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Buildings in Tehran severely damaged in overnight strike Buildings in Tehran severely damaged in overnight strike 00:26 Iran’s Red Crescent Society said Friday that rescue workers were busy searching for survivors and rescuing the injured after an overnight airstrike in Tehran. “Residential areas in Tehran were targeted by airstrikes and Red Crescent operations teams were immediately dispatched to the scene to provide relief to affected residents,” IRCS said in a statement. Photos from the scene show heavily damaged high-rise buildings and debris on the street as emergency responders climbed ladders to upper floors around dawn. IRCS said footage showed civilians…
Lando Norris believes McLaren will have the best F1 car in the second half of this season despite a tough start to their title defense.Norris suffered his first DNS at the last Chinese Grand Prix due to an electrical problem with his power unit, and was only fifth in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. This leaves the reigning world champion 36 points behind championship leader George Russell ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, while McLaren is 80 points behind Mercedes in the constructors’ championship. “I don’t remember how many points we were behind Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari in…
Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you the first information about tomorrow and the last information about today. Sign up for free to receive it straight to your inbox. As stocks sell off on concerns about rising oil prices and U.S.-Iran negotiations, here’s what CNBC TV producers were watching and what they’re watching for next time. Markets Following this sharp decline in trading, CNBC will focus on the major indexes on Friday. Here are some statistics and facts from Chris Hayes, Quantitative Analyst on the Data Team. The Nasdaq 100, led by Invesco QQQ Trust…
The announcement is the latest example of Trump literally stamping his name on American institutions.Published March 27, 2026March 27, 2026President Donald Trump’s signature will soon appear on U.S. currency under plans to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Independence Day on July 4.The move, announced Thursday by the U.S. Treasury Department, is the first of its kind by a sitting president.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listPreviously, U.S. banknotes came in denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 and were signed by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Treasurer.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the changes would…
Northern Ireland lost 2-0 to Italy in the play-off semi-finals, ending their World Cup dreams. Michael O’Neill’s side were aiming to qualify for their first World Cup since 1986, but second-half strikes from Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali and former Everton striker Moise Kean dashed their hopes in a huge setback for the four-time winners at home. Italy remain under huge pressure to qualify after failing in their previous two attempts and will travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday with a bid to qualify for this summer’s tournament. world cup playoff final Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Italy Sweden vs Poland…
Pedestrians pass in front of Exchange Square, the complex that houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.Paul Yong | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets fell on Friday following volatile trading on Wall Street overnight as the prospects for a Middle East peace deal remained uncertain amid contradictory messages from the United States and Iran. President Donald Trump extended Friday’s deadline for attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure by 10 days to April 6 to give more time to negotiations.Trump said the extension was at the request of the Islamic Republic’s government, which granted…
The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed for almost four weeks, throwing global oil markets into turmoil, with no clear end in sight. Iranian threats and attacks on ships in the Gulf have increased the risk of passage to the point where nearly all traffic through the narrow waterway has come to a halt. The waterway is a major conduit for about 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas, as well as the fertilizer that helps grow the crops the world depends on. As the energy crisis deepens, US President Donald Trump has touted diplomatic efforts to lift…
Luke Littler rocketed to the top of the Premier League darts table with his third win of the season, defeating Michael van Gerwen 6-4 in a dramatic Berlin final. Littler advanced to a high-scoring 6-3 quarter-final against Stephen Bunting, defeated Gerwyn Price for the third week in a row, and this time dispatched Van Gerwen to clinch his third Premier League title in four weeks, defeating the Welshman 6-4. The world number one averaged 106.36 points and scored four times in the frenetic match at Uber Arena, with Littler seeing off the Dutchman with more than three tons in the…
A federal judge has sided with Anthropic in its tortuous legal battle with the Trump administration, granting Anthropic an injunction against the government’s recent order labeling the company a “supply chain risk,” the Wall Street Journal reported. On Thursday, Judge Rita F. Lin of the Northern District of California ordered the Trump administration to revoke Anthropic’s recent national security risk designation and rescind an order directing federal agencies to sever ties with the company. “It seems like an attempt to neutralize humanity,” Lin reportedly said during court proceedings. Mr. Lin ultimately argued that the government’s order ignored the company’s free…
Illustration of the Strait of Hormuz on a globe under a magnifying glass.Photo | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesHello, my name is Dylan Butts from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.President Donald Trump addressed the economic fallout from the Iran war at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, saying soaring oil prices and the stock market slump were not as severe as expected, and predicted that both would soon be reversed.Many global market participants do not seem to share this optimistic view. But it begs the question — how bad was he expecting? What you need to know…