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Insinuations from military sources suggest Russia may have downed an American drone over the tempestuous waters of the Black Sea amid heightened tensions due to Ukraine purportedly targeting the Crimean city of Sevastopol with a Washington-supplied ATACMS missile, with
Song Kyung-Seok/Pool/AFP/Getty Images An F/A-18 fighter aircraft sits in the hangar of the USS Theodore Roosevelt anchored in Busan Naval Base in Busan on June 22, 2024. Hong Kong CNN — A United States Navy aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea for a show of force as Washington, Seoul and Tokyo released a joint […]
By Georgina McCartney and Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices were stable on Friday as investors considered the latest comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve on interest rates amid sticky inflation, while signs of firming seasonal U.S. fuel demand lent support. Brent crude futures rose 2 cents at $81.38 a barrel at 0315 GMT, […]
Crypto markets are in the red amid renewed fears of U.S. stagflation, a worse-case scenario for risk assets. The market appears to be on a precipice right now as it debates which direction to take, with significant bullish and bearish narratives on the horizon. As QCP wrote in a note over the weekend, the threat […]
The White House is worried that Iran might strike a U.S. target as part of a potential retaliation for Israel’s April 1 attack on its embassy in Damascus, Syria, according to notes from a meeting involving National Security Council officials earlier this week. Tehran has vowed that “Israel will be punished” for the Syria strike […]
Ms. Stroul said assessing the post-Suleimani era is instructive because the command and control of the Quds Force was degraded. “We have seen Iran-backed militia groups take decisions into their own hands under the leadership of Qaani, as well the rise of rival power centers in Iran,” Ms. Stroul said, referring to Gen. Ismail Qaani, […]
Evelyn Hockstein/AFP/Getty Images US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo in Manila on March 19, 2024. CNN — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday reiterated the United States’ “ironclad commitment” to defend the Philippines as rising tensions with China in the South China Sea raise fears […]
CNN — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday reiterated the United States’ “ironclad commitment” to defend the Philippines as rising tensions with China in the South China Sea raise fears of a broader regional conflict. Stability . . .
A MAN in the US has died from the plague for the first time in years, sparking concern the Black Death could make a resurgence. The unnamed patient from New Mexico was hospitalised from the disease before dying, local health officials said in a statement last week. A US man has become the first to die of […]
HANGZHOU, CHINA – MARCH 13, 2024 – The TikTok logo and the US flag are pictured in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, March 13, 2024. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) TikTok is poised to be banned in the United States and if it is, one group could be more adversely affected than […]