A woman’s murder allegedly committed by a U.S. Marine in Okinawa is a “heinous crime,” Japan’s premier said on Monday, as the new accusation of violence involving American forces sparked public outrage. Crimes including rapes, assaults, hit-and-run and drunk-driving incidents by U.S. personnel have long sparked protests on the island, which bears a disproportionate burden…
As the AI boom becomes a major part of political debate, the public backlash against data centers in the U.S. is spreading to Europe and Asia — raising risks for investors. Across the Atlantic, negative sentiment is growing in Europe, which has more at stake due to its densely populated countries and higher electricity prices,…
The U.S. is reportedly sending a third aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East, along with an amphibious force carrying 2,000 Marines, raising stakes for an escalation in the months-long conflict. The deployment comes as President Donald Trump has signaled an intention to resume strikes on Iran after the November midterm elections. The USS…
The Trump administration has asked several European allies to release diesel fuel from their national emergency stockpiles in an effort to increase global supplies and tamp down on soaring prices. The average U.S. price of diesel has soared by 70% since the war with Iran began, hitting $6.38 per gallon on Thursday, according to AAA….
Bolivia’s attorney general arrested for alleged money laundering and drug trafficking U.S.-sanctioned Bolivian Attorney General Roger Mariaca has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and drug trafficking, with police finding bundles of cash smuggled out of his house, the government said Thursday. Mariaca was arrested on Wednesday night in the eastern city of Santa…
An Iranian woman sentenced to death over protests earlier this year has begged the international community to save her life and those of others facing the death penalty, according to an audio message she sent from prison that was shared Wednesday by rights groups. The plea by Mahboubeh Shahbani, 33, from a prison in the…
Nairobi — US billionaire venture capitalist and Bitcoin advocate Tim Draper has highlighted Africa’s potential to leapfrog traditional financial systems as Nairobi prepares to host the Africa Blockchain Festival 2026 from October 15 to 17. Speaking with Africa Blockchain Festival founder Olubunmi Fabanwo ahead of the event, Draper said Africa’s growing adoption of digital assets,…
The U.S. military declared an end to its Iraq-based anti-ISIS operation Wednesday, saying all U.S.-led coalition forces and equipment had been withdrawn from a key base in the north of the country in line with an agreement reached previously with the Iraqi government. “The orderly departure of Coalition forces and equipment from Erbil Air Base…
Daily life continues in the strategic port city of Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States, as Iranians spend time along the city’s waterfront at sunset in Bandar Abbas, Iran on September 12, 2026. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Images Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi…
Several men have been arrested on suspicion of crimes related to explosives at a village near an air base used by U.S. forces, police in southwestern England said on Sunday. Police in Gloucestershire said it had declared a major incident and evacuated “a number of properties” in the Whelford area following the arrest of “several…
