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Nobel prize sum raised to $1.21 million for 2026

Nobel prize sum raised to $1.21 million for 2026

The Nobel Foundation is raising the Nobel prize sum to $1.21 million per category for 2026, as the award marks its 125th anniversary this year

Asia
Iran says struck oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Iran says struck oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Iran says it struck an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran presses its blockade of the strategic waterway amid the Middle East war

Europe
France probes misuse of smart glasses in sexual harassment cases

France probes misuse of smart glasses in sexual harassment cases

France opens a criminal probe into smart glasses misuse in sexual harassment cases, as CNIL fields workplace complaints and global scrutiny grows

Middle East
US grants visas to Iranian delegation for UN assembly while barring Palestinian President Abbas

US grants visas to Iranian delegation for UN assembly while barring Palestinian President Abbas

The United States confirmed Thursday it will permit a scaled-down Iranian delegation, led by President Masoud Pezeshkian, to attend the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York under host country obligations, while simultaneously denying entry visas to Palestinian leadership

North America
US F-16 fighter jet crashes during training in Michigan, pilot ejects safely

US F-16 fighter jet crashes during training in Michigan, pilot ejects safely

A Texas Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed during a routine training exercise in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, prompting a localized evacuation as the pilot ejected safely and was transported to a hospital