Trump says $1,000 deposited into Trump Accounts for over 500,000 U.S. children. The deposits mark the first wave of disbursements under the new savings program for American families.

South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 33.6% in Q2 2026, with 345,000 more people jobless to reach 8.5 million, Statistics South Africa reported Tuesday.

South Africa's official unemployment rate rose 0.9 percentage points to 33.6% in Q2 2026, with the unemployed tally climbing by 345,000 to 8.5 million, Statistics South Africa reported.

Saudi Arabia will host the 10th Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh from October 26-29 under the theme 'The Power of Legacy,' the Saudi Press Agency reports. Arabia

Saudi Arabia will host the 10th edition of the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh from October 26 to 29, under the theme 'The Power of Legacy,' the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. The conference is expected to gather heads of state, investors, policymakers, and business leaders to address global economic and investment priorities.

Contiguous US records warmest July ever, surpassing 1936 and 2012 benchmarks; every state ranked in warmest third of historical records, rainfall in driest third

The contiguous United States recorded its warmest July ever, surpassing previous record-setting temperatures from 1936 and 2012. Every state ranked in the warmest third of their historical records, with national rainfall in the driest third of the 132-year record at 2.55 inches.

Trump announces lawsuit against Center for American Progress over report on National Guard impact in D.C., considers action against listed corporate and foreign funders.

Donald Trump said he will file a lawsuit against the Center for American Progress after a representative claimed on television that deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C. and other cities had 'no impact on crime.' Trump also said he is considering legal action against the organization's funders, which he listed as including George Soros, Bill and Melinda Gates, Google, Apple, Visa, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Walmart, Toyota, T-Mobile, NBC Universal, and the embassies of Japan and the United Arab Emirates, the Korea Foundation, and Taiwan's representative office.