Little Marco Squirms After Being Cornered for Contradicting Trump  The Daily BeastIran war updates: Marco Rubio tells Al Jazeera that Trump prefers diplomacy  Al JazeeraSecretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to Press  U.S….

New Substitute ‘deeply honoured’ by appointment  Vatican NewsPope appoints new Substitute, Nuncio to Italy, and Prefect of Papal Household  Vatican NewsPope Leo fills two crucial positions at the Vatican  America MagazineI…

After 16 years and $8 billion, the military’s new GPS software still doesn’t work  Ars TechnicaPentagon Eyes Canceling ‘Troubled’ GPS Ground System  Air & Space Forces MagazinePentagon weighing termination of Raytheon GPS ground con…

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Valinor, which aims to use smart contracts to replace manual lending processes in the private credit industry, raised a $25M seed led by Castle Island Ventures  —  Many corners of finance—stock exchanges, ba…

Forcing liners to wait for the 30-day notice period to end before implementing war-related surcharges reflects a multi-year ascendency of shipper influence in Washington and the corresponding decline in carrier heft, writes Peter Tirschwell.

The massive seizure of cocaine marked the latest instance of the illicit drug being found hidden in a shipment of the fruit.

THIS is the bizarre moment North Korean soldiers repelled shovels and axes with their ripped six-packs in a bizarre performance for their Supreme Leader. Kim Jong-un watched in awe as topless troops took part in live-fire exercises and martial arts dem…

3 arrested in U.K. after nearly $100 million worth of cocaine found hidden in bananas  CBS News3 Men Charged as Police Find Nearly $100M Worth of Cocaine Hidden in Bananas  YahooThird man charged over cocaine found among bananas at …