Iran Rejects US 'Excessive Demands' - But Next Talks Scheduled For Wednesday

9/11 Families Don't Want Mamdani Participating In Memorial Ceremony Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, a coalition of victims' families don’t want New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani anywhere near the ceremony marking the anniversary at Ground Zero.  A Change.org petition urging Mamdani to stay away from the September 11 memorial has collected more than 66,000 signatures in under three weeks and organizers say the mayor's own history of rhetoric and associations makes his presence at the site an insult to the dead. “This anniversary is one of remembrance grounded in...

Moscow Repels Another Large-Scale Ukrainian Drone Attack, Flights Briefly Grounded Russian officials are describing a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeting the capital of Moscow on Sunday. While not the first time, such aerial assaults so deep in Russian territory have remained somewhat rare. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Sunday afternoon that Russian air defenses intercepted 13 drones headed for the capital, as regional officials reported a sweeping wave of UAV attacks across western Russia - including hundreds of UAVs in total. Standard Ukrainian drone, via the General Staff of the Armed Forces of...

These Are The World's Most Prosperous Countries The world’s richest countries are not always the most prosperous. As Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld details below, according to the Atlantic Council’s 2026 Prosperity Index, the world’s most prosperous countries tend to combine economic strength with high living standards. Meanwhile, the U.S. places 38th overall, far below many smaller advanced economies, highlighting the gap between wealth creation and broader quality of life. Europe Leads Global Prosperity Rankings Europe dominates the rankings, claiming 30 of the top 40 spots. Norway, Iceland, Denmark, and Sweden all place in the global...