President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to restore commercial fishing access to nearly half a million square miles in the Pacific. The proclamation restores commercial fishing access to the Mau and Ho'omalu Zones of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, the Islands Unit of the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument. Prohibiting co
As the World Cup football championship got off to a start Thursday, UNICEF announced that Spain's teenage superstar Lamine Yamal has been made its youngest-ever Goodwill Ambassador, focusing on children's right to play and supporting those living in humanitarian emergencies, such as conflict or natural...
The U.S. Department of State and Starlink have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance international disaster preparedness and U.S. humanitarian response efforts worldwide. The two-year MOU leverages Starlink's low-Earth orbit satellite technology, an American innovation, to restore critical...
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied the state of Alabama's appeal to execute death row inmate Jeffery Lee by nitrogen hypoxia. The Supreme Court issued an order Thursday refusing to overturn a federal court's ruling that nitrogen suffocation is unconstitutional, which means the convicted murderer's execution will be delayed. The State of Alabama appealed the ruling by two lower courts previously
Hosts Mexico made a perfect launch of their World Cup 2026 campaign Thursday with an authentic 2-0 win against South Africa in A Group. The second match of Day 1 saw South Korea coming from a goal behind to score twice to defeat Czech Republic 2-1. Both the winners now have 3 points each and with a good chance to advance to the second round. In a game that featured three red cards at the Aztec
President Donald Trump has announced that Washington has reached a "great settlement" that ends the war with Iran. Iran denied Trump's clam with its foreign ministry saying such reports were "merely speculation." Iranian state media quoted foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying, "It has not reached a final conclusion." According to IRNA news agency, Baghaei admitted that major
The European Union has signed a joint declaration with Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway in support of advancing plans for a new pilot mission to perform tasks in orbit. The In-Space Operations and Services (ISOS) pilot mission is a step towards a European in-orbit service infrastructure....
The wait is over. The stage is set for the FIFA World Cup to kick off Thursday with hosts Mexico taking on South Africa in a Group A match at the Aztec stadium in capital Mexico City. As excitement reaches fever pitch around the globe, Mexico finds itself firmly in the spotlight. El Tri will shoulder the hopes of a nation when they take on South Africa, the team they faced at the same stage of th
For the second consecutive day, the US military attacked Iran's military surveillance capabilities, communication systems, and air defense sites in the south, calling them "self-defense strikes." Iran responded with strikes targeting US military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan. Iran's state media quoted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as saying that it attacked a US command center in J
The Indian government has summoned the deputy head of the U.S. mission in capital New Delhi in protest against the fatal U.S. attack on an Iran-linked oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman earlier this week. Indian media reported that Nagaraj Naidu, Additional Secretary in India's Foreign Ministry, summoned U.S. Charg d'Affaires Jason Meeks on Wednesday, a day after the Palau-flagged MT Settebello came
The European Commission has added Air Express Algeria to its EU Air Safety List, and banned the airliner from operating in the European Union skies. The European Commission said this decision is based on serious safety concerns identified during assessments conducted by EU aviation safety experts,...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has added bemotrizinol to the list of permitted sunscreen active ingredients, marking a significant milestone in the agency's efforts to advance sunscreen innovation. Bemotrizinol is the first new active ingredient added to the over-the-counter sunscreen monograph...
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed by a narrow majority the Secure America Act, locking in a roughly $70 billion package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol for the full remainder of the Trump administration's term. Every Democrat in the House and Rep. Kevin Kiley, an independent who caucuses with the Republicans, voted against the bill, but it pas
The U.S. Central Command has carried out a series of attacks on Iranian military and surveillance targets in retaliation to the downing of its Army helicopter in the Gulf of Oman. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it hit back with strikes on 21 targets at U.S. military bases in the Middle East, including in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, in the early hours of Wednesday. The U.S. allies
Taking another step toward one of the most complex human spaceflight missions in recent history, NASA has announced the four prime crew members and a backup for the upcoming Artemis III test flight to prepare for its next major Moon mission next year. The four-member crew consists of three American astronauts and a European astronaut. NASA's Randy Bresnik will be the mission commander. European
June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.