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Trump to Host UFC Event at White House on His 80th Birthday

Oct 06, 2025 01:32 am UTC| Politics Sports

U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that the long-anticipated Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event at the White House will take place on June 14, 2026, coinciding with his 80th birthday. The announcement was...

Trump Draws Cheers at Ryder Cup as U.S. Trails Europe After Opening Day

Sep 27, 2025 00:58 am UTC| Politics Sports

U.S. President Donald Trump made a high-profile appearance at the Ryder Cup on Friday, flying in on Air Force One and receiving a warm welcome from supporters at Bethpage Black. Despite the excitement, Team USA ended the...

Trump’s U.S. Open Visit Delays Final, Fans Face Long Security Lines

Sep 08, 2025 02:04 am UTC| Politics Sports

The U.S. Open mens championship match in New York faced a delayed start on Sunday as President Donald Trumps attendance led to heightened security checks. Fans waited in long lines outside Arthur Ashe Stadium, some for...

US Reviewing Visa Denial for Venezuelan Little League Team Barred from World Series

Aug 02, 2025 23:20 pm UTC| Politics Governance Sports

The United States is reviewing its decision to deny entry visas to Venezuelas Cacique Mara Little League team, which was scheduled to compete in the 2025 Senior League Baseball World Series in Easley, South Carolina. The...

Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Big-Money College Athlete Payouts

Jul 25, 2025 01:15 am UTC| Politics Governance Sports

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order introducing federal oversight on large recruiting payments in U.S. college sports, particularly football and mens basketball. The measure seeks to curb third-party...

Native American Groups Slam Trump’s Call to Restore Redskins Name

Jul 22, 2025 02:26 am UTC| Politics Sports

Two major Native American organizations have condemned President Donald Trumps push to restore the Washington Commanders former name, the Redskins. Trump, in a Sunday post on Truth Social, said theres strong public support...

Trump Threatens Stadium Deal Over Washington Commanders Name

Jul 21, 2025 00:24 am UTC| Politics Business Sports

U.S. President Donald Trump has reignited controversy around the Washington Commanders name, threatening to block a new stadium deal unless the team reverts to its former name, the Redskins. In a Truth Social post on...

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Economy

Japan Wholesale Inflation Jumps as Energy Shock Drives Import Costs Higher

Japans wholesale inflation accelerated sharply in June, highlighting growing price pressures across the economy as higher energy costs linked to the Middle East conflict pushed up import prices. Data released by the Bank...

Bernstein Raises 2026 Nickel Price Forecast as Indonesia Tightens Supply

Bernstein has increased its 2026 nickel price forecast to $17,357 per metric ton, up from an estimated average of $15,164 per ton in 2025, citing a significantly more balanced global nickel market than previously expected....

Dollar Slips After Fed Minutes as Iran Tensions, Inflation Risks Keep Markets Cautious

The U.S. dollar edged lower on Thursday after the Federal Reserves June meeting minutes appeared less hawkish than investors had anticipated, although escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East limited the...

US Back-to-School Spending Seen Falling as Families Focus on Essentials

U.S. back-to-school spending is expected to decline in 2026 as families become more cautious about their finances amid growing economic uncertainty, according to a Deloitte survey released on Thursday. While parents remain...

Gold Prices Slip as Stronger Dollar, Fed Rate Outlook Weigh on Bullion

Gold prices edged lower on Thursday as a stronger U.S. dollar and renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment. Rising concerns that higher energy prices could keep inflation elevated and...

Politics

Iran Buries Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Imam Reza Shrine as Successor Mojtaba Remains Out of Public View

Iran buried slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad early Friday, concluding a week of large-scale funeral ceremonies marked by mourning, nationalist rallies and anti-U.S....

Ukraine Secures U.S. Patriot Missile Production Deal, Zelenskiy Says

Ukraine has reached a political agreement with the United States to obtain licenses for the domestic production of PAC-3 Patriot interceptor missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced after returning from the NATO...

North Korea Expands Nuclear Forces as Kim Jong Un Pushes Military Modernization

North Korea has approved new measures to strengthen its nuclear forces both quantitatively and qualitatively, according to state media KCNA, as leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerated military modernization during a key...

Venezuela Earthquake Health Risks Rise as Disease Monitoring Intensifies

Health officials are warning that the biggest public health threats following the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuelas northern coast last month are no longer limited to earthquake-related injuries. Instead, concerns...

Palm Beach Airport Officially Renamed After President Donald Trump

Palm Beach International Airport in Florida has officially been renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport, marking another prominent public institution to bear President Donald Trumps name during his second...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong Expected to Meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on AI and Chip Partnership

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong is expected to meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in the United States by the end of July as the two technology giants explore deeper cooperation in semiconductor manufacturing and...

SK Hynix Prices Record U.S. ADR Offering at $149 After $200 Billion Investor Demand

South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix Inc. has priced its landmark U.S. American depositary receipt (ADR) offering at $149 per ADR, finalizing one of the largest and most closely watched semiconductor share sales in...

Bain Capital Exits Kioxia After AI-Fueled Valuation Surge

Bain Capital has fully exited its investment in Japanese flash memory manufacturer Kioxia, marking the end of a highly profitable private equity deal driven by the rapid expansion of the artificial intelligence (AI)...

SK Hynix’s $28 Billion U.S. Share Sale Draws Massive Demand Amid AI Chip Boom

SK Hynixs planned $28 billion U.S. share sale attracted demand worth more than seven times the number of shares available, highlighting strong investor confidence in the South Korean memory chip maker and the rapidly...

Zhipu AI Raises HK$31.37 Billion in Discounted Share Sale to Accelerate AI Growth

Chinese artificial intelligence company Zhipu AI, listed in Hong Kong as Knowledge Atlas Tech Joint Stock (HK:2513), has raised approximately HK$31.37 billion (US$4 billion) through a discounted share sale, strengthening...