Canada moves to help Canadians trapped in Kuwait without exit permits
Some Canadians who wanted to leave Kuwait had been denied exit permits by their employers. “The situation is a hostage-like one,” one Canadian there said.
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War With Iran Puts Further Strain on America’s Pessimistic Farmers – The New York Times
War With Iran Puts Further Strain on America’s Pessimistic Farmers The New York TimesFertilizer Stocks Jump With Shipments Stuck at the Strait of Hormuz WSJA global food price shock looms as Middle East war rages on. Here’s who wi…
Qatar news: Travel influencer shows escape route from Doha to Riyadh amid Iran vs US-Israel war
A travel influencer’s viral video documents a lengthy desert journey from Doha to Riyadh by land due to flight disruptions caused by the Iran vs US-Israel war. The experience highlights how travellers are improvising escape routes, with many opting for…
UK ‘doesn’t exist militarily – it’s too weak to defend Falklands’, says ex-diplomat
Carlos Perez Llana claimed it was “plausible to think that Great Britain couldn’t defend the Falklands today” adding: “That’s a realistic fact.”
Florida cop arrested after using police databases to find and pull over a woman he met on Vince Vaughn TV set: ‘I saw a shiny thing’
Deputy Lamar Eliseo Roman, 28, has been fired following an investigation in Monroe County
Air Force Flight Tests Affordable Missile Demonstrator With Ursa Major Engine
The Air Force Research Laboratory on Thursday said it recently conducted a flight test of the Affordable Rapid Missile Demonstrator (ARMD) powered by Ursa Major’s Draper liquid rocket engine in […]
Oil tankers will be escorted through Strait of Hormuz to protect against attacks, treasury secretary tells Sky News
The US treasury secretary has told Sky News that the US Navy will be escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
Putin’s ‘Hidden Hand’ Guides Iran’s Strikes in Widening War – Bloomberg.com
Putin’s ‘Hidden Hand’ Guides Iran’s Strikes in Widening War Bloomberg.comPutin’s ‘hidden hand’ lies behind Iran’s drone tactics, UK defence secretary says The GuardianUK troops at Iraq base shot down Iranian drones, Healey says&nb…
ICC prosecutor opens probe into Belarus over deportations to Lithuania
The prosecutor’s office said the crimes being investigated include deportation and persecution through deportation.
PayPay shares jump 19% in their Nasdaq debut after the company’s $879.8M US IPO, the biggest listing by a Japanese company on a US stock exchange in a decade (Georgie McKay/Bloomberg)
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PayPay shares jump 19% in their Nasdaq debut after the company’s $879.8M US IPO, the biggest listing by a Japanese company on a US stock exchange in a decade — Shares of PayPay Corp. jumped 19% in its trad…