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Maryland Congress members or staff traveled to Italy, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Israel. Here’s who paid.
WASHINGTON — Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation or their staffs got thousands of dollars worth of international or domestic travel paid for by nonprofit groups, some of which have strong policy agendas, according to congressional...

UK-based Iranians commemorate martyrs of 12-day Israeli-imposed war
A number of UK-based Iranians have commemorated those who were martyred by the Israeli regime’s unprovoked war against the Islamic Republic last month, which claimed the lives of hundreds of people. The Iranians honored the martyrs on the...

Red Sea vessel attack raises security concerns for global shipping lanes
FILE - In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, smoke rises from cargo vessel Morning Midas approximately 300 miles south of Adak, Alaska, June 3, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard/Courtesy of Air Station Kodiak via AP, File) A ship travelling...

Lavrov Denounces Israeli, US Strikes on Iran
(MENAFN) During a meeting held alongside the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov strongly criticized the recent military operations conducted by Israel and the United States against Iran. Lavrov conveyed...
Israel launches airstrikes on eastern, southern Lebanon
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Israel renewed its attack on eastern and southern Lebanon on Sunday night, striking what the Israeli military described as Hezbollah sites. In a statement, the military said "several" military sites belonging...

Protesters demand Caribbean break ties with Israel over Gaza
WESTERN BUREAU With placards raised and voices firm, protesters staged a peaceful but resolute demonstration outside the Montego Bay Convention Centre yesterday, urging Caribbean leaders to break diplomatic ties with Israel over what they...

Missile Exchange Between Israel and Houthis Follows Attack on Seized Ship
Israel has carried out a wave of airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, hitting ports, a power facility, and the radar system of a ship previously seized by the rebel group. The Houthis responded with missile attacks aimed at Israeli...

Israel Stocks hit record high as TA 35 rises for another session
Israel Stocks: The Israeli stock market had a good day on Sunday, with the main stock index, the TA 35, climbing by 0.25%. This small but steady rise was enough to push it to a brand-new all-time high, showing strong confidence among investors....

Israel attacks Houthi targets at three ports and power plant in Yemen
6 July 2025, 21:04 | Updated: 6 July 2025, 22:58 Israel says its military has attacked Houthi targets at three ports and a power plant in Yemen. Defence minister Israel Katz confirmed the strikes, saying they were carried out due to repeated...

Israel attacks Houthi targets at three ports and power plant in Yemen
Israel says its military has attacked Houthi targets at three ports and a power plant in Yemen. Defence minister Israel Katz confirmed the strikes, saying they were carried out due to repeated attacks by the Iranian-backed rebel group on Israel....

Shell shares dip as energy giant flags weaker trading amid rumours of looming takeover bid for rival BP
Shell flags second quarter integrated gas, upstream and chemicals performance By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 04:38 EDT, 7 July 2025 Shell shares traded lower on Monday morning after the energy giant flagged weaker trading across its integrated gas,...

Israel and the US Empire
I am fortunate enough to live in a place where the local paper still prides itself on being a public forum. Every three months, I'm allowed 600 words to say whatever I think is most important for readers to understand. Keeping in mind the dismal...

In Israel, Intel fires while Nvidia hires
Intel is undoubtedly Nvidia's main supplier of new employees in Israel, and for good reason. The former chip giant, whose best days are behind it, employs some 4,000 hardware and software engineers in Israel, many of them in areas dear to Nvidia's...

Ports attacked in first Israeli strikes on Yemen in a month
Israel launched attacks on Houthi targets in three Yemeni ports and a power plant on Sunday, marking the first Israeli attack on the country in almost a month. The strikes on Hodeidah, Ras Isa and Salif ports, and Ras Qantib power plant were due...

Extreme heat cuts milk production by 10%, study concludes
A major new study has revealed that extreme heat can reduce milk production by up to 10% — and even state-of-the-art cooling systems can only halve that loss. Researchers have delivered one of the most comprehensive assessments to date,...

‘We are an emergency response empire’: 40,000 volunteers mobilized for Israel-Iran war
Orly Schwarz, her husband and her two children were in their Petah Tikva home on the morning of October 7, 2023, when thousands of Hamas terrorists invaded southern Israel. Schwarz, 46, works in communications, marketing, and branding, runs a...

Goldman Sachs expects OPEC+ members to increase oil production by 550,000 bpd in September
Goldman Sachs said it expects a group of eight OPEC+ members to lift oil production quotas by 550,000 barrels per day in September, which would complete the unwinding of 2.2 million bpd of voluntary cuts, as they look to normalise spare capacity...

Yemeni Resistance Vows Response after Israeli Attacks on Red Sea Ports
Israel’s military late Sunday bombed the ports of Hudaydah, Ras-Isa, and as-Salif, along with the Ras Kathib power plant in Yemen’s Red Sea coastal region. The assault came after Israeli forces claimed to have intercepted a missile allegedly...

Investors cut back Northern Star as gold production falls
Join our daily newsletter At The Bell to receive exclusive market insights Northern Star (ASX:NST) fell -7.34% in early afternoon trades as the company flagged that Kalgoorlie gold production was below already-revised guidance forecasts. Listen to...

Israel Minister of Energy to Visit Albania on Monday
The Minister of Energy of Israel, Eli Cohen, will visit Tirana on Monday. Albaniandailynews.com learned that Cohen will arrive in an official visit which comes within the framework of strengthening bilateral relations between Albania and Israel....