3+ hour, 27+ min ago   (790+ words) WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to hit Iran hard economically, a day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington would impose measures on Tehran that have “never been seen” as soon as next week....

13+ hour, 10+ min ago   (453+ words) Aug 15 (Reuters) – Australia’s Lani Pallister led wire-to-wire to win the 800 metre freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday, ending Katie Ledecky’s long unbeaten run in one of the American’s signature events. Pallister touched in 8:06.10, with world ​record holder Ledecky…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago   (641+ words) BOGOTA, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Hopes of finding survivors of the earthquake that struck western Colombia five days ago were dwindling on Saturday, as more bodies were pulled from buildings that collapsed due to the 7.4-magnitude quake that left hundreds dead or…...

7+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1823+ words) Joshua Baez became the first player in major league history to hit three home runs in his debut, helping lead the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon. Baez hit homers to right,…...

11+ hour ago   (411+ words) ANAHEIM, California, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Walt Disney and Japanese video game company Square Enix on Saturday previewed the yet-to-be-released “Kingdom Hearts 4” game as they celebrated the high-selling franchise’s upcoming 25th anniversary at a Disney ​fan convention in Anaheim. “Kingdom Hearts” is one…...

11+ hour, 26+ min ago   (258+ words) Aug 15 (Reuters) – Hurricane Lala approached Hawaii with strong winds and heavy rain on Saturday, leaving more than 40,000 utility customers without power across the state ​as the National Hurricane Center warned of “life-threatening” conditions. The ‌poweroutage.com website showed 42,889 customers without…...

11+ hour, 30+ min ago   (295+ words) SEOUL, Aug 16 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed the deepening of ties with Russia in a message to President Vladimir Putin as ​Pyongyang marked the anniversary of independence from Japan’s colonial ‌rule, KCNA state news agency said on…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (277+ words) Joshua Baez might have made the best first impression in major league history on Saturday. Baez became the first player ever to hit three ​homers in his big league debut, as he ‌helped the St. Louis Cardinals record an 8-4 victory…...

15+ hour, 17+ min ago   (238+ words) Aug 15 (Reuters) – Thiago Agustin Tirante rallied past Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-4 6-4 at the Cincinnati Open on Saturday, as the ​Serbian struggled in the heat and required ‌a medical timeout in a disappointing U.S. Open tune-up. Playing his first match since his…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1321+ words) By Alexandra Valencia and Yury Garcia JARAMIJO/SAN MATEO, Ecuador, August 15 (Reuters) – At first light on Ecuador’s Pacific coast, small fishing boats fan out from the villages of San Mateo and Jaramijo, their bows pointed toward deeper waters and the…...