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King Charles Paid $40 Million In Taxes Over 3 Years. A Look At His Income
King Charles III paid 11.7 million pound ($15.45 million) in personal taxes in 2023-24 and 12.9 million pound ($17.04 million) in 2024-25.
"He Is In There": Venezuelan Woman Digs For Missing Son With Bare Hands
Rescue teams and volunteers climbed heaps of ruins that used to be buildings as tall as 15 stories, screaming out the names of the missing.
Architecture, Lifestyle: What Europe Can Learn From Gulf's Heat Survival
The Gulf's futuristic cities have developed in the era of air conditioning, but traditional building styles were developed to maximise natural cooling effects.
Iran Proposes $40 Billion Plan To Charge Ships In Hormuz Amid Trade Concerns
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most important shipping routes, with nearly a fifth of global oil supplies passing through it every day.
US Plans AI Push To Speed Up Visa Processing
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was modernising the immigration system to make legal migration faster while maintaining stricter security screening.
Florida Executes 74-Year-Old Murder Convict, Oldest In State's Modern History
Another 74-year-old Florida inmate, Dennis Sochor, is scheduled to be executed on July 14.
235 Dead In Venezuela Earthquakes, What We Know About Foreign Victims
The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that struck Wednesday evening was among the strongest in Venezuela in more than a century and was felt throughout the region.
"Meet Your Next Budget Director": JD Vance On Wife Usha's $8 Maternity Dress
JD Vance's comment came after Usha Vance mocked a New York Times report that attached political significance to her $8.75 coral maternity dress from Old Navy.
Trump Tightens Grip On AI, Asks OpenAI To Limit GPT-5.6 Release
Anthropic previously said it believes the US government issued the order after discovering that it's possible to bypass the guardrails of Fable 5.
How Phone Alerts Warn Millions Seconds Before Earthquakes
Several countries have Early Earthquake Warnings, including the United States, Mexico, Japan, Turkey, Romania, China, Italy and Taiwan, according to the US Geological Survey.
Ship Attack In Strait Of Hormuz Halts UN Evacuation Plan For Trapped Sailors
The New York Times and other US media reported that Iran struck a container ship in the strait, and the Iranian agency that claims to regulate traffic there issued a warning after the incident.
Pentagon Sees Bigger Role For AI In Setting Military Targets
The revised targeting guidance is the latest example of the Pentagon's rush to accelerate adoption of AI, a technology that is already transforming battlefields in conflicts around the world.
Ukraine Launches 'TrophyLab' Website To Catalogue Captured Russian Weapons
Ukraine has launched TrophyLab, a database containing detailed technical information on captured Russian weapons, allowing approved Ukrainian experts and international partners to study the technology.
Venezuela Earthquakes Kill 235, Over 1,500 Injured
More than 1,500 people were injured as the earth shook and roared in what many Venezuelans called a terrifying display of nature's raw power.
UK's King Charles Paid $39.6 Million In Taxes Since 2022
UK monarchs are legally exempt from paying certain taxes, though they have paid some duties voluntarily for decades, and they also have no obligation to disclose their private tax bills.
Kim Jong Un Watches Weapons Tests, Calls For "Destructive" Military Posture
On Tuesday, North Korea commissioned the 5,000-ton destroyer that Kim touted as a symbol of the country's growing naval and nuclear capabilities.
Hospitals Raise Alert As Europe Grapples With Unprecedented Heatwave
At least 101 million Europeans faced temperatures of over 35C, with scores of people thought to have been killed by the record-breaking heatwave.
Factbox: Latin America's 10 Deadliest Earthquakes
Two powerful earthquakes that struck the northern coast of Venezuela and capital Caracas on Wednesday claimed at least 188 lives, a toll that could increase as rescue teams comb the debris of collapsed buildings.
King Charles Will Not Live At Buckingham Palace After Renovations
King Charles will not live at Buckingham Palace after its 10-year refurbishment finishes next year, royal officials said on Thursday, ending nearly two centuries of the central London landmark serving as the British monarch's primary residence.
