People initially suspected a high death toll due to the presence of people sheltering in the area who had fled other parts of ...

When Lebanese carpenter Samir awoke in a panic Saturday to the sound of explosions and screams, he thought his own building ...

Trump Names Scott Bessent as His Pick for Treasury Secretary The billionaire hedge fund manager would be responsible for steering President-elect Trump’s unconventional economic agenda. Mr ...

Bessent, the 62-year-old founder of Key Square Group, has repeatedly backed the president-elect’s pro-tariff stance in a series of op-eds and media appearances over the past year.