US launches third round of strikes after Iran announces strait closure

The U.S. military launched a third round of strikes against Iran on Saturday in response to an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, according to…

Egypt Holds Rates a Third Time With US-Iran Peace Push at Risk

Egypt left interest rates unchanged for a third consecutive meeting, opting for caution with a fragile US-Iran ceasefire at risk of unraveling.

LGBTQ Characters in Film Decline for Third Year

GLAAD reported that there were no LGBTQ characters in 19 films categorized as animated/family films and no transgender characters featured in the crop of 225 films from the 10 largest…

Egypt Inflation Eases for Third Month Before Rate Decision

Egyptian inflation slowed for a third consecutive month, though new risks to US-Iran peace talks may prompt caution when the central bank decides on interest rates later on Thursday.

Cubans protest after third nationwide power cut this year

While Cuban officials said that power had been mostly restored, those still left in the dark vented their anger.

Cuba plunges into third major blackout this year as power crisis worsens

An island-wide blackout plunged Cuba into darkness Monday as the country’s deepening energy crisis continues to strain its fragile power system.  The outage affected roughly 10 million people before limited…