US sanctions Iran over supply of ballistic missiles to Russia

The United States announced new sanctions on Iran Tuesday, over Tehran’s supplying of missiles to Russia for use in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

Alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian dies from burns, hospital says

Eldoret, Kenya — The man accused of dousing in gasoline and setting afire Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from burns sustained during the fatal attack on the Ugandan athlete, a hospital official said on Tuesday

African nations boost gold reserves amid economic uncertainty

Nairobi, Kenya — Central banks in Africa are turning to gold to protect themselves from economic and geopolitical instability and to diversify their financial portfolios

Zimbabwe rolls out hefty fines for poor telecommunications services

Harare, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s government has introduced hefty fines of up to $5,000 for poor service in the country's telecommunications industry

Dam overflow sparks new crisis in insurgency-hit Nigerian city

Maiduguri, Nigeria — Flood water from an overflowing dam has destroyed thousands of homes in Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno state in northeast Nigeria, and emergency officials fear the situation could get worse

Poland thanks military dogs for their service, giving them army ranks

NOWY DWOR MAZOWIECKI, Poland — The new privates received their ranks amid military pomp in a town near Warsaw where a Napoleonic fortress attests to a long military history

Turkey aims to become major naval power, alarming neighbors

Turkey is undertaking a massive expansion of its navy to make it one of Europe's largest naval powers

Russia, China kick off joint military exercises, challenging US-led coalition

Taipei, Taiwan — Russia says it launched massive naval and air drills Tuesday that span a huge swath of oceans and involve more than 400 naval vessels, at least 120 military aircraft and upwards of 90,000 troops

Google, Apple lose court fights against EU, owe billions in fines, taxes

LONDON — Google lost its last bid to overturn a European Union antitrust penalty, after the bloc's top court ruled against it Tuesday in a case that came with a whopping fine and helped jumpstart an era of intensifying scrutiny for Big Tech companies[..]

Trump signals support for reclassifying cannabis as a less dangerous drug, in line with Harris' posi[..]

washington — Donald Trump has signaled support for a potentially historic federal policy shift to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, putting his position in line with that of his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris

Experts applaud US steps to disrupt Russian disinformation 

washington — The U

7th fatality since July 31 occurs at Grand Canyon National Park

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Arizona — There has been another fatality at Grand Canyon National Park, authorities announced Monday

Francine gains strength, expected to be hurricane when it reaches US Gulf Coast

BATON ROUGE, La

Top US, Chinese military brass hold first call to stabilize ties

BEIJING — The United States and China held theater-level commander talks for the first time on Tuesday, Chinese authorities said, amid efforts to stabilize military ties and avoid misunderstandings, especially in regional hot spots such as the South [..]

Google loses final EU court appeal against $2.7 billion fine in antitrust shopping case  

London — Google lost its final legal challenge on Tuesday against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results, ending a long-running antitrust case that came with a whopping [..]