A fresh explosion has intensified a fire at a Russian oil depot in the Krasnodar region, days after a Ukrainian drone strike hit the site, regional authorities said on Friday. The blast occurred due to tank depressurization during firefighting efforts, leading to a burning oil spill. The fire expanded to cover 10,000 square meters near …
The price of Bitcoin fell 3.5% on Thursday and continued its downward trajectory from earlier this week despite United States President Donald Trump’s call for the US to become the “undisputed Bitcoin superpower.” Investors remained focused on the impact of Trump’s tariffs on the economy and the renewed tensions in the Middle East. Bitcoin slumped 3.55% at …
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Oil rises 1.5% after new Iran sanctions Oil prices continued to follow an upward trend on Thursday after the United States imposed fresh sanctions targeting Iran’s oil sector in the latest round of economic escalation. The sanctions heightened investor worries about the situation in the Middle East where the US has stepped up airstrikes against the Yemeni …
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The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said it downed a missile launched from Yemen before it entered Israeli airspace. The missile triggered sirens across central Israel before it was downed. There have been no reports of injuries or damage. The Yemen-based Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they were targeting the Ben Gurion Airport. On …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. But what has been the toll on wild birds? More than 170 species of North American wild birds – including ducks, geese, gulls, …
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Crude oil inventories in the United States saw an increase of 1.7 million barrels during the week ending March 14, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration released on Wednesday. Crude oil prices were trading down prior to the crude data release by the U.S. Energy Information Administration after the American Petroleum …
President Vladimir Putin refused to give Donald Trump the 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine he and his team had demanded on the path toward ending the three-year conflict. It was still good enough for the US president.The agreement that came out of the two leaders’ phone call on Tuesday was a disappointment for US officials who had insisted the only …
A United Nations health agency has called the spread of H5N1 bird flu “unprecedented” and called on world leaders to coordinate a global response. On Monday, the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization cited hundreds of millions of poultry lost around the world as concern rises among health experts over the spread of the H5N1 bird …
President Vladimir Putin committed in a phone call with Donald Trump to limit Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy assets but declined to agree to a broader 30-day ceasefire as the US had sought. Putin and Trump agreed to “an energy and infrastructure ceasefire” and to begin negotiations on a “maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, …
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