Pentagon Sacks Military Newspaper Leadership Over Carrier Exposé
The Pentagon has fired the publisher, editor-in-chief, and a senior reporter of Stars and Stripes over alleged “insubordination” — after the military newspaper first exposed the harsh conditions and mental distress among crew on the USS…
Egypt Speaks With Iran After Tehran Claims Victory, Other Middle East Developments
Egypt is trying to revive Iran-U.S. negotiations. Iran’s president has said the world accepts that his country has won the war. France and Saudi Arabia are expected to discuss plans to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic has…
Washington’s Fiscal Dysfunction Us Becoming A Global Risk
By Ahmed Sallam The U.S. national debt topping the 40 trillion-U.S.-dollar mark is no longer simply a staggering figure on the books of the federal government. It is increasingly a symptom of a deeper problem at the heart of the world’s largest…
US, Canada Fail To Reach Trade Deal
The United States and Canada failed to reach a trade deal on Friday, and the White House said that it would impose 50-percent tariffs on certain imports from Canada on Saturday. Meanwhile, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada would…
Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye condemn Israeli attacks on GazaXinhua
Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye, the mediating countries in the Gaza conflict, on Wednesday condemned the latest Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. In a joint statement, the three countries expressed deep concern over the ongoing violations in the enclave,…
U.S. national debt tops 40 trillion USD for first time in history
The U.S. national debt has surpassed 40 trillion dollars for the first time in history, according to data released by the Treasury Department on Wednesday. The data shows that debt held by the public and intragovernmental holdings stood at 32.266…
Iran Economy: Trump Announces New Pressure as Tehran Residents Face Rising Prices
President Donald Trump has announced what he described as a “crushing economic operation” against Iran. The announcement comes as many people in Iran are already facing difficulties meeting everyday expenses because of soaring prices and a weakening…
Iran’s President says negotiation with US does not mean surrender
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that negotiating with the United States did not mean surrender. At a conference in Tehran on Wednesday (local time), Pezeshkian stressed the need to defend Iran’s territorial integrity, according to a…
War: Iran losing patience, preparing surprise for US – Khamayar
A former Iranian diplomat and professor of international relations in Tehran, Abbas Khamayar, has cautioned that his country is losing patience with the increasing US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Khamayar told Al Jazeera that recent…
US 30-year Treasury yields drop from multi-year highs
Yields on 30-year U.S. Treasuries fell sharply on Wednesday from around their highest level in 19 years, after the Treasury Department announced it would double the size of liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated bonds. The yield on…