...
Tate Brothers Challenge UK Decision on Accusers' Names
Andrew and Tristan Tate face 21 charges in the UK. The charges include rape and human trafficking. The brothers are not being told the names of their...
Global Tech Stocks Fall Hard, South Korea Market Halted
Global stock markets fell sharply on Tuesday. Tech stocks led the losses. Wall Street's decline spread to markets around the world. Stocks in Europe ...
France Issues Red Heat Alerts as Deaths Mount
Millions of people in France are suffering in extreme heat. At least 18 people have died from heat-related causes in France. About 40 drowning deaths...
SNP Chief Jailed Over Five Years for Embezzlement
Peter Murrell has been jailed for five years and three months. He was the chief executive of the Scottish National Party. He is also the estranged hu...
Messi Becomes All-Time World Cup Top Scorer
Lionel Messi scored twice against Austria to make history. His first goal was his 17th World Cup goal ever. That broke the men's record held by Miros...
Romania's Parliament Rejects Prime Minister Candidate
Romania's parliament rejected Adrian Vestea as prime minister on Monday. He needed 233 votes but got only 189. There were 23 votes against and many a...
US Senate Passes Bipartisan Housing Bill 89 to 10
The US Senate passed a housing bill on Monday. The vote was 89 to 10. The bill is called the 21st Century Road to Housing Act. It aims to lower housi...
US Government Opposes Titanic Artifacts Auction
A company called RMS Titanic Inc wants to auction over 100 Titanic artifacts. The items include personal belongings, currency, kitchen items and decor...
US Eases Iran Oil Sanctions and Prices Drop
The US Treasury gave a 60-day break from Iran oil sanctions today. This allows buyers to sell Iranian crude oil and related products. US oil prices d...
Fintech Founder Kunal Shah Now Leads WhatsApp
Will Cathcart has stepped down as head of WhatsApp. He led the app for seven years. Kunal Shah has replaced him. Shah is an Indian fintech founder an...
Former Northern Ireland Party Leader Guilty of Child Sex Crimes
Jeffrey Donaldson led Northern Ireland's largest unionist party the DUP. On Monday he was found guilty of 18 child sexual offences including rape. Th...
Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan Dies at 100
Alan Greenspan has died at age 100. He led the US Federal Reserve for 19 years. His wife Andrea Mitchell announced he died at home on Monday morning....
Germany to Buy 40% Stake in Tank Maker KNDS
Germany plans to buy a 40% stake in defense company KNDS. KNDS makes Leopard and Leclerc tanks. France already holds a 50% stake in KNDS. France is e...
Colombia Elects Far-Right Outsider as New President
Abelardo de la Espriella has won Colombia's presidential election. He is a lawyer with no political experience. He got 49.65% of votes or 12.91 milli...
Belgium and Iran Draw 0-0 at World Cup
Belgium and Iran drew 0-0 in a World Cup match in Los Angeles. Belgium played with 10 men for part of the game. Defender Nathan Ngoy was sent off in ...
Wowcher Sorry for Email Referencing Crocodile Attack
Discount deals website Wowcher has said sorry after sending a marketing email. The subject line read 'Snap up these deals quicker than a croc can catc...
Serena Williams Gets Wimbledon Singles Wildcard
Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon this year. She got a wildcard spot on Sunday. Williams has not played singles at Wimbledon since 2022....
UK Prime Minister Starmer Faces Growing Pressure to Resign
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he will stay and fight any leadership challenge. An ally told the BBC that Starmer was thinking through the po...
Trump Says Washington Reflecting Pool May Need Draining
President Trump said the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC may need draining again. He wants to fix damaged paint from recent work on the pool. Trump ...
Vance Meets Iran in Switzerland Over Nuclear Deal
US Vice President JD Vance met Iranian negotiators in Switzerland on Sunday. The talks focused on Iran's nuclear program and other issues. Trump's en...
Ukraine Strikes Crimea and Halts Civilian Fuel Sales
Ukraine attacked fuel supply routes and oil sites in Crimea. Crimea is a peninsula held by Russia since 2014. The strikes killed 4 people and wounded...
UK Prime Minister Starmer Expected to Resign Monday
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to announce his resignation on Monday. He has faced pressure from Labour MPs, senior ministers, party donor...