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Airlines Raise Fares as Middle East Conflict Sends Jet Fuel Prices Soaring
Analysts say that beyond soaring costs, disruptions to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz could also lead to jet fuel shortages in some markets.
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US, Russian Delegates Met in Florida on Wednesday
Russia’s led negotiator Kirill Dmitriev says they talked about restoring U.S.-Russia relations and the global energy market disruptions amid the Iran war.
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Energy Secretary Says US Looking to Escort Tankers in Strait of Hormuz by End of Month
‘It’ll happen relatively soon, but it can’t happen now,’ says Secretary Chris Wright.
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Conservative José Kast Sworn in as Chile’s President Following Defeat of Communist
The South American country is set for its most right-leaning government in decades, with the new leader politically aligned with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Meta, DOJ Take Down Criminal Scam Networks Across Southeast Asia
Cambodia alone hosts more than 50 scam centers, with revenues exceeding $12.5 billion annually, roughly half the country’s formal GDP.
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IEA Says Middle East War Causing Unprecedented Oil Supply Shock
Market stability depends on reopening Hormuz shipping lanes, the IEA said in its March market outlook.
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US Knows Location of Most Iranian Sleeper Cells Inside America, Trump Says
‘We’ve got our eye on all of them,’ Trump said.
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Spain’s Socialist Government Unveils System to Track and Measure Online ‘Hate Speech’
Opposition leader Santiago Abascal said the system amounts to government monitoring of social media, adding it could be used for censorship.
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Republican Lawmaker Introduces House Bill to Strengthen Taiwan’s Energy Security Amid Rising China Threats
China sees Taiwan’s reliance on energy imports as a vulnerability, Rep. Pat Harrigan says.
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Iran’s New Leader Issues First Statement, Says Hormuz Closure Should Be Used as Leverage
Mojtaba Khamenei threatened countries hosting U.S. bases, urging them to shut the facilities or face consequences.
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Rising Oil Prices From Iran War Squeeze China’s Trucking and Logistics Sector
Fuel price hikes are raising operating costs for Chinese drivers and logistics firms as global energy markets react to Middle East tensions.
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Falun Gong Practitioner Assaulted in London
The attack in Britain, which came days before a similar incident in the United States, raised concerns about the Chinese regime’s transnational repression.
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Iran Attacks US Tanker in Gulf, Hits Several Other Ships
The incidents come amid escalating military tensions threatening energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Oil Jumps Back Toward $100 per Barrel as Iran Steps up Tanker Attacks
Oil prices have rebounded as Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz deepens, with analysts warning the energy shock could spill into fertilizer and food.
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Airlines Raise Fares as Middle East Conflict Sends Jet Fuel Prices Soaring
Analysts say that beyond soaring costs, disruptions to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz could also lead to jet fuel shortages in some markets.
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US, Russian Delegates Met in Florida on Wednesday
Russia’s led negotiator Kirill Dmitriev says they talked about restoring U.S.-Russia relations and the global energy market disruptions amid the Iran war.
|
Energy Secretary Says US Looking to Escort Tankers in Strait of Hormuz by End of Month
‘It’ll happen relatively soon, but it can’t happen now,’ says Secretary Chris Wright.
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Conservative José Kast Sworn in as Chile’s President Following Defeat of Communist
The South American country is set for its most right-leaning government in decades, with the new leader politically aligned with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Meta, DOJ Take Down Criminal Scam Networks Across Southeast Asia
Cambodia alone hosts more than 50 scam centers, with revenues exceeding $12.5 billion annually, roughly half the country’s formal GDP.
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IEA Says Middle East War Causing Unprecedented Oil Supply Shock
Market stability depends on reopening Hormuz shipping lanes, the IEA said in its March market outlook.
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US Knows Location of Most Iranian Sleeper Cells Inside America, Trump Says
‘We’ve got our eye on all of them,’ Trump said.
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Spain’s Socialist Government Unveils System to Track and Measure Online ‘Hate Speech’
Opposition leader Santiago Abascal said the system amounts to government monitoring of social media, adding it could be used for censorship.
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Republican Lawmaker Introduces House Bill to Strengthen Taiwan’s Energy Security Amid Rising China Threats
China sees Taiwan’s reliance on energy imports as a vulnerability, Rep. Pat Harrigan says.
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Iran’s New Leader Issues First Statement, Says Hormuz Closure Should Be Used as Leverage
Mojtaba Khamenei threatened countries hosting U.S. bases, urging them to shut the facilities or face consequences.
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Rising Oil Prices From Iran War Squeeze China’s Trucking and Logistics Sector
Fuel price hikes are raising operating costs for Chinese drivers and logistics firms as global energy markets react to Middle East tensions.
|
Falun Gong Practitioner Assaulted in London
The attack in Britain, which came days before a similar incident in the United States, raised concerns about the Chinese regime’s transnational repression.
|
Iran Attacks US Tanker in Gulf, Hits Several Other Ships
The incidents come amid escalating military tensions threatening energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Oil Jumps Back Toward $100 per Barrel as Iran Steps up Tanker Attacks
Oil prices have rebounded as Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz deepens, with analysts warning the energy shock could spill into fertilizer and food.
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