Saudi oil output plunges to lowest since 1990 – Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil production plunged by nearly 2 million barrels per day in August to its lowest level in over 35 years, as conflicts across the Middle East squeezed the kingdom’s export routes, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.

Trump offers $5,000 to every American if Republicans win midterm elections

 President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would pay every American adult a $5,000 "Trump dividend" if Republicans retain control of Congress in November's midterm election, an extraordinary attempt to persuade voters to back his party.

Trump vows to hit ‘a lot more’ Iranian tankers

President Donald Trump claims that the US has already taken out “about nine” Iranian oil tankers and threatened to attack “a lot more,” as the two countries trade strikes on commercial and military vessels around the Strait of Hormuz.

Vance says US-Iran conflict is not a war despite renewed fighting

The war has dragged down President Donald Trump's approval ratings and driven up gas prices, raising the stakes for Republican candidates fighting to preserve their party's narrow congressional majorities in November.

USS Lincoln crew hits the streets of Thai beach city after lengthy Middle East deployment

Buses carrying crew members of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier streamed into Thailand’s seaside resort city of Pattaya on Thursday, as part of a port call after a lengthy deployment to the Middle East.

New York bans AI use for students until high school

New York is banning student use of artificial intelligence until high school, the city's mayor announced Wednesday, in a move designed to protect children's education and mental health.

Trump ‘happy’ Prince Harry and Meghan have left US

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was glad Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle had left the United States -- while adding that if he were part of the British royal family, he would not have taken them back.

‘Trump Strait’: US president toys with renaming Hormuz as tensions with Iran soar

 US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait" despite ongoing clashes with Iran -- then hours later implied he wasn't serious.

Woman goes on stabbing spree in Times Square

A knife-wielding woman killed one person and wounded another in an apparently random stabbing attack in Times Square in New York City before being shot dead by police.

Who are Epstein-linked ‘perpetrators’? US lawmaker give names

A US lawmaker listed the names of prominent Jeffrey Epstein-linked figures in an extraordinary attempt to force the Department of Justice (DOJ) to fully release government materials on the millionaire who provided sex services to the global elite.

United Arab Emirates says it has intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters

U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Iran swiftly vowed to retaliate for what it called a deadly attack.

Trump claims he doubled US oil reserves with Venezuela deal

US President Donald Trump has claimed to have more than doubled America’s oil reserves through a sweeping agreement giving Washington majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan crude.