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14 min agoThe U.S. Mint released $1 coins bearing President Trump's image Wednesday for the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence; rolls of 25 cost $61. Federal law prohibits living people's likenesses on anniversary currency, but Treasury says the coins fall under powers Congress granted the Treasury secretary in a 2020 law, citing a 1926 Calvin Coolidge coin as precedent.14 min agoGuy Pearce portrays the Australian media tycoon in Ink, a Danny Boyle film that chronicles how the Sun tabloid came to be, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth told the actor that her father was pleased with the casting, though he had not yet seen the film.14 min agoSaudi Arabia accused Iran of attacking the Sidr in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, killing two Filipino crew members. The United Arab Emirates condemned the incident as a threat to international maritime security and a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2817.29 min agoOn Wednesday, the British Museum will host King Charles and French President Emmanuel Macron for a viewing of the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition. The nearly 1,000-year-old embroidery depicts the conquest of England by William I, the king's ancestor, in 1066.44 min agoTankers and cargo ships transiting the Bosphorus are fitting themselves with nets, water tanks and tyres to ward off intensifying strikes by Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea. The Russian-flagged cargo vessel Omskiy-107, its command bridge destroyed by fire, drifted from Russian waters onto a beach east of Istanbul.59 min agoUber is laying off around 3,000 employees, about 10 percent of its workforce of roughly 34,000 as of the end of 2025. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the restructuring aims to simplify teams and remove management layers to make the company faster and more efficient. Remote workers will be required to relocate to offices.59 min agoSaudi Arabia said an Iranian attack on the Sidr was responsible for the deaths of the two Filipino sailors. The tanker was one of two Saudi supertankers reported to have been hit while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.1 h agoThe golfer agreed Wednesday to the reckless driving charge stemming from a March crash near his Jupiter Island home. He had initially denied a driving under the influence charge after his SUV struck a truck on a beachside road.1 h agoFollowing a glacial flood that claimed over 1,000 lives across both nations, Nepal intends to establish seismic sensors, cameras and satellite connectivity at Timure in Rasuwa district along its frontier with China. The calamity destroyed the existing monitoring infrastructure, including at least four measurement stations positioned near the frontier.1 h agoNew Jersey petitioned the Supreme Court on Wednesday to resolve a growing legal battle between prediction market platforms and states over who holds authority to regulate them. The case marks the first time the dispute, which has produced conflicting appellate decisions, has reached the justices.14 min agoThe U.S. Mint released $1 coins bearing President Trump's image Wednesday for the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence; rolls of 25 cost $61. Federal law prohibits living people's likenesses on anniversary currency, but Treasury says the coins fall under powers Congress granted the Treasury secretary in a 2020 law, citing a 1926 Calvin Coolidge coin as precedent.14 min agoGuy Pearce portrays the Australian media tycoon in Ink, a Danny Boyle film that chronicles how the Sun tabloid came to be, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth told the actor that her father was pleased with the casting, though he had not yet seen the film.14 min agoSaudi Arabia accused Iran of attacking the Sidr in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, killing two Filipino crew members. The United Arab Emirates condemned the incident as a threat to international maritime security and a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2817.29 min agoOn Wednesday, the British Museum will host King Charles and French President Emmanuel Macron for a viewing of the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition. The nearly 1,000-year-old embroidery depicts the conquest of England by William I, the king's ancestor, in 1066.44 min agoTankers and cargo ships transiting the Bosphorus are fitting themselves with nets, water tanks and tyres to ward off intensifying strikes by Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea. The Russian-flagged cargo vessel Omskiy-107, its command bridge destroyed by fire, drifted from Russian waters onto a beach east of Istanbul.59 min agoUber is laying off around 3,000 employees, about 10 percent of its workforce of roughly 34,000 as of the end of 2025. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the restructuring aims to simplify teams and remove management layers to make the company faster and more efficient. Remote workers will be required to relocate to offices.59 min agoSaudi Arabia said an Iranian attack on the Sidr was responsible for the deaths of the two Filipino sailors. The tanker was one of two Saudi supertankers reported to have been hit while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.1 h agoThe golfer agreed Wednesday to the reckless driving charge stemming from a March crash near his Jupiter Island home. He had initially denied a driving under the influence charge after his SUV struck a truck on a beachside road.1 h agoFollowing a glacial flood that claimed over 1,000 lives across both nations, Nepal intends to establish seismic sensors, cameras and satellite connectivity at Timure in Rasuwa district along its frontier with China. The calamity destroyed the existing monitoring infrastructure, including at least four measurement stations positioned near the frontier.1 h agoNew Jersey petitioned the Supreme Court on Wednesday to resolve a growing legal battle between prediction market platforms and states over who holds authority to regulate them. The case marks the first time the dispute, which has produced conflicting appellate decisions, has reached the justices.

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British woman fatally stabbed at Bavarian train station

Early Sunday morning, a 31-year-old British woman died after being stabbed at Rosenheim's railway station in Bavaria. Authorities detained a 27-year-old German man at the scene.

NXEWS NewsroomAug 30, 2026, 4:11 PMUpdated 2 d ago1 min read

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