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US home sales slowest in more than a year as mortgage rates and prices climb
Housing market has been stymied by borrowing costs, as Iran war pushed mortgage rates higherSales of previously occupied US homes declined in August to their slowest annual pace in more than a year as home shoppers grappled with rising mortgage rates and home prices.Existing home sales fell 2% last month from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.98m units, the National Association of Rea...
US home sales weaken to slowest pace in more than a year as mortgage rates and prices climb
Housing market has been stymied by borrowing costs, as mortgage rates marched higher amid war between the US and IranSales of previously occupied US homes declined in August to their slowest annual pace in more than a year as home shoppers grappled with rising mortgage rates and home prices.Existing home sales fell 2% last month from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.98m units, the Na...
Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands Could Become a National Park Under New Proposal
Israeli-made film about use of AI for mass killing in Gaza gets record ovation at Venice premiere
A film documenting Israel's use of artificial intelligence to facilitate the mass killing of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip received a record 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. "NAZA" details the brutal Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian territory through anonymous interviews with two dozen whistleblowers from the Israeli military or intelligence servi...
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Israeli-made film about use of AI for mass killing in Gaza gets 25-minute ovation at Venice premiere
A film documenting Israel's use of artificial intelligence to facilitate the mass killing of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip received a record 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. "NAZA" details the brutal Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian territory through anonymous interviews with two dozen whistleblowers from the Israeli military or intelligence servi...
Israeli-made film about AI-aided mass killings in Gaza gets 25-minute ovation at Venice premiere
A film documenting Israel's use of artificial intelligence to facilitate the mass killing of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip received a record 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. "NAZA" details the brutal Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian territory through anonymous interviews with two dozen whistleblowers from the Israeli military or intelligence servi...
Israeli-made film about mass killings in Gaza gets 25-minute ovation at Venice premiere
A film documenting the Israeli military's use of AI to facilitate its mass killing of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip received a record 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival Thursday. "NAZA" details the brutal Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian territory through anonymous interviews with two dozen different Israeli military or intelligence whistleblowers.
9/11 then and now: Do September 2001 attacks still shape our world?
Once in a generation, sometimes once in a lifetime, a singular event blindsides the entire planet. 25 years on, does the memory of the Nine-Eleven attacks against New York's Twin Towers, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania fade into history or is it still as raw and vivid as on that sunny September morning?
Yemen's Houthis seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha
Mokha's capture brings the Iran-backed group closer to controlling a key international shipping route.
‘It was all hands on deck’: how the CIA responded to 9/11
Veterans recall chaos and confusion as the attacks unfolded – followed by a ‘war on terror’ that left agency with a tarnished reputationA generation of spies had lost an enemy but not yet found a role. Then came 9/11.A decade after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, al-Qaida’s devastating attacks on New York and Washington on 11 September 2001 announced to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) t...
Canada unveils US$254 million air defence package for Ukraine
Canada has agreed to a C$350 million (US$254 million) aid package for Kyiv to acquire air defence interceptors, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday, after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Kyiv is running critically low on US-made Patriot interceptors capable of stopping Russia’s ballistic missiles at a time when Moscow is stepping up its attacks. “As Russia escalates its b...
San Francisco’s Candlestick Point breaks ground; $130M phase to pave way for 7,200 homes across 270 acres
San Francisco’s long-delayed Candlestick Point redevelopment is finally moving forward nearly a decade after Candlestick Park was demolished. The $130 million first phase will fund roads, utilities and other infrastructure across the 270-acre site, paving the way for a massive mixed-use neighborhood featuring up to 7,200 homes, retail, offices, parks and community spaces.
England close in on Pakistan whitewash in third Test as Robinson shines
Demoralised tourists reach 52-2 before rain ends play early on day two, needing 268 runs to make England bat again.
Chinese scientists boost hydrogen fuel cell power fourfold with new design
Chinese scientists have developed a way to generate a fourfold increase in power output of hydrogen fuel cells, an advance that could broaden their use from road vehicles to space missions. Hydrogen is widely viewed as a promising clean energy source for a low-carbon future. Fuel cells convert the chemical energy in hydrogen directly into electricity, producing water as their only exhaust. In a st...
