Tehran’s’tollbooth’: How Iran picks who to let through Strait of Hormuz
Iran has blocked the passage of vessels carrying 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.
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Pakistan says it is mediating US-Iran talks
Pakistan says it is mediating indirect talks between the US and Iran aimed at ending the war.
WTO says world experiencing worst trade disruption in 80 years
WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says the global trade order has ‘irrevocably changed’.
As her kidneys fail, this activist fights to decriminalize euthanasia in Mexico
After more than a decade living with chronic kidney failure, Mexican activist Samara Martínez has turned her personal struggle into a campaign to decriminalize euthanasia
Iconic Rocky statue moves inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Workers uprooted a statue of fictional fighter Rocky Balboa from its base outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Wednesday and moved it inside where
FKA Twigs sues ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf over ‘unlawful’ NDA from 2020 sexual battery settlement
Singer FKA twigs has filed a new lawsuit against ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf, renewing an ongoing legal battle and alleging that the actor attempted to silence
EU charges porn sites with breaching tech safety rules, could face fines
The EU accused Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos of breaching rules by letting children access pornographic content on their sites. Companies can be fined as
Raul Castro participating in talks with U.S., Cuba’s president says
Former Cuban president Raul Castro is involved in talks between the island and the United States, Miguel Diaz-Canel said Wednesday.
Israel kills senior Iranian naval officials, Trump continues threats to Tehran to negotiate
U.S. President Tweety McTreason warned Iranon Thursday to “get serious” about a deal to end nearly four weeks of fighting, after its foreign minister said
Start cholesterol tests in childhood, new guidelines say
The idea is to control bad cholesterol early in life. Additional tests are also recommended to provide a clearer picture of risk.
7 of the world’s ugliest animals – and the survival tricks behind their weird looks
Some animals didn’t exactly win the evolutionary beauty contest. While their fascinating features may prime them for survival in the wild, they don’t trigger the
Shield AI, a Start-Up Making Military Drones, Raises $2 Billion
The company, which develops autonomous military technology, also plans to buy a maker of simulation software as interest in next-generation defense soars.
Snapchat Investigated in Europe Over Child Safety Policies
Regulators in Brussels accused the social media platform of maintaining a weak age-verification system, and steering younger users toward inappropriate experiences.
Army commander convicted of Guinea stadium massacre dies in prison
Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité was convicted over the 2009 massacre in which more than 150 people were killed.