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4 min agoPresident Donald Trump said he was pleased about Prince Harry and Meghan's decision to relocate from California back to Britain after six years. Trump told reporters he was not a fan of the couple and said they treated the royal family with great disrespect.4 min agoA glacier collapse triggered a massive landslide on the Nepal-China border August 26, killing more than 1,200 people across both countries. Nepal reported 1,204 deaths and 4,216 missing as of September 2, while Chinese authorities in Tibet's Gyirong county reported 21 deaths and 541 missing. Families in Nepal held symbolic funeral ceremonies September 2 to honor missing relatives.1 h agoIran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority blacklisted 11 additional vessels on Wednesday for non-compliance with its rules, barring them from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The move follows a blacklisting of 45 tankers a week earlier, bringing the total number of prohibited ships to 56.1 h agoA court acquitted Yorgen Fenech on Wednesday of orchestrating the car bomb that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia, the prominent anti-corruption journalist, nine years ago. The case has drawn international attention to Malta's record on press freedom and judicial accountability.1 h agoA Virginia judge on Wednesday rejected the Department of Justice's attempt to force Alphabet's Google to divest its online advertising exchange. The ruling marks the second major victory for Google against antitrust enforcement efforts seeking to break up the company's business.1 h agoThe ride-hailing company is cutting about 10% of its global workforce through a restructuring designed to streamline operations and reduce costs. The layoffs will affect roughly 3,300 employees, while permitting approximately 1% of staff to maintain remote work arrangements.1 h agoA court in Malta acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of charges that he ordered the car bomb attack that killed investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017. Caruana Galizia, 53, was investigating the Panama Papers and was about to publish an article implicating one of Fenech's associates.1 h agoDelivery Hero's board has endorsed Uber's takeover proposal, valued at approximately $15 billion. If approved, the combined company would rank among the world's largest food delivery platforms.1 h agoTelefónica completed the sale of its landmark Gran Vía headquarters to real estate entrepreneur Tomás Olivo on September 1 for approximately 200 million euros. The building, which has housed the company's operations for nearly a century, now contains Spain's largest Movistar store alongside a cinema, television studio, recording facilities and the Fundación Telefónica.1 h agoThree Guardia Civil officers were injured when their patrol boat was rammed by a drug smuggling vessel off Cabo Cope near Águilas on Wednesday. The two occupants of the boat, which carried 20 containers of gasoline and was equipped with two motors, were detained after attempting to evade capture.4 min agoPresident Donald Trump said he was pleased about Prince Harry and Meghan's decision to relocate from California back to Britain after six years. Trump told reporters he was not a fan of the couple and said they treated the royal family with great disrespect.4 min agoA glacier collapse triggered a massive landslide on the Nepal-China border August 26, killing more than 1,200 people across both countries. Nepal reported 1,204 deaths and 4,216 missing as of September 2, while Chinese authorities in Tibet's Gyirong county reported 21 deaths and 541 missing. Families in Nepal held symbolic funeral ceremonies September 2 to honor missing relatives.1 h agoIran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority blacklisted 11 additional vessels on Wednesday for non-compliance with its rules, barring them from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The move follows a blacklisting of 45 tankers a week earlier, bringing the total number of prohibited ships to 56.1 h agoA court acquitted Yorgen Fenech on Wednesday of orchestrating the car bomb that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia, the prominent anti-corruption journalist, nine years ago. The case has drawn international attention to Malta's record on press freedom and judicial accountability.1 h agoA Virginia judge on Wednesday rejected the Department of Justice's attempt to force Alphabet's Google to divest its online advertising exchange. The ruling marks the second major victory for Google against antitrust enforcement efforts seeking to break up the company's business.1 h agoThe ride-hailing company is cutting about 10% of its global workforce through a restructuring designed to streamline operations and reduce costs. The layoffs will affect roughly 3,300 employees, while permitting approximately 1% of staff to maintain remote work arrangements.1 h agoA court in Malta acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of charges that he ordered the car bomb attack that killed investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017. Caruana Galizia, 53, was investigating the Panama Papers and was about to publish an article implicating one of Fenech's associates.1 h agoDelivery Hero's board has endorsed Uber's takeover proposal, valued at approximately $15 billion. If approved, the combined company would rank among the world's largest food delivery platforms.1 h agoTelefónica completed the sale of its landmark Gran Vía headquarters to real estate entrepreneur Tomás Olivo on September 1 for approximately 200 million euros. The building, which has housed the company's operations for nearly a century, now contains Spain's largest Movistar store alongside a cinema, television studio, recording facilities and the Fundación Telefónica.1 h agoThree Guardia Civil officers were injured when their patrol boat was rammed by a drug smuggling vessel off Cabo Cope near Águilas on Wednesday. The two occupants of the boat, which carried 20 containers of gasoline and was equipped with two motors, were detained after attempting to evade capture.

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US to impose new Iran sanctions weekly, Treasury secretary says

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States will unveil new secondary sanctions targeting Iran every week, starting with banks. The Treasury Department on Friday penalized UAE operations of Egypt's Banque

2 d agoArchive photoU.S. Department of the Treasury·Wikimedia Commons·Public domain

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Central banks of UAE and Egypt coordinate on Banque Misr following US sanctions

The US Treasury has blocked Banque Misr's UAE branches from accessing dollar transactions due to the bank's Iran dealings. In response, the central ba

3 d agoArchive photoAbdelrhman 1990·Wikimedia Commons·CC BY-SA 3.0

Iran's leaders acknowledge war's economic toll as US tightens sanctions

Iranian leaders are acknowledging the economic cost of war with the United States. The president has reported that American sanctions and blockade hav

3 d agoArchive photoAli khodabakhsh·Wikimedia Commons·CC BY 3.0

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