A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refuels a B-2 Spirit aircraft with the 509th Bomb Wing over Kansas Aug. 29, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran is staring down the possibility of seeing its most important nuclear facilities hit by a 30,000-pound American bomb. White House officials on Tuesday told NBC News … Read more
The Thunder will have their first chance to win an NBA championship since they moved to Oklahoma City on Thursday night as they take a 3-2 lead into Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers. After the Pacers took a shocking 2-1 lead, the Thunder have rallied back to win the last … Read more
Immediately after Israel launched “Operation Rising Lion” to dismantle Iran’s nuclear programme last week, most countries slammed Israel for the unprecedented attack The aftermath of an Iranian missile strike in Bnei Brak, Israel (Image: Anadolu via Getty Images) As the Israel-Iran conflict enters its sixth day, world leaders have had enough time to cement their … Read more
After Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump met one-on-one for 30 minutes on Monday morning, but before their respective teams joined to continue the discussion, the two leaders invited reporters and television cameras into a meeting room in Kananaskis, Alta. to witness them exchanging formal pleasantries. Carney opened by wishing the president a … Read more
JINHUA, CHINA – JUNE 16: Employees of a cross-border e-commerce enterprise sort and package express parcels in preparation for the 618 Shopping Festival on June 16, 2025 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. (Photo by Yang Meiqing/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images This report is from CNBC’s The China … Read more
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Alabama man accused of killing 18 people in 2023 and 2024, including two mass shootings, will go to trial in April next year, a judge ruled Tuesday. But his attorneys have raised concerns about whether it will be possible to select impartial jurors from a city still reeling from record levels … Read more
If WW3 breaks out, there may be some key workers deemed too vital to national security to be made to fight – so these key vocations could be spared conscription to the front lines or the war effort Afghanistan veteran and Tunbridge Wells MP, Mike Martin, thinks conscription may potentially be on the cards for … Read more
The United States now appears at the cusp of a development scarcely conceivable just days ago: direct involvement in bombing Iran. President Donald Trump has begun by dropping something else: hint after unsubtle hint that the U.S. might assist Israel in attacking unspecified targets in its conflict with Iran. He’s told people to flee the Iranian capital; … Read more
Nintendo Co. Switch 2 game consoles at a Bic Camera Inc. electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Nintendo Co. fans from Tokyo to Manhattan stood in line for hours to be among the first to get a Switch 2, fueling one of the biggest global gadget debuts since the iPhone launches … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to support reconstruction work in Russia’s Kursk region, a top Russian official said Tuesday, the latest sign of expanding cooperation between the nations. North Korea has already supplied thousands of combat troops and a vast amount of conventional weapons to … Read more