‘Economic Isolation’ Plan for Iran, Farage Wins UK Election | The Opening Trade 8/14/2026

The US will soon announce unprecedented economic measures against Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, intensifying the Trump administration’s effort to force Tehran’s capitulation after almost six months of war. “Watch this space for more announcements coming next week because we are going to apply measures like have never been seen in the history of economic isolation on a country,” Bessent said in an interview with Newsmax on Thursday. Nigel Farage is returning to Parliament afte...

Anthropic defends and explains its AI watermarking feature

A poster at Anthropic's developer conference in San Francisco advertises its Claude product. Don Feria/AP Content Services for Anthropic Anthropic is watermarking AI text due to the European Union's AI Act requirements for transparency. In a blog post, Anthropic said its watermark subtly alters word choices in Claude models. Previously, some Claude customers told Business Insider they were concerned about the watermark. Anthropic is trying to calm everyone down over its new watermark. The c...

Malta has slowest justice in EU as criminal cases take 11 years on average to conclude

Malta has the slowest justice system in the European Union for serious criminal cases, with proceedings taking an average of almost 11 years to conclude, according to the European Commission’s latest Rule of Law Report. The report warns that the country’s courts remain plagued by excessive delays despite years of promised reforms. Brussels concluded that … Continued

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Irregular EU border crossings plunged 37% in first 7 months: Frontex

Irregular migration into the European Union fell sharply in the first seven months of the year, with detections at the bloc’s external borders down 37%, according to Frontex. The...

US Readies Unprecedented ‘Economic Isolation’ Plan for Iran

The US will soon announce unprecedented economic measures against Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, intensifying the Trump administration’s effort to force Tehran’s capitulation after almost six months of war.

By Jon Herskovitz, Sara Gharaibeh

EU's digital risk tool marks 15 years, aids over 630,000 workplace assessments - The Brussels Times

EU's digital risk tool marks 15 years, aids over 630,000 workplace assessments  The Brussels Times

Araghchi accuses EU of ‘double standards’ on human rights 

TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the European Union and several of its member states of applying double standards to human rights and international law, arguing that their support for Israel amid the war in Gaza and their backing of military action against Iran have undermined their credibility to criticize Tehran.