The drop is the fourth-largest one-day decline in the Billionaires Index’s 13-year history, and the largest since the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Twin earthquakes rattle southern Iran, no major damage reported
A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Shiraz, southern Iran, early Friday morning, according to the University of Tehran’s Seismological Center.
President Pezeshkian: Iran does not seek war, is at highest level of defensive readiness
The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran emphasized that Tehran has never sought war or conflict, adding, however, that the Islamic Republic has no hesitation in defending itself and maintains the highest level of readiness and capability in this…
In Ukraine, families line the streets for a funeral march in the freezing rain
As Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of failing to observe the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, deaths continue to pile up on both sides. In Ukraine, each death receives an elaborate memoral. Story by Matthew-Mary Caruchet and France 2.
Donald Trump May Shift Blame To This Man If Tariff Plan Backfires
Two days after US President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on almost all countries, including American allies, there’s one question on everyone’s mind: Whom it could go against, should the extreme measure fail to yield anticipated results?
Crops under threat as surprise March heatwave hit Central Asia: study
A surprise heatwave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in danger crops and water supply in a largely rural region already heavily affected by the impacts of climate change. “Hotter March temperatures are impacting …
South Korea Seize 2 Tonnes Of Cocaine In Largest-Ever Drug Bust
South Korea discovered and seized two tonnes of cocaine hidden aboard a Norwegian-flagged vessel, authorities told AFP on Friday, marking the country’s largest drug bust to date.
Trump calls Marine Le Pen’s conviction a ‘witch hunt’ – as judge given police protection
US President Donald Trump has described an embezzlement case against Marine Le Pen as a “witch hunt”.
YouTube idiot’s trip to forbidden island ‘was his THIRD attempt to meet deadly tribe’ as cops reveal meticulous planning
A YOUTUBER who travelled to a forbidden island to meet a deadly tribe had already tried and failed twice before, cops have now revealed.
Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, risked his life by journeying to North Sentinel Island on Saturday – wh…
South Korea court formally removes President Yoon over martial law
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol was formally removed from office by the country’s Constitutional Court on Friday.