Business
Six EU countries push for windfall tax on oil companies amid surging war profits
Six EU countries are intensifying calls for a bloc-wide windfall tax on oil companies as profits surge amid the war in the Middle East,…
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Trump’s Endless Iran War Has Horrific Effect on Sailors Deployed There
Conditions have reportedly gotten so bad aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier deployed to the Persian Gulf since November,…
Politics
Up to 130 int'l lawyers protected IDF from war crimes charges as it fought in Gaza
The ILD had to guide and provide varied rules of engagement while as many as 50,000 IDF infantry and tanks were invading all over Gaza…
Politics
Russia's war in Ukraine has made its formidable air defenses an even tougher challenge for NATO, airpower analyst warns
Russia's air defenses may now pose a greater threat to NATO, a leading air power analyst warned. Its experience fighting Ukraine has…
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Saab is looking to arm its Gripen fighter jets with a proven drone-killing rocket after studying the Ukraine war
Saab, which makes the JAS 39 Gripen, might soon add the APKWS to the fighter's weapons options. Company executives told Business Insider…
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Russian pensioners turn to soup kitchen as war economy stutters
Dishes clatter, steam bursts from large cooking pots and music is seeping through the bustling chatter of Russian pensioners, hunched over…
Politics
Fearing Russia will seize her town, war widow moves husband's grave to Kyiv
The quiet of a Kyiv cemetery is broken by a trumpet salute, then a burst of rifle fire. Soldiers stretch a Ukrainian flag over a shiny…
Business
China’s delivery price war starts to cool after regulatory probe
R restaurant and beverage chains in China, including KFC and Cotti Coffee, are raising prices and cutting back subsidies on food delivery…
Politics
Khartoum airport receives first scheduled flight since start of Sudan war
The international airport in Khartoum has received its first scheduled commercial flight in more than two years as the Sudanese government…
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Khartoum airport receives first scheduled flight since start of Sudan war
The international airport in Khartoum has received its first scheduled commercial flight in more than two years as the Sudanese government…
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Infantry will still be fighting in muddy holes even as drones change war, British officer says
A UK battalion is turning to drones as the technology becomes a more prominent element of modern warfare. Its commanding officer said he…
Politics
Transcript: Trumpworld at War over ICE as MAGA Erupts: “Race Traitor!”
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the January 30 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. A clip on Trumpworld…
Politics
Israeli media cite official accepting Hamas figure of 70,000 war dead
Israeli media report that a senior security source has said the military accepts that more than 70,000 Palestinians have been killed…
Politics
Around 70,000 Gazans died in Israel-Hamas War, but none from starvation, IDF reports
Additionally, according to the IDF, throughout the war, 112,000 aid trucks were brought into Gaza, including 1,700,000 tons of food and…
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Sudan’s war displaced crisis peaks as millions eye return to ruined homes
Sudan has moved to the forefront of the global humanitarian landscape, now hosting the world’s largest internal displacement crisis.…
Politics
Bangladeshis seeking jobs in Russia forced to join war on Ukraine: Report
A labour recruiter persuaded Maksudur Rahman to leave the tropical warmth of his hometown in Bangladesh and travel thousands of miles to…
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Steve Bannon and Co. Declare War on Minnesota After Pretti Shooting
“Let me be blunt. If you blink in Minneapolis, they’re gonna overwhelm you, and they’re gonna win. You cannot blink in Minneapolis. That…
Politics
Contributor: A Senate war powers resolution on Venezuela actually could curb Trump
President Trump seemed angry after the Senate voted last Thursday to pass a war powers resolution to the next stage, where lawmakers could…
Politics
Hezbollah warns Lebanese gov't against pushing disarmament, threatens 'chaos, civil war'
Hezbollah insists that the deal only applies to the southernmost region of Lebanon that borders Israel and has refused to relinquish its…
Business
China probes competition among food delivery platforms to curb price war
Despite a government campaign to rein in overcapacity and stabilise prices, its consumer prices ended 2025 the same as 2024 China will…
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Sudan war marks 1000 days of fighting
Sudan’s civil war has marked 1000 days of fighting since the conflict erupted in April 2023. More than 12 million people have been…
Politics
Senate advances war powers measure to rein in Trump's military actions in Venezuela
The Senate on Thursday narrowly advanced a war powers resolution to block President Trump from taking further military action in Venezuela…
Business
RFK Jr. Parrots Pete Hegseth, Says America Is Too Fat for War
“What’s allowed him to escape, you know, Houdini-like, is the Roberts court and the fact that he’s been able to manipulate the levers of…
Politics
Trump administration declares 'war on added sugar' in overhaul of food guidelines
The Trump administration announced a major overhaul of American nutrition guidelines Wednesday, replacing the old, carbohydrate-heavy food…