USS Lincoln’s 250-day deployment fuels alarm over sailor morale
The USS Abraham Lincoln has been at sea for over 250 days, one of the longest uninterrupted deployments for a US carrier in recent years. Reports from Navy Times and Stars and…
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Oil slips below $88 as demand fears trump Iran war risk
Brent crude fell 1.5% to $87.69 a barrel on Thursday, while US WTI dropped 1.6% to $81.97, after analysts and agencies cut global oil demand forecasts for 2026. Opec reduced its demand…
US 30-year mortgage rate climbs to 6.861% amid war and inflation
The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed purchase mortgage in the US rose to 6.861% on Monday, up from 6.823% on Friday, according to Zillow data cited by Hindustan Times. The…
Russia moots direct rail link to India via Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin has proposed building a direct railway link to the Indian Ocean, with routes potentially passing through Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. He told TASS that alternatives…
Eight Oil Giants Earn Nearly $93 Billion as Iran Conflict Lifts Prices
The world’s eight largest listed oil companies earned nearly $93 billion in the spring quarter, or more than $1 billion a day, as the US-Iran conflict pushed crude prices higher, Livemint reports.…
Trump Denies Hegseth Rift as Reports Cite US Missile Shortages
US President Donald Trump has denied reports of a confrontation with War Secretary Pete Hegseth over shortages of missiles and air-defence interceptors during the conflict with Iran. Trump said he was extremely…
Trump denies US missile shortages, threatens leakers with jail
US President Donald Trump has denied reports that dwindling missile stocks constrained his military options in the Iran war, saying the country has “massive amounts” of munitions and that defence firms are…
