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America said it struck three Iranian oil tankers after Iran launched ballistic missiles towards two of its naval ships. Two ...

America’s economy added 162,000 jobs in August, taking markets by surprise. The figure was almost triple the 55,000 forecast ...

Ulrich Siegmund’s favourite slogan is “ Alles ist möglich! ” (“Everything is possible!”). That will be tested during an ...

Its roughly 2,300 defence firms constantly tweak drones and other weapons in response to feedback from the front; some ...

Sayed, the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan and a practising Muslim, will speak at the annual convention of the ...

She will probably talk up the European Union’s plan to increase its funding for Greenland to €530m ($615m) between 2028 and ...

The job cuts are on top of the same number culled under a deal struck in 2024. The latest pact was secured only after it ...

America has recorded 3,134 measles cases so far this year, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. More ...

Nvidia, a chipmaking giant that is now the world’s most valuable firm, will buy Hugging Face for $13bn. The platform hosts ...

The Bayeux tapestry enjoys something akin to rock-star status. This summer it has been the hottest ticket in Britain. When ...

Recognising Somaliland would embolden other secessionist movements in Somalia, further destabilising the country. That could ...