Crude oil prices surge past $100 a barrel. Iraq, Kuwait and UAE cut oil output as storage tanks fill amid reduced ability to export crude. The numbers scrolling across the screen at Aliyah’s gas station on Chicago’s South Side told a story that needed no translation. Regular: $3.45. Premium: $3.89. Diesel: $4.60. The digits glowed […]
US furious after Israel strikes 30 Iranian oil depots. Israel’s strikes on 30 Iranian fuel depots stunned US, exposing first major rift since war began February 28. The smoke from Saturday’s strikes still curled over Tehran like a funeral shroud when phone lines between Tel Aviv and Washington ignited. What Americans had been briefed as
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Iran appoints Mojtaba Khamenei amid ongoing US-Israel strikes. Revolutionary Guards pledge loyalty as Iran war enters tenth day. The weight of leadership fell onto Mojtaba Khamenei’s shoulders not in the quiet halls of a seminary, but under the drone of jet engines and the distant crump of explosions. Monday, March 9th, was never going to
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Balen Shah’s party races toward landslide in Nepal Rapper Balen Shah’s party sweeps Nepal polls after protests The tea stall in Jhapa district had never seen anything like it. Old men who had voted since the monarchy days sat shoulder-to-shoulder with teenagers checking results on cheap smartphones, their faces lit by the glow of breaking
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First flight leaves Doha as Qatar reopens airspace Qatar has partially reopened its airspace, allowing limited evacuation and cargo flights to resume after days of disruption caused by the ongoing Iran war. Trump repeats demand for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ The eighth day of war dawned not with sunlight, but with the red glow of explosions
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Trump aide says Indians acted smart on Russian oil US lets India buy Russian oil already at sea The U.S. granted India a temporary 30-day waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil that was already loaded on ships, aiming to ease global supply pressures during the Iran conflict. The news crackled across phone screens
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Hezbollah clashes Israeli troops at Lebanon-Syria border; U.S. fast-tracks Israel arms sale Iran fires fresh strikes at Israel, Gulf on day seven The old woman’s hands trembled as she pressed them against the cool glass of her Tehran apartment window. Outside, the western sky, usually a canvas of soft twilight at this hour, was ripped
Rastriya Swatantra Party surges, leading in 47 Nepal seats. Nepal election sees around 60% turnout amid excitement. The tea stalls of Kathmandu were crowded on Friday morning, but the usual clamor of conversation had been replaced by something else—a hushed, electric focus on the radios crackling with updates. In a small shop near Ratna Park,
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India gets US waiver to keep Russian oil flowing. Middle East oilfields hit; Hormuz blockade threatens 20% global supply The news crackled through the corridors of power in New Delhi like a sudden burst of electricity, but its real impact was felt in the sprawling, sun-baked refineries of Jamnagar and the cramped, cluttered offices of
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Trump insists he must help choose Iran’s next leader. Trump rejects Khamenei’s son, demands role in Iran’s leadership choice. The sharp crack of a jet breaking the sound barrier over Tehran. The sky, a familiar, heavy grey, lit up not with the soft glow of dusk, but with the violent orange of anti-aircraft fire. On
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