U.S. stock futures little changed as investors ponder the Fed’s next move
U.S. stock-index futures were little changed on Sunday after a quiet week on Wall Street, as investors await hints from the Fed concerning the outlook for interest rates.
Finance
marketwatch.com
17.08.2026
England's Whaley wins US Amateur Championship to book spot at The Open
Doncaster-born golfer Jack Whaley defeated American Jay Leng Jr in a gruelling 36-hole final on Sunday to claim a sensational US Amateur Championship victory and book his place at The Open next year.
Sport
skysports.com
16.08.2026
Top Admiral Praises Sailors but Concedes Hardships After Visit to U.S.S. Lincoln
Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, acknowledged the difficulty of the carrier’s nearly nine-month deployment but said mental health issues were lower than on other vessels.
Politics
nytimes.com
16.08.2026
Media: Iran may use fitness app to track US soldiers
Iran's military may use publicly available data from the training app Strava to collect activity data of US military personnel at bases in the Middle East.
Azerbaijan
report.az
16.08.2026
Canadian business braced for 50% US tariffs
US-Canada trade talks go down to the wire, plus Japanese growth figures and a UK inflation update
Finance
ft.com
16.08.2026
Iran will not allow the US to resume its bases in the Middle East
Iran will not allow US military bases in the Middle East to resume operations.
Azerbaijan
report.az
16.08.2026
‘Limited options’ for many Iranians as war with US chokes economy
Millions of Iranians struggle to make ends meet as war with US devastates the economy and sends prices soaring.
World
aljazeera.com
16.08.2026
Trump threatens to make the Strait of Hormuz a US territory: Can he?
US president has yet another outlandish threat for Iran, with no end to war in sight.
World
aljazeera.com
16.08.2026
Iran has placed a bounty on the heads of US soldiers
Iran has placed a bounty on the heads of US soldiers.
Azerbaijan
report.az
16.08.2026
The temperature of the sea water on Absheron beaches will be 26 degrees tomorrow
The expected weather conditions on the beaches of Absheron tomorrow have been announced.
Azerbaijan
report.az
16.08.2026
US top Middle East commander visits deployed aircraft carrier, and other Mideast news
Adm. Brad Cooper, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, has visited the USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea
World
abcnews.com
16.08.2026
Tomorrow it will be 31 degrees in Baku and the Absheron peninsula - FORECAST
Weather conditions in Baku and Absheron Peninsula are expected to be mostly rainless tomorrow, moderate north-west wind will blow.
Azerbaijan
report.az
16.08.2026
Avocado pickers in Mexico welcome restart of exports to US, but security fears remain
Authorities have lifted a U.S. security alert that halted avocado exports from Michoacán, Mexico's main avocado-producing state
World
abcnews.com
16.08.2026
As a result of the shooting in the United States, one person died and four others were injured
One person died and four others were injured as a result of the shooting that took place in Charles Young Park in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Azerbaijan
report.az
16.08.2026
Dissatisfaction with the Iranian policy of the United States is growing in Persian countries
US allies in the Persian Gulf are increasingly convinced that Washington is unable to reach a diplomatic solution to the conflict with Iran.
Azerbaijan
report.az
16.08.2026
Iran calls Trump's plan to turn Strait of Hormuz into U.S. territory "delusions"
The Iranian regime has reponded to President Trump's claim that he'll turn the Strait of Hormuz into a U.S. territory once the war is won. Aaron Navarro has the story.
World
cbsnews.com
16.08.2026
At least five reported dead amid flooding in US state of Indiana
Indiana's state governor says that US government has promised assistance after a week of heavy rainfall.
World
aljazeera.com
16.08.2026
State Department spokesperson on Iran war and U.S. visa revocations
NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott about the with Iran and the hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals who have had their U.S. visa revoked.
Politics
npr.org
15.08.2026
Canadian petition to expel US ambassador gains over 170,000 signatures
The petition is set to be discussed by House of Commons in a sign of discontent with policies of US President Trump.
World
aljazeera.com
15.08.2026
Bloomberg: The US-Iran conflict is not expected to end soon
The United States and Iran are locked in a protracted conflict in which neither side has been able to gain a decisive advantage and whose prospects for an end remain uncertain.
Azerbaijan
report.az
15.08.2026