Taliban ban keeps 2.4 million Afghan girls out of school after 5 years

Taliban ban keeps 2.4 million Afghan girls out of school after 5 years

An Iranian UConn student shares hopes for her home country amid conflict. UConn international student Sadaf Zarei discusses the plight of the Iranian women’s soccer team, whose captain abandoned her request for asylum in Australia out of fear for her family’s safety from the oppressive Iranian regime. Zarei highlights widespread digital blackouts and human rights … Read more

Oil prices today: U.S. crude above $83

Oil prices today: U.S. crude above $83

Oil prices rose on Tuesday after a senior Iranian official said the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until Washington meets Tehran’s conditions. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures rose 1.4% to $83.25 a barrel at 1:23 p.m. ET. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 1.2% to $88.75 per barrel. The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National … Read more

What to know about the US primary election in Minnesota | US Midterm Elections 2026 News

What to know about the US primary election in Minnesota | US Midterm Elections 2026 News

Minnesota Democrats will decide a competitive U.S. Senate primary in another showdown between moderate and progressive candidates that could define the party’s identity heading into the midterm elections. Immigration has emerged as a defining issue in Tuesday’s Democratic primary election in the Midwestern state of Minnesota for the U.S. Senate, as establishment-backed Rep. Angie Craig … Read more

Nvidia gets $500bn from Wall Street giants to develop AI projects

Nvidia gets $500bn from Wall Street giants to develop AI projects

Nvidia has teamed up with some of Wall Street’s biggest banks and investors to raise $500bn (£370bn) in capital for AI infrastructure. The chipmaker said it had closed deals with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR, and that investors were for the first time treating AI hardware and infrastructure, often referred to as … Read more