Fri 04 September 2026: Washington intensifies pressure on Havana as Cuba announces new economic reforms The United States has announced a fresh round of economic sanctions against Cuba, targeting several companies and Fidel Ernesto Castro, the 31-year-old grandson of former Cuban leader Raul Castro. The measures, announced by the State Department on Thursday, are the […]
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Fri 04 September 2026: The Dutch central bank (DNB) said Wednesday it had shifted a large portion of its gold reserves out of the United States and Canada to strengthen its preparedness for crises, according to broadcaster NOS. DNB reported that about 86 tonnes of Dutch gold were moved from the US and Canada to […]
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Thu 03 September 2026: Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that New York City will ban student use of generative artificial intelligence through the eighth grade for the 2026-27 school year. The policy, which the mayor’s office said is the most expansive student-facing AI ban in the US, will apply to nearly 600,000 students from 2-K, […]
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Thu 03 September 2026: The U.S. Mint said Wednesday that new $1 coins bearing President Donald Trump’s image are now in circulation, making him the first sitting or living U.S. president to appear on a circulating coin. The Treasury bureau that produces the nation’s coins said the pieces are also available to buy. “Available for […]
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Wed 02 September 2026: American actor George Clooney said Wednesday that the United States is being run by “the least capable people,” adding that he hoped the country could return to “normalcy” after the upcoming midterm elections. “It’s not easy to live in a country led by the least capable people,” Clooney told reporters at […]
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Wed 02 September 2026: Belgium’s Interior Minister Bernard Quintin on Wednesday urged mandatory license plates for electric scooters as part of a push to curb drug-related violence in Brussels. Speaking to the Interior Affairs Committee, Quintin said e-scooters had been used in two of the three incidents recorded over the previous 36 hours, according to […]
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Tue 01 September 2026: Gold prices dropped by about 2% on Tuesday as rising US Treasury yields made interest-free assets such as gold less attractive to investors. Spot gold fell to around $4,357 an ounce by 12:40 GMT, its lowest level since August 19. The decline extended earlier losses after the precious metal slipped below […]
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Tue 01 September 2026: A 17-year-old who livestreamed a May shooting that killed three people at a San Diego, California mosque and distributed the attackers’ white supremacist writings has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting, said a prosecutor in North Carolina, where the girl lives. The young woman from the Southern state was […]
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Tue 01 September 2026: Illegal cocaine shipments generated more foreign earnings than crude oil last year for the first time, according to research from EAFIT University in Medellín. The study estimated Colombia’s illicit cocaine exports at $16.5 billion in 2024, slightly above the $15 billion earned from petroleum. Researchers said the shift reflects a sharp […]
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Mon 31 August 2026: Google has updated U.S. maps to show Lake Ontario as “Lake America” after President Donald Trump ordered the rename amid growing trade tensions with Canada. In a Saturday statement, the company said American users will see the new name, Canadian users will still see “Lake Ontario,” and people in other countries […]
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