Sources: MarketWatch
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian releases a letter to the American people and suggests that diplomatic engagement is possible. 2026-04-1
SpaceX removes its employees from Brazil amid ongoing legal issues between CEO Elon Musk and the Brazilian Supreme Court over Musk's social media company X. 2024-09-4
The Trump administration announces that they have secured the release of Mikael Gidada and Sandra Loli, two Americans that have been held hostage by Houthi rebels in Yemen for 16 months. 2020-10-14
Spain's Audiencia Nacional agrees to extradite former CEO of PEMEX Emilio Lozoya Austin to Mexico where he is wanted on charges of bribery and money laundering. He denies any wrongdoing. 2020-07-6
Over the last week, 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits. Since mid-March, 26.4 million have filed, which is more than 15 percent of the workforce. 2020-04-23
Two American teenagers are arrested in Rome for extortion and murder of an Italian military officer. 2019-07-27
A 27-year-old American Christian missionary is killed upon landing on North Sentinel Island in an effort to convert the indigenous Sentinelese people. He is the first person killed by the isolated islanders since two Indian nationals in 2006. 2018-11-21
The New York Police Department and London's Metropolitan Police Service open investigations into alleged sexual assault allegations against the American film producer Harvey Weinstein. 2017-10-12
An Algerian official reports that a group of hostages has escaped from the natural gas complex that was taken over by Islamist militants. It is reported as many as 20 escaped, including Americans. 2013-01-17
Suspected Islamic militants take over a BP facility in In Aménas, Algeria, killing at least 2 workers and taking up to 40 others hostage, including 13 Norwegians, a number of Americans, as well as nationals from Ireland, Japan, France and the United Kingdom. A previously unknown group allied to al-Qaeda's regional branch says the attack is in revenge for Algeria's support of the French operation against Islamic rebels in Mali. 2013-01-16