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At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years. The death toll is likely to rise, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings. The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 103km (64…
Hot and dry conditions out west fueled at least 200 major wildfires across the U.S. and Canada. Jonathan Vigliotti reports from Spokane, Washington, and Paul Deanno has the forecast.
The war on Iran is exposing shortages in US weapons stockpiles, raising questions about years of defence spending. As a former Pentagon official points out, after less than five months of fighting the US is already running out of ammunition against a ‘middle-tier country’. Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026 Click here to share…
Gas prices are displayed at a Valero gas station on July 21, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. U.S. President Donald Trump has said that Washington was only “semi-negotiating” with Iran, as economic pressure…
The inaugural LA Jazz Festival — which promised music stars such as John Legend and Janelle Monáe performing across Los Angeles — was abruptly called off last week, leaving scores of artists and vendors seemingly out of luck and unable to recover upfront costs they had to invest. The festival’s website simply said Monday, “updated…
President Donald Trump has signed an order that calls for fewer childhood vaccines and also recommends splitting the mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) shots. “Decades ago, children received only a small fraction of the vaccines required today,” Trump said on Monday. “In those times, people were much healthier and of course the high rates of…
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck western Colombia on Monday, killing more than 100 people, injuring dozens more and causing major damage across the region. It was the largest quake to hit the country on record. The epicenter was in San José del Palmar, a community in the rural Chocó province about…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had a message of “unity and cohesion” during a recent meeting that lasted seven hours. Pezeshkian said Khamenei, who hasn’t made an appearance since becoming supreme leader, was in perfect health. Published On 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026 Click here to share on social media…
Oil prices rose Monday as doubt grew that the U.S. and Iran will reach a deal to increase ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures climbed 2.9% to $80.42 per barrel by 10:25 a.m. ET. Brent crude, the international benchmark, was up 2.8% to $85.87 a barrel. President Donald Trump told Axios…
Ben Jones, the man known as both Cooter from “The Dukes of Hazzard” television series and a former U.S. congressman from Georgia, died Sunday. He was 84. Jones died after a heart attack in his home in Virginia, his wife, Alma Viator, said on Facebook. “I lost the love of my life today. Ben passed…
