The once-impenetrable Arctic waters have become the latest battleground for sea dominance among military and maritime vessels, as increased activity by both the Chinese and Russian Coast Guard and naval ships in recent months has raised concern in the U.S. The Northwest Passage, a sea route extending north of Canada that connects the Arctic Ocean…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Munich, Germany on Feb. 15, 2025. Sean Gallup | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday kicked off a surprise visit to Saudi Arabia, seeking support for Kyiv as the U.S. reportedly weighs shifting military resources to the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran. Zelenskyy met with Saudi…
On Wednesday, Russian police arrested the alleged administrator of cybercrime forum Leakbase. According to state-owned news agency TASS. As stated by the US Justice Department, Leakbase was “one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals” to share hacking tools and passwords. Earlier this month, US officials and Europol announced that they have stopped working…
Workers unload urea fertilizer from a cargo ship in Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China on March 13, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Farmers in the northern hemisphere are heading into the crucial spring months, during which major fieldwork must begin. Their peers in the south, meanwhile, are busy harvesting crops before the…
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election at the Justice Department in Washington, May 29, 2019. Jim Bourg | Reuters Robert Mueller, former special counsel who investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, died Friday. Mueller, also former director of the…
An old Soviet-era Lada car drives past a truck belonging to a private Cuban company (mipyme) parked in front of a gas station with an IsoTank of imported fuel in Havana on March 19, 2026. Adalberto Roque | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. Treasury Department has said Cuba won’t be allowed to take delivery…
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the presidential council for civil society and human rights via a video link in Moscow, Russia, December 9, 2025. Gavriil Grigorov | Via Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday said he believed that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is helping Iran in its war against the United States…
The energy price shock that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine four years ago is fresh in the minds of European policymakers as the conflict in Iran once again drives oil and gas prices higher. Experts, however, think this time could be different. Fears of a full-blown energy crisis on that scale — which saw oil…
A driver refuels a vehicle at a Wawa gas station in Media, Pennsylvania, US, on Monday, March 2, 2026. Matthew Hatcher | Bloomberg | Getty Images With oil spiking to $100 a barrel and the job market essentially paralyzed, the threat of stagflation again is looming over the U.S. economy and financial markets. High inflation…
Signs display prices for gasoline at stations on March 2, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images U.S. Treasury yields climbed higher on Monday as oil prices soared past $100 a barrel and increased inflation fears among investors. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yields rose more than 4 basis points to 4.175%, and the…
