2024-2026 Mideast wars Archives

Asian stocks mostly higher ahead of Fed’s interest rate decision 0
- Gear / Gear News and Events, General, News, Newsletters, Security / Security News, US
- September 16, 2026
HONG KONG — Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday despite losses on Wall Street, as investors await the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates, with high expectations of a rate hike. U.S. futures also edged higher. There is widespread expectation that the Fed will hike rates Wednesday for the first time in three years as
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Trump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons sale 0
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- September 16, 2026
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal, weapons that prompted such concerns about the possibility of mass casualties in Gaza that the Biden administration paused their delivery two years ago. The $2.8 billion package includes 40,000 of the bombs, made up
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Asian shares, US futures retreat and oil prices surge after US strike on Iranian rocket launchers 0
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- August 31, 2026
BANGKOK — Shares were mostly lower in Asia and U.S. futures also declined Monday on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates soon. Oil prices surged about 3% after U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz, marking their first military action in a month. The Trump administration just
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USS Abraham Lincoln heads to Thailand for brief stop after lengthy deployment at sea 0
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- August 26, 2026
BANGKOK — The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will make a stop in Thailand after its grueling deployment in the Middle East, Thai officials said Wednesday. The Lincoln was supporting the U.S. war against Iran, and its deployment included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 250 days. Concerns have grown about
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US urges new UN sanctions to spur rivals in Sudan to negotiate an end to war 0
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- August 25, 2026
UNITED NATIONS — The United States is urging beefed-up U.N. sanctions against the warring parties in Sudan to build pressure on them to negotiate an end to the fighting that has killed at least 59,000 people, displaced some 13 million and pushed many parts of the African nation into famine. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser
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US job openings slip to 7.4 million, but labor market remains resilient 0
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- August 4, 2026
WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings fell slightly in June, but the labor market continued to show resilience in the face of an economic shock from fighting in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The Labor Department said that employers posted 7.36 million vacancies in June, down from 7.54 million in May. The
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