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Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and given four years in jail.
The singer-songwriter is among six people presumed dead in air crash over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.
New Mexico is the eighth state sued by the CFTC over prediction markets, as Gary Gensler doubted the regulators' claim of authority over sports event contracts.
New Mexico is the eighth state sued by the CFTC over prediction markets, as Gary Gensler doubted the regulators' claim of authority over sports event contracts.
Early projections indicate that a majority of voters rejected the so-called sustainability proposal, which aimed to establish a 10 million cap on the country’s population by 2050.
A Ukrainian drone attack in the Russian city of Tula, south of Moscow, killed three people and wounded three others.
The announcement of an Iran deal was a welcome birthday gift for the president – but its success or failure may hinge on the details.
Pakistan says the deal includes Lebanon, but recent ceasefires there have failed to take hold.
Under the agreement, the key Strait of Hormuz waterway will be reopened, US President Donald Trump said.
President Donald Trump declared a deal with Iran complete on Sunday, immediately authorizing the toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of the U.S. naval blockade. Trump posted the announcement on Truth Social on June 14, 2026.
Some six million bosses of American firms will be entering retirement between now and 2035.
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Mbridge, now under Chinese leadership, would be preparing a commercial rollout with a Hong Kong-based entity to promote the blockchain-based digital yuan as a cheaper and easier alternative to SWIFT.
JPMorgan can't be pleased by any of this.
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Swiss police deployed a water cannon and fired tear gas to disperse anti-G7 protesters after clashes.
Investors pulled back from geopolitical risks across Asian markets, pushing the region's total over $770 billion.
Traders switched to growth-oriented and export-inflated stocks as South Korea and Japan rallied.
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A currency does not become strong just because its price rises, or because its leaders say so. It also shows in the decisions made every day by companies engaged in global trade.
Israel says it targeted the Iran-backed Hezbollah, as Tehran warns this could derail a US-Iran deal to end the fighting.
Japanese firms will spend billions on UK infrastructure and offshore wind, Downing Street says.
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Nobody was seriously hurt as a result of the accident in the Spanish town, local authorities say.
Not all votes have been counted, but the current trend suggests 55% of participants voted against the proposal.
The survey shows that the Chinese government’s internationalization campaign of the yuan, pushed by President Xi himself, is working.
James Boyard's abduction is the highest-ranking abduction in the violence-wracked country in recent years, according to reports.
Why has the American economy continued to outperform so many of its peers, despite facing the same global shocks?