Iceland votes on whether to start EU membership talks
REYKJAVIK, Aug 29 – Icelanders vote on Saturday on whether to reopen membership talks with the European Union, with islanders split down the middle after months of debate focused on…
Trump to discuss high fuel prices with oil refiners next week
With mid-term elections looming, gas prices, stoked by the Iran war, remain persistently high. Read More
U.S. enters into oil agreement with Venezuela, Trump says
Aug 28 – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. had entered into an oil agreement with Venezuela. Read More
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 29, 2026
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 29, 2026. Read More
Haiti receives nearly 200,000 forced deportees, UN says after brutal gang killing
Aug 28 – Nearly 200,000 people were forcibly returned to Haiti in the first eight months of this year, a U.N. official told an emergency meeting of the Security Council…
Nearly 200,000 people forcibly returned to Haiti so far this year, UN says
Aug 28 – Nearly 200,000 people were forcibly returned to Haiti in the first eight months of this year, a U.N. official told an emergency meeting of the Security Council…
Iran says still open to diplomacy as war with US hits six months
Diplomacy is possible if Washington abandons its pressure campaign, says Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Read More
Zelenskiy says US gave Kyiv information about meetings in Moscow
Aug 28 – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that the United States had given Kyiv information about a number of meetings in Moscow over the last few days.…
Zelenskiy says US gave Kyiv information about meetings in Moscow
Aug 28 – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that the United States had given Kyiv information about a number of meetings in Moscow over the last few days.…
US judge questions but won’t yet block Trump’s new birthright citizenship order
GREENBELT, Maryland, Aug 28 – A federal judge on Friday declined to immediately block U.S. President Donald Trump’s newest executive order limiting the number of people eligible for birthright citizenship,…