Central Asia’s fintech ambitions face test beyond Tashkent forum
Central Asia’s fintech ambitions are in the spotlight as a major forum in Tashkent draws to a close, shifting attention from the region&rsquo...
Severe tornadoes swept through parts of Kentucky and Missouri, leaving at least 25 people dead and causing extensive damage.
A series of powerful tornadoes struck the U.S. Midwest, specifically Kentucky and Missouri, resulting in the loss of at least 25 lives and significant injuries. Kentucky officials reported 18 fatalities, while Missouri recorded seven deaths.
Missouri officials reported that tornadoes damaged 5,000 buildings, destroyed roofs, and brought down power lines. Kentucky also reported severe injuries, with efforts underway to locate survivors in hard-hit zones. National Weather Service data showed the tornado touched down near Forest Park in St. Louis, causing structural damage, including the partial collapse of Centennial Christian Church, where one person died.
Officials noted that tornadoes also affected neighboring Illinois, with the risk of additional severe weather stretching eastward to the Atlantic coast.
Authorities warned the death toll could rise as search and rescue efforts continued in affected regions.
Oil prices fell after the U.S. expanded economic sanctions on Iran, as Tehran vowed to retaliate and warned it had tools to respond, raising concerns over potential disruption to regional oil supplies.
Kyiv has recently received a small number of U.S.-made Patriot interceptors capable of downing Russian ballistic missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. It comes as Britain and France pledged stronger military support for Ukraine.
Only four commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, following 13 transits a day earlier, as disruptions continue to restrict traffic through the key energy chokepoint.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told allied foreign ministers Washington will focus on sanctions and other pressure on Iran “for the time being”, Axios reports. Meanwhile, Iran and Oman have resumed talks on a temporary shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz.
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 10 prisoners of war each in Belarus, Moscow's Human Rights Commissioner, Yana Lantratova, has said.
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 10 prisoners of war each in Belarus, Moscow's Human Rights Commissioner, Yana Lantratova, has said.
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion and make sweeping changes to Facebook and Instagram to settle claims that its platforms put children and teenagers at risk.
At least nine people have been killed and hundreds of tourists are missing after a massive landslide triggered catastrophic flooding near Nepal’s Himalayan border with China’s Tibet region.
Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri has acknowledged that few teenagers used Instagram’s “Take a Break” feature before it became a default setting, as Meta faces a major U.S. trial over child safety.
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