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CAIRO – An Iranian Revolutionary Guards senior official said on March 2 that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and Iran will fire on any ship trying to pass, Iranian media reported. This is Iran’s most explicit warning since telling ships it was closing the export route on Feb 28, a move that threatens to choke…
Polish minister, visiting Kyiv, calls for end to benefits for Ukrainian men in Europe
KYIV, Sept 14 (Reuters) – European governments should halt welfare benefits to Ukrainian men of military age who are living in their countries, Poland’s foreign minister said, a measure he said would help Ukraine call up more troops to fight Russian forces. Following a meeting in Kyiv with his Ukrainian counterpart, Poland’s Radoslaw Sikorski said…
Putin monitors practice launches by Russia’s nuclear forces
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday monitored drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces involving multiple practice launches of ballistic and cruise missiles, in a show of force amid the heightened tensions with the West over the conflict in Ukraine. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin that the exercise was intended…
US Navy intercepts fishing vessel trying to smuggle explosive material from Iran to Yemen
Enough material to fuel more than a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles has been intercepted by the U.S. Navy on a fishing vessel heading from Iran to Yemen. The massive amount of explosive material was seized by the U.S. Naval Forces 5th Fleet on Nov. 8 while the ship was traveling along a route used to…
Hungary’s parliament passes constitutional amendment banning public LGBTQ+ events
The amendment declares that children’s rights to moral, physical and spiritual development supersede any right other than the right to life, including the right to peaceful assembly. Hungary’s parliament has passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities, a decision that legal scholars and critics are calling…
Fed Cuts Interest Rate Again as Layoffs Mount: What It Means for Mortgages as Markets React
The Federal Reserve has announced its second interest rate cut in a row, easing monetary policy as concerns grow about rising layoffs and economic fallout from the government shutdown. Fed Chair Jerome Powell joined the 10-2 majority on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to vote for the quarter-point rate cut at Wednesday’s meeting in…


