US carries out fresh airstrikes on Iranian targets as fighting resumes US Central Command said American forces struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran this week, and Iranian state media reported civilian casualties from a strike near a wedding celebration. Full story → · 2 sources
Iran and the US keep a diplomatic channel open even as strikes continue Alongside the fighting, Iranian and American officials have kept talking, including a rare Qatar-mediated meeting at the United Nations and public comments about reviving a memorandum signed earlier this year. Full story → · 2 sources
Federal Reserve raises its benchmark rate to a 3.75% to 4% range The Federal Reserve moved its target interest rate range up to 3.75% to 4% at its September meeting, an unusual increase that drew swift reaction on Capitol Hill and rippled through bond markets. Full story → · 2 sources
Wall Street closes out the week higher despite a bond sell-off and swinging oil prices The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched weekly gains even as rising bond yields and choppy oil prices tested investors, with technology optimism helping offset the pressure. Full story → · 3 sources
Global temperature records keep falling, from the US to Tunisia New reports this month show the hottest August on record globally, the hottest summer on record in the United States, and the hottest summer since 1950 in Tunisia. Full story → · 2 sources
Atlantic hurricane season heads toward its quietest stretch in more than a century The Atlantic hurricane season has gone without a single hurricane for a record stretch of more than 112 years, a pattern forecasters link to a strong El Nino pattern in the Pacific. Full story → · 1 sources
Wildfires in Indonesia's Kalimantan and Sumatra drive a major spike in emissions Fires burning across Indonesia's Kalimantan and Sumatra regions produced more than 19.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in a single week in early September, among the largest such totals recorded. Full story → · 1 sources
Germany's parliament approves a temporary cut to fuel taxes Germany's Bundestag and Bundesrat both approved a temporary reduction in the energy tax rates on diesel and petrol this week, a step aimed at easing costs for drivers and businesses. Full story → · 1 sources