Trump faces growing scrutiny over ‘profoundly concerning’ cash gifts for aides including Natalie Harp
The payments amounted to 30% of each aides’ $150,000 annual salaryDonald Trump may have committed “serious” ethical violations by giving three officials including his close personal aide Natalie Harp cash gifts of $45,000 each, according to a former White House “ethics czar”, as a watchdog group called for an investigation.The nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint with the US Office ...
French govt warns right-wing TV channel about rebroadcasting expelled pro-Putin pundit
France's government on Thursday condemned the return of expelled Russian commentator Xenia Federova to conservative TV channel, CNews, for alleged Kremlin ties. Federova was formally expelled from France in August over claims she was a Kremlin agent and accusations that she spread Kremlin propaganda on French television and radio.
French govt warns right-wing TV channel about using again expelled pro-Putin pundit
France's government on Thursday condemned the return of expelled Russian commentator Xenia Federova to conservative TV channel, CNews, for alleged Kremlin ties. Federova was formally expelled from France in August over claims she was a Kremlin agent and accusations that she spread Kremlin propaganda on French television and radio.
French govt warns right-wing TV channel about using expelled pro-Putin pundit
France's government on Thursday condemned the return of expelled Russian commentator Xenia Federova to conservative TV channel, CNews, for alleged Kremlin ties. Federova was formally expelled from France in August over claims she was a Kremlin agent and accusations that she spread Kremlin propaganda on French television and radio.
Giorgos Mazonakis: Arrests and new evidence amid probe into Greek star's death
The case dominating debate in Greece and Cyprus involves one of the country's biggest music stars, also popular in the Balkans. He suffered a cardiac arrest at an Athens medical practice. Investigators are examining two plasma-exchange machines and the timeline of events.
Fire in eastern Congo kills at least 24 students at 2 schools
A fire in Bukavu, eastern Congo, has killed at least 24 students, according to the rebel administration controlling the city
More than a dozen children killed in fire in eastern DR Congo schools
Authorities say at least 14 school children have been killed after fire ravaged schools in the DR Congo.
Climate hazards disrupted school for 1 in 10 students in 2025: UNICEF
More than 171 million students affected globally with girls disproportionately impacted.
China’s Huawei branded a criminal enterprise as tech firm’s US trial opens
The defense says: ‘It’s about competition, not conspiracy’ A US prosecutor described China’s Huawei as a criminal enterprise that stole from US companies to build its telecommunications empire, as the trial against the tech company kicked off in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday.“Theft, lies, cover-up,” Taylor Stout, a trial attorney from the US Department of Justice, said in the government’s o...
US trial against China’s Huawei opens with prosecutor calling the company a criminal enterprise
The defense says: ‘It’s about competition, not conspiracy’ A US prosecutor described China’s Huawei as a criminal enterprise that stole from US companies to build its telecommunications empire, as the trial against the tech giant kicked off in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday.“Theft, lies, cover-up,” Taylor Stout, a trial attorney from the US Department of Justice, said in the government’s ope...
What to know about Trump's pledge of $5,000 to 'every American' if GOP wins midterms
President Donald Trump promised a $5,000 "Trump dividend" payment to every US adult on Wednesday if his Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the November 3 midterm elections. The pledge has raised numerous questions. Here's what we know so far.
What to know about Trump's $5,000 pledge to 'every American' if GOP wins midterms
President Donald Trump promised a $5,000 "Trump dividend" payment to every US adult on Wednesday if his Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the November 3 midterm elections. The pledge has raised numerous questions. Here's what we know so far.
What to know about Trump's $5,000 'dividend' pledge
US President Donald Trump will offer $5,000 to all American adults if the Republican party is successful in upcoming November midterm elections. He promises the handouts should the party retain control of both the House of Representatives and the Senates, but Federal law prohibits payment in exchange for votes.
