The Treasury Department will use Iranian assets to help U.S. Gulf allies recover from damage caused by Tehran’s regime during the Iran war, a source familiar with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s thinking told CBS News Saturday. The source said the Treasury intends to utilize all available authorities to make Iranian assets accessible for rebuilding and…
Britney Spears voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility after several people close to her encouraged her to do so, according to a source familiar with the situation. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Spears, 44, was arrested in March on suspicion of driving under the…
Some developing country governments spend years making the reforms that international financial institutions want – only to find that their efforts are not rewarded. They may make budgets more transparent, publish their debt obligations, set up independent bodies to monitor government spending, and complete an International Monetary Fund programme, but still receive the same ratings…
There’s a lot of dodgy and divisive content online. But now there’s a way to choose something better. Google recently launched a new feature that allows you to nominate which sources you trust the most so they appear near the top of your search results. There are many reasons to nominate The Conversation. We are…
US President Donald Trump (R) and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a joint press conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 25, 2020. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images) Prakash Singh | Afp | Getty Images India’s trade negotiators will reschedule their planned visit…
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., plans to endorse Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of the late President John F. Kennedy, in his run for the competitive House seat representing the 12th District of New York, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News. Schlossberg, 33, an online political commentator and also cousin of Health and…
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, speaking with CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 20th, 2026. CNBC Amazon is in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, CNBC confirmed on Thursday, in a significant vote of confidence from the e-commerce giant after it invested in one of the startup’s…
President Trump was briefed on new options for military strikes in Iran, a senior U.S. official confirmed Sunday. Mr. Trump appeared to lay out his red line for action on Friday when he warned that if the Iranian government began “killing people like they have in the past, we would get involved.” “We’ll be hitting…
– Speaking at a session on Sudan during the Aswan Forum for Peace and Sustainable Development, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Mohy-Eddin Salim, affirmed Sudan’s appreciation for Egypt’s efforts in supporting Sudan’s security and stability, and in enhancing efforts to strengthen the institutions of the national state, including the armed forces. He…
Justin RowlattClimate Editor AFP via Getty Images Renewable energy overtook coal as the world’s leading source of electricity in the first half of this year – a historic first, according to new data from the global energy think tank Ember. Electricity demand is growing around the world but the growth in solar and wind was…
