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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivers a statement at the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at the U.S. House of Representatives venue in Davos, Switzerland, on January 19, 2026. Dennis Bariboos | ReutersU.S. and Chinese economic officials began new talks in Paris on Sunday to iron out kinks in the trade truce and chart a smooth path for President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at the end of March.The talks, led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, are expected to focus on changes to…
F1 has announced the cancellation of races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, and the 2026 season will be reduced to 22 races.The sport’s fourth race of the season was scheduled for April 10-12 in Bahrain, followed by a week later in the Saudi city of Jeddah on April 17-19, both countries being among the Gulf states attacked by Iran in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli airstrikes. F1 officially announced the cancellation ahead of Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix and confirmed that neither event would be a replacement on the 2026 schedule. Several alternative…
Smoke and flames rise from an energy facility in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026. (Photo courtesy of AFP, Getty Images) / – | AFP | Getty ImagesOil loading operations at the UAE port of Fujairah have resumed following a drone attack and fire, according to media reports on Sunday.A fire broke out at a major oil supply hub on Saturday, forcing some operations to halt, according to reports. Reuters and Bloomberg reported on Sunday that operations had resumed, citing anonymous industry sources and people familiar with the situation.A spokesperson for Abu Dhabi’s state oil giant ADNOC,…
explainer15 people killed in Israeli and US attack on Isfahan as Iranian government launches retaliatory attacks on Israel and Gulf states.listen to this article | 9 minutesinformationPublished March 15, 2026March 15, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareplus 2 googleAdd Al Jazeera to GoogleinformationAs the conflict enters its 16th day, the United States and Israel attacked the Iranian city of Isfahan early Sunday morning, killing at least 15 people.Sirens rang across central Israel on Sunday as Iran fired a barrage of missiles in retaliation against the country. Tehran continues to attack Gulf states.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of…
In the Scottish Premiership title race, Leaders Hearts lost 1-0 to an inspired Kilmarnock at Rugby Park, dropping three valuable points. Michael Schoening-Larsen scored the only goal of the game as Kilmarnock allayed their fears of relegation and secured a convincing victory in the title race. Hearts saw Celtic beat Motherwell in the early hours of Saturday to move within two points of the league leaders and know they must pick up maximum points in Ayrshire to regain momentum, with third-placed Rangers traveling to Paisley to face St Mirren on Sunday. image: Kilmarnock’s Findlay Curtis (left) and Hearts’ Michael Steinwender…
Deleted: It is often said that the worst evils are not committed by monsters or sadists, but by horrifyingly ordinary people.”The only people we need to worry about right now are the Iranians who think they can survive,” US “Secretary of the Army” Pete Hegseth said in a recent media interview with disarming calm. Words uttered without hesitation, as if the prospect of the death of millions of people was simply a strategic calculation.In southern Iran, a familiar sound quietly travels through villages before the sun rises over the coast. It’s the sound of a range ship preparing to set…
Ludwig Oberg heads into the final round of The Players with a commanding three-shot lead as Cam Young and Matt Fitzpatrick suffer costly finishes at TPC Sawgrass. Oberg started the weekend with a two-stroke advantage after shooting an incredible second-round 63, including a record-tying front nine. Oberg, a two-time PGA Tour champion, never left the lead despite playing the first eight holes at 1-over on Saturday. Birdie and eagle on the next two par-5s put Oberg in the lead, but a late bogey meant he settled for a 1-under 71 and improved to 13 under, comfortably ahead of debutant Michael…
An explosion occurred overnight at a Jewish school in Amsterdam, which the mayor called a “targeted attack against the Jewish community.” The explosion hit the exterior wall of a school in Buitenfelderd, considered the city’s modern Jewish district and home to synagogues, religious schools and Jewish restaurants. The city of Amsterdam said in a statement to CNN that police had obtained an image of the person who allegedly detonated the bomb. Security in Amsterdam has been stepped up following anti-Semitic incidents in Rotterdam and Liège in neighboring Belgium earlier in the week, the city said in a statement. “This is…
England narrowly missed out on their famous victory in Paris as Thomas Ramos’ last-minute penalty gave France a stunning 48-46 victory and retained the Six Nations title.Ramos converted a long-range penalty with four minutes left in a thrilling 13-try game that looked like England had won when Tommy Freeman crossed. If England had won, the title would have gone to Ireland, who defeated Scotland and overtook France at the top, but Les Bleus had the final say on the exciting final day as they looked to win their third title in five years. Louis Vier Bialley scored two tries in…
President Donald Trump said Saturday he was not prepared to reach a deal with Iran to end the war and renewed his call for other countries to send warships to the Middle East to help the United States secure the Strait of Hormuz. Details of his comments: “Iran wants a deal, but I don’t want to do a deal because the terms are not good enough,” Trump told NBC News in a phone interview, adding that any deal would need to be “very solid.” Asked what those conditions might include, the president declined to provide details. “I don’t want to…