Kosovo’s war crimes court has convicted former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci of four counts of war crimes committed during his country’s war for independence from Serbia. Thaci, 58, was sentenced on Wednesday to 25 years in prison for crimes, including murder, torture and illegal detention, committed as the top commander of the ethnic Albanian Kosovo … Read more
While it may have taken a while, Wall Street has finally warmed to the idea that the Federal Reserve will likely raise its benchmark interest rate as it seeks to stamp out a maddeningly persistent inflation problem. Traders have assigned a greater than 90% probability that the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee will vote … Read more
Recently, Nintendo kicked off its Customer Appreciation Sale with deep discounts on several first-party Nintendo video games including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Odyssey, and more. Walmart has price matched several of these games, but you can also get an extra $10 by applying the coupon code “SAVE3X.” You can get these games for … Read more
The Washington Commanders are giving fans a new look at what seating will look like at the team’s proposed new stadium. The Commanders and HKS First Architecture on Wednesday released new renderings of the new stadium’s seating area. The Commanders previously announced their intention to build a new headquarters on the site of the now-demolished … Read more
It’s 5:52 a.m. at Moynihan Train Hall. I’m balancing a bowl of fruit and my water bottle in one hand while tightening the straps of a backpack that’s carried by two laptops with the other. It’s the start of my twice-weekly commute between New York City and Washington, DC. I’m five months into this super … Read more
Microplastics act like a “Trojan horse” delivering pollutants, pesticides and bacteria through the soil, a five-year multinational research project has found.The EU-funded project, which has so far resulted in 22 peer-reviewed studies, found microplastics in the soil of all 227 agricultural fields it tested across 11 European countries. The researchers said this poses a global … Read more
The leaders of eight German states have backed the nation’s chancellor amid growing speculation about his political future. The prime ministers, all part of Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), wrote that restoring trust in their party involves “listening and taking political action, not debates about personnel.” (AfD) is emerging, raising questions about whether it … Read more
Washington – For the third time, the House voted Tuesday to block President Trump from taking further military action against Iran, with seven Republicans breaking with the president. The vote ended with a count of 220 to 204, marking a symbolic rebuke of the president for the largely unpopular war. Tuesday’s resolution garnered more Republican … Read more
China says the US-Israel war against Iran highlights flaws in the “existing security architecture” in the Middle East. Published September 16, 2026 September 16, 2026 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi that Beijing is “willing to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with Iran and safeguard Iran’s legitimate rights and interests.” … Read more
A JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. tractor-trailer parked at a freight yard in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., on Saturday, January 15, 2022. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of JB Hunt plunged more than 10% on Wednesday after the trucking company said it expects its profits to fall in the third quarter. “We want … Read more