U.S. President Donald Trump has abandoned his proposal to impose a 20% transit fee on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, announcing instead that the United States will pursue trade and investment agreements with Gulf nations as compensation for Washington’s role in securing one of the world’s most strategically important maritime routes. The policy […]
Bank of America reported stronger second-quarter earnings after robust trading activity and resilient consumer banking helped offset continued economic uncertainty, underscoring the strength of the banking sector amid volatile global markets. The U.S. banking giant said its quarterly profit increased from a year earlier, with the gains driven largely by higher revenue from equities and […]
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced that it carried out missile and drone strikes against U.S. military facilities in Jordan, marking another significant escalation in the rapidly expanding confrontation between Tehran and Washington. According to the IRGC, the attack targeted facilities used by U.S. forces in Jordan as part of what it described […]
Israeli chipmaker Tower Semiconductor has announced plans to invest approximately $3 billion to significantly expand its semiconductor manufacturing operations in Japan, backed by $1 billion in grants from the Japanese government, as demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced data center technologies continues to surge. The investment marks one of the largest recent foreign-backed semiconductor […]
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing one of the most sweeping overhauls of American vaccine policy in decades, prompting intense debate among public health experts, lawmakers, and medical organizations over the future of childhood immunization programs in the United States. Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic before joining the Trump […]
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, to temporarily represent the state in the U.S. Senate following the veteran lawmaker’s sudden death. The appointment comes after President Donald Trump publicly urged McMaster to select Graham’s sister, describing the move as a fitting tribute to […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the reinstatement of a U.S.-led naval blockade targeting Iran, marking a major escalation in the ongoing confrontation between Washington and Tehran and raising fresh concerns about stability in the Middle East and the global energy market. The announcement follows renewed military exchanges between U.S. and Iranian forces after the […]
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has strongly condemned Iran’s recent missile and drone strikes targeting several countries across the Middle East, warning that the attacks threaten regional stability and risk drawing more nations into an already volatile conflict. The president’s remarks came as tensions between Iran, the United States, and several Gulf nations continue to intensify […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly recommended that South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster appoint Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, to temporarily fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat following the longtime lawmaker’s sudden death. Trump announced his preference on Monday, describing Darline Graham Nordone as someone who understands her brother’s […]
China has officially confirmed that Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will undertake an official visit to Beijing from July 16 to 20, underscoring the growing strategic partnership between the two Asian nations amid expanding cooperation in trade, investment, technology, and regional security. The announcement was made on Monday by China’s Foreign Ministry, which said the […]