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The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified.
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The patience of the bond markets will ultimately wear thin
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Chinese officials appear to think that President Trump's accusations that China interfered in the 2020 U.S. elections were driven by domestic politics, not foreign policy.
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Overnight and into Friday, Iran reported U.S. strikes on infrastructure that can serve civilian purposes and has targeted similar sites in Gulf countries that host American bases. In the afternoon, the U.S. military announced a new round of attacks on Iran.
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;Resize=(620)) Alberta's financial outlook has taken a dramatic turn after the province previously forecasted a $9.4-billion shortfall. Surging oil prices could mean the province finishes the fiscal year in the black.
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Also, U.S. start-up activity is booming. Here's the latest at the end of Friday.
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Shipping traffic was at its lowest level in more than a month and oil prices moved higher as the Iran war continued to disrupt the supply of energy.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is visiting the U.S. this week. He met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday.
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We look at some of the most memorable scenes during the 2026 World Cup that set the internet alight.
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The smoke coming from active wildfires in Canada has led to unhealthy air quality in swaths of the U.S., which could affect the World Cup final in New Jersey.
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Oil prices spiked more than four percent today and gas prices are back near four dollars a gallon as traffic through the critical Strait of Hormuz has been dropping while the U.S. and Iran launch new rounds of attacks. NBC News' Keir Simmons reports.
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The president said on Friday in a social media post that Canada was failing to manage its wildfire response as smoke has blanketed U.S. cities including New York and Chicago.
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;Resize=(620)) B.C. Wildfire Service officials said Thursday that warming and drying conditions are expected to continue this week. Forty-nine active wildfires burn across the province, with 29 of those started in the last 24 hours as of 9 a.m. PT Friday, according to the wildfire service's online dashboard.
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Forecasts suggest the weather could turn more changeable during late July and August but the risk of heatwaves remains.
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Shredded lettuce served at Taco Bell in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Indiana is linked to cyclospora outbreak. Investigation continues
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The talks come weeks after Anthropic announced a similar deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to use the computing capacity at its Colossus 1 data center
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The United States attacked bridges and other key infrastructure in southern Iran overnight into Friday, capping nearly a week of strikes aimed at intensifying pressure on Tehran to give up control of the Strait of Hormuz.
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As unmanned aerial vehicles target Israel, Persian Gulf states and U.S. forces in the Middle East, Ukraine is selling equipment, giving advice and establishing joint production lines.
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The escalating standoff comes as the fragile truce signed by the U.S. and Iran last month showed further signs of unravelling
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Iran damaged a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait — something crucial in the small, desert nation.
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England head coach Thomas Tuchel defends his tactical decisions during the World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina in a tense news conference.
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Spain defender Aymeric Laporte claims World Cup final opponents Argentina are a team that "likes to leave a mark on their opponents".
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Senator Darline Graham had been seen as a caretaker for her brother's seat after his sudden death. Now she has the president's nod in what was shaping up to be a crowded fight to succeed Lindsey Graham.
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There is belief in the party that the new leader could put Labour back in the political match, political editor Chris Mason writes.
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Democrats raised more money than their Republican opponents in key Senate races across the country in the second quarter, according to new campaign finance reports.
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Human-caused climate change is driving many of the wildfires burning across Canada. What's harder to say is how much worse the planet is because of warming global temperatures.
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Energy costs have skyrocketed in the United Kingdom because of the Iran war. Could more drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea bring them down?
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