New U.S. sanctions will hit ordinary Iranians hard. That may be the whole point as the crashing economy stirs fresh protests
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent laid out plans for an “economic D-Day” against Iran on Monday, seeking to further isolate the...
Treasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting
When leaders from the world’s most powerful countries gather next week for the Group of 20 finance meeting in Asheville,...
India’s ‘Cockroaches’ Are Fighting Back
Abhijeet Dipke, a 30-year-old Indian recent post-graduate living in Boston, never planned to start a youth movement in India. But...
Woman, 39, dies after lightning strike on Brazilian beach
Chilling video footage captured the moment a 39-year-old woman was struck and killed by lightning during a storm at a...
The Earth is sizzling, but ‘climate hushing’ is hot right now among Democrats. ‘People are increasingly freaked out about other issues’
Climate change has been the backdrop to Charles Hughes’ entire life, from kindergarten lessons about disappearing habitats to wildfire smoke billowing...
Soldiers in Niger Attack Presidential Palace and Airport, Shaking Junta
Explosions at the capital’s airport, gunfire near the presidential palace and other clashes threw the West African country of Niger...
Scott Bessent called ‘worst treasury secretary in history’ after baffling move: report
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was widely scrutinized Saturday after revealing an extraordinary plan designed to stabilize the bond market, a...
A Promise Fulfilled: Man Unearths His Father’s Lost Wedding Ring Decades Later
John Arnett, a chief master sergeant in the Ohio National Guard, was washing his beige 1976 Plymouth Volare station wagon...
Europe’s summer drought is so extreme that desertification is a growing threat
Small boats stand idle on cracked ground in a shriveled side channel of the Danube River in northern Serbia, where...
Days After Nepal Flood, Rescuers Bore Through Tunnels to Try to Reach 900 Missing Workers
Rescue teams were struggling on Saturday to extricate workers trapped in hydropower tunnels after this week’s devastating floods in Nepal,...
