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If one listens to commentary about Donald Trump – and there’s so much of it that banning the word ‘Trump’ would bankrupt WENA outlets – you would assume he was an anomaly in the system, the sum total of all unbalanced equations, antithetical to the American way of life. In recent times, his actions —…

New Mexico authorities began searching Zorro Ranch on Monday, where convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein —who died in 2019 — is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting young women. The office of New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced that the search was being done with the co-operation of the current ranch owners. “This search is part…

U.S. stock index futures were steady on Tuesday, as investors hoped for a quicker resolution to the Middle East conflict that has led to a spike in energy prices and stoked inflation worries, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments on the war. Crude and natural gas prices eased from the worrying US$120 per barrel mark…

👉 Visit the Official SleepLean Website Immigration New Zealand is looking for Indian performers who entered the country to take part in a Holi event but did not leave, overstaying their visas, the NZ Herald reported. Visa director Jock Gilray said 18 entered the country for the event, but only three left. Out of 15,…

Erbil, Iraq — Concerned about the drone attacks that have targeted this northern Iraq city, Abdullah Mahmoud Tahir phoned his son on Saturday night. “He said, ‘No worries, father, I’ll be OK,’” he recalled. But 90 minutes later a drone killed his son, Walat, as he was guarding the shuttered Erbil airport. A pro-Iranian militia…

Imagine having a podcast at the time of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 that marked a pivotal moment in space exploration, listening to what their first conversation sounded like. On 20 July, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins achieved the impossible, landing humans on the Moon for the first time. This triumph, amid…

Germany’s finance ministry said on Monday that G7 finance ministers would meet later in the day to discuss the impact of the war in Iran. Oil prices spiked near US$120 per barrel before falling back Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East and pummeling financial markets. The price…

Qatar Airways’ scheduled flight operations remain temporarily suspended due to the closure of Qatari airspace. The airline will resume operations once the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority announces the safe full reopening of Qatari airspace by the relevant authorities. Flights departing from Doha: 10 March: Cairo, London Heathrow, Jeddah, Manila, Kochi, Muscat, Istanbul, Mumbai, Delhi, Nairobi,…

Plans surrounding spring farming for Canadians are set to drastically change following the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz — and the spillover effects on global fertilizer supplies. The narrow waterway near Iran handles a significant portion of global energy and fertilizer supplies and is home to some of the world’s largest fertilizer plants, but…

👉 Visit the Official SleepLean Website President Donald Trump said Vice President JD Vance had “philosophically a little bit different” view on the war in Iran but said both agreed on launching US airstrikes alongside Israel.Speaking to reporters Monday at his golf club in Doral, Trump said Vance was “maybe less enthusiastic about going,” but…